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The wife of retired Major General Suresh Salle, former head of the State Intelligence Service, along with Suresh Salle himself, his legal team, and officials of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), have been summoned to the Human Rights Commission to...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has foiled a series of deadly attacks that were allegedly planned to target an event at the White House in the United States. According to foreign media reports, the attacks were aimed at a...

According to the latest report issued by the Economic Research Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, export earnings from the textile and apparel sector, one of Sri Lanka’s key export industries, declined during the first four months of...

Before Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy under the government of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, it sought assistance from China to meet its debt obligations. During the height of the economic crisis, China's foreign minister visited Sri Lanka, and Gotabaya reportedly requested a loan...

Chamara Sampath Dassanayake stated that the minister who has earned the highest income in the current government is K.D. Lalkantha, and that he owns two houses.

Sri Lanka’s economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2025 stood at 4.8%, which has increased to 5.1% in the first quarter of this year. This marks the highest economic growth recorded in a first quarter since 2021. The...

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka says it is continuing its investigation into a complaint alleging that former Intelligence Director Suresh Salle, who is currently in custody, has been subjected to various forms of torture. Commissioner of the Commission,...

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has filed a petition before the Court of Appeal seeking an order to prevent his arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. The petition, which...

The India - Sri Lanka Foundation (ISLF) was established in 1998 by a Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of India and Sri Lanka to strengthen India - Sri Lanka relations by fostering economic, scientific, technical, and cultural cooperation and...

​    The High Commission of India in Sri Lanka organised a roundtable titled “Rupee to Rupee: Strengthening the India-Sri Lanka Commercial Corridor” on 15 June 2026. The event brought together senior representatives from government institutions, banking and financial sector organisations,...