The report addressing issues in Sri Lanka’s cricket realm, prepared by the Cabinet Sub-Committee, was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (01). Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabri, PC, who chairs the committee, handed over the report. Notably, this report was swiftly completed within a brief span of one and a half months following the […]

Monday 1st January, 2024 We wish we could strike a positive note today, but to do so would be to ignore the harsh socio-economic reality, and even insult the intelligence of the public. All, however, is not lost, and no one should give up hope; there is room for some optimism. Hope is said to […]

Pakistan Defence Secretary, Lt. General (R) Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, is here for the fourth Sri Lanka-Pakistan Defence Dialogue. Sri Lanka-Pakistan staff talks were elevated to Defence Dialogue, in Oct 2018, during  the  Yahapalana administration. Government sources said that the Pakistan and Sri Lankan delegations would be led by Lt. Gen. Khan and Gen. (R) Kamal Gunaratne, respectively. […]

Forty four Sri Lankans who had been in different prisons across the United Arab Emirates have been pardoned by a Royal order. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates has formally conveyed to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi that these Sri Lankan prisoners received pardon by the Royal order […]