Skip to content
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Ceylon Independent

Ceylon Independent

Latest news from Sri Lanka Politics Governance Corruption Human rights

  • About us
  • Autoplay scroller
  • Ceylon Independent
  • Contact us
  • Delta Flight 15 on 9/11 – DAY Brightener
  • Home New
  • Home Page
  • Home page – Blog
  • Home page – Left Sidebar
  • hp2
  • Independent.lk
  • LEGAL ISSUES
  • Magazine
  • Members
  • Page Builder
  • Progress Bars
  • Promotion Boxes
  • Provoking Thought – with FARAZ
  • Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widens for fifth consecutive month
  • Talk of the town
  • The five Central Bank Forensic Audit reports
  • Universities to reopen after vaccinating all students
  • Video test
  • weather
  • HOME
  • LOCAL
  • BUSINESS
  • ECONOMY
  • THE WORLD
    • MIDDLE EAST
  • ISSUES
    • LEGAL ISSUES
    • CORRUPTION / EXPOSE
    • EASTER TRAGEDY
  • FEATURED
    • TALK OF THE TOWN
    • TURNING POINT with FARAZ
  • EDITORIAL
  • NEWS LINE
  • ABOUT US

Tag: politics

Shah Rukh Khan to visit Sri Lanka ?
LOCALMain Story

Shah Rukh Khan to visit Sri Lanka ?

Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan is likely to attend the highly anticipated grand opening of City of Dreams Sri Lanka…

byCeylon Independent29/06/2025
Namal responds to allegation MR Asked Top monk to tell President not to arrest wife
LOCALMain StoryTOP STORY

Namal responds to allegation MR Asked Top monk to tell President not to arrest wife

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has accused the government of fabricating claims involving former President Mahinda Rajapaksa…

byCeylon Independent29/06/2025
Sri Lanka backs Qatar’s efforts for Calm & Dialogue in the Gulf
LOCALMain Story

Sri Lanka backs Qatar’s efforts for Calm & Dialogue in the Gulf

Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra held a cordial meeting yesterday with His Excellency Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Minister of…

byCeylon Independent29/06/2025
Colombo welcomes Thousands for Bohra Convention
LOCALMain Story

Colombo welcomes Thousands for Bohra Convention

The Dawoodi Bohra community’s spiritual convention is currently underway in Colombo, drawing over 10,000 devotees from around the world. The…

byCeylon Independent29/06/2025
Leissner Sentencing Unveils Further Insight Into The 1MDB Conspiracy
LOCALMain Story

Leissner Sentencing Unveils Further Insight Into The 1MDB Conspiracy

The much delayed sentencing of the former Goldman Sachs Southeast Asia head, Tim Leissner, looks set to finally take place…

byCeylon Independent20/05/2025
Remembering a Son of the Soil, A Legend
LOCALLocalMain StoryTOP STORY

Remembering a Son of the Soil, A Legend

Happy Birthday: Remembering ‘The Boss’   The 19th of May 2025 marks the 82nd birth anniversary of who I fondly…

byCeylon Independent20/05/2025
In many ways Harry J’s rise to fame and fortune had all the markings of a rags to riches story
LOCALMain Story

In many ways Harry J’s rise to fame and fortune had all the markings of a rags to riches story

The passing of “Harry J” marks the passing of the second of the quattro better known as the “Famous 4”.…

byCeylon Independent10/02/202510/02/2025
Johann Peries – first Sri Lankan to summit tallest mountain in Antarctica
LOCALMain Story

Johann Peries – first Sri Lankan to summit tallest mountain in Antarctica

Johann Peries summits the tallest mountain in Antarctica – Mount Vinson – at 4,892 metres, to become the first Sri…

byCeylon Independent28/01/2025
Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrested
LOCALMain StoryTOP STORY

Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrested

Yoshitha Rajapaksa has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Beliatta in connection with allegations of illegally acquiring…

byCeylon Independent25/01/2025
Lasantha Wickremathunge’s 16th Death Anniversary!
LOCALMain StoryTOP STORY

Lasantha Wickremathunge’s 16th Death Anniversary!

byCeylon Independent08/01/2025

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 5 6 7 … 45 Next

Stock Market


Exchange Rate

Exchange Rate USD: Sat, 2 May.


Latest News


  • Sri Lanka Grants Adalimumab Syringe Contract to India’s Reliance Life Sciences
  • NDB Restates Its Accounts. Shareholder Equity Takes a Hit
  • Cultus and AWS Introduce Free Upskilling Initiative to Bridge Job Readiness Gap in Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka issues additional Rs10 billion in Treasury bills following successful auction.
  • Sri Lanka’s External Sector Demonstrates Strength with First Quarter Current Account Surplus Despite Global Challenges
TOP STORY

NDB RESTATES ITS ACCOUNT: SHAREHOLDER EQUITY TAKES A HIT

byFaraz Shauketaly 01/05/202602/05/2026
TOP STORY

PARLIAMENT CALLS. TREASURY SAYS “NOT TOMORROW.”

byFaraz Shauketaly 30/04/202630/04/2026
CORRUPTION / EXPOSEFEATURED

The NDB Cover-Up? How Long Did They Know?

byFaraz Shauketaly 30/04/202630/04/2026
SPORTSTOP STORY

Shammi Steps Down – But Who Takes Guard?

byFaraz Shauketaly 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESS

NDB Bank Fraud: Shanil Fernando Resigns from NDB Board

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Lanka Data Net (LDN) is Sri Lanka’s leader in structured data collection and AI data access

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026

CEYLON INDEPENDENT

Latest news from Sri Lanka Politics Governance Corruption Human rights

EXCLUSIVE


Economy & Business

Corruption & Exposure

Easter Tragedy

Talk of the Town

PRIVACY


About us

Privacy Policy

Disclaimer

Editorial Policy

CONTACT


Editor-in-Chief:  farazcolombo@gmail.com

Advertorials: editor@independent.lk

Technical: info@independent.lk 

 Advertising: +94 77 230 0305

Copyright © 2026 Ceylon Independent | Media News by Ascendoor | Powered by WordPress.