Chairing the late H.L. de Silva Memorial Events in 2012, the ex-Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara openly questioned ...

BHUBANESWAR: A 30-member delegation of information officers of Sri Lankan government met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan on Tuesday. Welcoming the delegates, who are on a five-day ...

Sri Lankan anthropologist Professor Gananath Obeyesekere’s book The Doomed King: A Requiem for Sri Vikrama Rajasinha delves into the life of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, the last king of Sri Lanka, and ...

Sri Lankan police have arrested former president Ranil Wickremesinghe over allegations he misused public funds during his time as head of state. Police alleged that Mr Wickremesinghe, who served as ...

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested and appeared in court over allegations he misused state funds while in office, police say. Wickremesinghe, 76, who led the country ...

The call for profound change in Sri Lanka’s education system echoes through every corridor of society. From bustling urban centers to quiet rural villages, a consensus is growing: the current ...

Famine is defined as extreme and widespread hunger, often leading to death. Ancient Sri Lanka experienced at least one famine, recorded as ‘Baminithiyaseya’ in the Anuradhapura period, when monks ate ...

UNHCR, the refugee agency of the United Nations, has temporarily suspended the process of facilitating the repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees apprehending arrest upon their arrival in Sri Lanka ...

In 1935 under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, the cultivation and use of cannabis was criminalised by the British, the colonial rulers of our country. However, cannabis has been used ...

Trump Tariff: As the United States imposed a steep 50% tariff on Indian goods, Sri Lanka has come out in support of its neighbour. In a parliamentary debate on the growing India–US trade tensions, ...