Iraq seeks enhanced ties with Sri Lanka, requests for business links in Baghdad, Kurdistan
Trade Minister Nalin Fernando met with Iraqi envoy Mohammed Obaid Jabur Zahir Al-Masoudi and discussed the conducting of the ninth…
Category: LOCAL
President orders emergency funds for weather relief
President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued a directive for immediate financial support to be distributed to the impacted regions in light of…
Sri Lanka issues major flood alert as rains continue
Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center (DMC) issued a major flood alert in the outskirts of capital Colombo and several other…
Sri Lanka Commits to 70% Renewable Energy by 2030: Coal Power Plants Set to Decommission
Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera announced that coal power plants in Sri Lanka will be decommissioned, as…
Underworld figure ‘Midigama Ruwan’ brought back to Sri Lanka
Notorious underworld figure and drug trafficker Ruwan Jayasekara, alias “Midigama Ruwan”, has been brought back to Sri Lanka from Dubai…
Sri Lanka and India Collaborate to Crack Down on ISIS
The exchange of information between Sri Lanka and India has commenced concerning the Sri Lankans arrested in India, allegedly associated…
Sri Lanka urged to immediately halt labour law reform process
Amnesty International along with other organizations have urgently called on the Sri Lankan Government to halt the current proposals for…
Russia Requires Sri Lanka Defense Ministry Clearance for Ex-Servicemen Visas
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry, PC said that Russia will now require Sri Lanka Defence Ministry clearance…
Sri Lanka: No Unattended Parking At BIA
In response to growing concerns about traffic congestion at the arrivals terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport, a set of new…
Special committee appointed to investigate ‘ISIS presence’ in Sri Lanka – IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon says that a special committee has been appointed to find out whether any…