EU provides emergency relief to victims of X-press Pearl fire
BRUSSELS - In response to serious oil and hazardous chemical spills triggered by the fire that broke out on a ship…
Police ramp up patrol duties, add barricades in locked down areas
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka police began increasing patrol duties and road barriers on Wednesday (23) in areas where…
Govt. looking to accelerate vaccination as fears of a delta surge loom
COLOMBO – With the highly transmissible delta variant now confirmed in Sri Lanka, health authorities are taking…
Former PM Wickremesinghe back in Parliament; receives warm welcome from Govt. MPs
COLOMBO – Amid hearty greetings from government benches and a more lukewarm welcome from the opposition, Sri…
Reading between the lines of Jaishankar’s call and promise to ‘keep in close…
By P. K. Balachandran
COLOMBO - Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar telephone conversation with his Sri…
Core Group on Sri Lanka regrets Govt. failure to address key issues
COLOMBO - The Core Group on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has expressed regret, not…
Suspected Delta strain detected in outskirts of Colombo, one day after lockdown…
COLOMBO – One day after Sri Lanka relaxed an island-wide COVID-19 lockdown, health authorities isolated the…
Opposition MPs drive tractors, tuktuks protesting fuel price hike
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s main opposition the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) took to the road on tractors, motorcycles,…
Sri Lanka’s belated #MeToo movement starts from its newsrooms
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's government ordered an investigation Tuesday (22) into sexual harassment in the media after a…
UN rights chief voices concern over Govt. measure targeting minorities, custodial…
COLOMBO – UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday (21) flagged a series of developments in Sri Lanka as…