9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (691+ words) Sri Lanka’s president invokes China’s “generations of sacrifice” as he urges citizens to share the burden of rebuilding the country under his government. by Our Correspondent in Colombo President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on Sri Lankans to accept sacrifice…...

19+ hour, 41+ min ago   (579+ words) As Sri Lankans face economic pressures, 111 lawmakers receive parliamentary housing at a monthly rent of just Rs.2,000, equivalent to roughly US$6–7. Sri Lanka’s Parliament is providing official residential units in the Madiwela parliamentary housing complex to 111 serving lawmakers at a…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (362+ words) The little-known intelligence trail of C. Easwaramoorthy before Sri Lanka's 2019 Easter attacks by Our Special Correspondent in Colombo He also carried the institutional credibility that came with senior recognition. He received the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2014, the Tamil Nadu…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (960+ words) As demands for justice intensify, Sri Lanka’s unresolved disappearances stretch across the state, the LTTE, the IPKF and rival militant groups. Pérez later addressed a conference held therein where the responsibility on the part of Sri Lanka was stressed. The…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (557+ words) Investigation follows the seizure of 472kg of ice worth about Rs1 billion at Colombo Port, triggering internal opposition within the police department. Sri Lanka’s Police Special Investigation Unit has recorded a statement from Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ranmal Kodithuwakku, who…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1478+ words) General Shavendra Silva says he helped end Sri Lanka’s nearly three-decade civil war. Seventeen years later, he remains sanctioned by the United States and United Kingdom — and insists the battlefield story has never been properly heard. by Our Correspondent in…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (369+ words) How abolishing the CDS left Colombo sending a civilian official to a Chiefs of Defence conference by Our Special Defence Correspondent That distinction is precisely why Sri Lanka’s decision deserves scrutiny. A Defence Secretary is a civilian official responsible for…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (652+ words) Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the constitutional change will be approved without delay after the court ruling, as he pledges tougher action against corruption and entrenched protections. Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has pledged to move swiftly to pass the…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1297+ words) The country’s next tourism strategy must recognise aviation not as a support service, but as the infrastructure that connects Sri Lanka to the global visitor economy. Tourism and Air Transport: Two Sides of the Same Strategic Equation This is where…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (867+ words) Away from Colombo, the island offers what Bali increasingly struggles to provide: space, slower rhythms, fewer crowds and a closer encounter with nature. Sri Lanka is not a country to be rushed, particularly in its southern reaches. That is the…...