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Colombo, May 24 — Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said the Commonwealth remains "a really important forum" for member countries as geopolitical tensions and instability grow. The comments followed her...
A Colombo court has remanded a senior Buddhist monk facing allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. The Colombo Fort magistrate’s court ordered 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana, chief priest of a prominent temple, to be...
Colombo — One of Sri Lanka’s most senior Buddhist monks, Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested Friday night on allegations of sexually abusing a minor, police said. Hemarathana, the chief priest of a...
The Sri Lankan Navy said 204 of the 208 Iranian personnel aboard the warship IRINS Bushehr were safely brought to the port of Colombo on Friday, two days after another Iranian frigate was reportedly sunk near Sri Lanka.
Colombo — Sri Lankan President Anura Disanayake said the country will maintain a non-aligned position amid the current West Asia conflict and urged all parties to prioritize peace and protect civilians.
Colombo — Sri Lanka rescued at least 30 Iranian sailors from the frigate Iris Dena after receiving a distress message at 5:08 a.m. reporting the ship was sinking about 40 nautical miles off the southern port of Galle...
Colombo, December 13 — The Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT) has contributed LKR 100 million to Sri Lanka’s rebuilding efforts as the country recovers from Cyclone Ditwah. The contribution was handed over in a...
Cyclone Ditwah caused one of Sri Lanka’s largest recent flood events, submerging about 1.1 million hectares—roughly 20% of the country—and directly exposing an estimated 2.3 million people to flooding, the United...
Colombo, December 7 (ANI) — Cyclone Ditwah has left at least 627 people dead in Sri Lanka, and roughly 190 remain unaccounted for, officials reported, as relentless rain, flash floods and landslides inundated towns and...
