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After 12 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting the latter to secure the release of all fishermen numbering 28 and their fishing boats from Sri Lankan custody, according to a news report published by The Hindu […]
Outgoing President of the BAR Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) Saliya Peiris, PC has urged his colleagues to continue their struggle to counter threats to the rule of law and judicial independence. “The BASL was able to play a pivotal role in the nation’s struggle to safeguard the rule of law, democracy, and human rights. […]
The US Army and the Sri Lanka Navy recently concluded a joint exercise (Feb 27-March 24) in Trincomalee. It was the latest exercise under the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) ‘Balance Style’. It involved 24 Special Boat Squadron (SBS) personnel, 12 from Fourth Fast Attack Flotilla and nine members of Special Force Operational Detachment Alpha […]
The National Peace Council (NPC) has said that a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the lines of the South African set-up could help Sri Lanka address accountability issues. “There have been media reports of a ministerial delegation visiting South Africa to undertake a study of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the reconciliation process […]
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Sri Lanka is having regular consultations with the US with regards to the Hambantota Port as well as dealings with the Chinese, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. He also dismissed fears that the Hambantota Port will be used by China for military purposes. “The Chinese don’t own the port. We own the port, but we have […]
Former Minister Namal Rajapaksa says the “Aragalaya” was used for political gain. He said that he has no issue with the Aragalaya but has an issue with some of those who took part in the Aragalaya. Speaking at a public meeting held in Bandaragama, Namal Rajapaksa said that Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) supporters had […]
The Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is to be upgraded to an Economic and Technology Co-operation Agreement (ECTA). President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that ECTA is essential as India is going to be the next growth center and will trigger off growth in South Asia. “We are just 22 miles away and we have to work […]
Climate change, loss of biodiversity and the degradation of our lands and oceans are existential threats, which are fast resulting in soil depletion, extreme weather events and nutrition issues. In response to these threats, a hybrid regional workshop “Dialogues on Sustainable Food Systems: from production to consumption” will be organized by the European Union (EU) […]
Sri Lanka will commence the operations of the passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai and Pondicherry on the 29th of April, says the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation.
A high-level Indian delegation called on Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo on Sunday and briefed him on the developments in the jointly-identified priority areas for collaboration in the energy sector.
Friends of a killed Wellington PhD student are fundraising to help rural students in Sri Lanka get an education, as plans to establish a scholarship in her memory come to fruition.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa says that although they have no issue with the Aragalaya protest movement, there are certain issues regarding the activists involved with it.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka s access to the growing Indian market as well as the opening of African markets cannot be disrupted and should not be disrupted by big power, rivalry or conflict.
The State need not engage in business as its mandate is to provide services such as education and maintain law and order, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said Thursday defending plans to divest government-held shares of seven state owned enterprises (SOEs).The post State need not do business, says President, Seven State Owned Enterprises to be divested appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Brea...
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A Sri Lanka national based in the United Kingdom was apprehended at Rameshwaram of Tamil Nadu in India, while he was trying to return to his homeland on a mystery vessel, the Indian Coast Guard said on Saturday.
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The number of Sri Lankans registered in Sammu, in the Chiba Prefecture in Japan, has seen a rapid increase. The Japan News reported that with an economic crisis in Sri Lanka driving an influx of immigrants to Sammu, Chiba Prefecture, educating children unable to speak Japanese has become an issue at local elementary and junior […]
A popular Zimbabwe preacher who has links with a pastor in Sri Lanka, has denied allegations of corruption after he was accused of gold-smuggling. Issuing a lengthy statement, Presidential Envoy and preacher Uebert Angel, said that the allegations in an Al Jazeera documentary was part of a well-crafted ploy to trap the Ambassador and tarnish […]
The BAR Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has condemned a protest staged outside the Law of Chamber of BASL President Saliya Pieris, PC on Friday.The protest was staged against the representation of Saliya Pieris, PC for notorious Sri Lankan drug kingpin Nadun Chinthaka alias “Harak Kata”. Condemning the protest, BASL said in a statement that […]
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is projected to lend 2,533 million US dollars mainly to the US and Euro areas during an International Monetary Fund deal in 2023 including a mandatory 1.4 billion US dollars collected from exports and remittances, according to official documents. Sri Lanka is expected to get two tranches of 331.2 million dollar […]
Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella Friday accused the IMF of double speak and demanded to know on what assurances it had begun disbursing a USD 2.9 billion loan to Sri Lanka. He said the incumbent government, without a people’s mandate, would be unable to respect the obligations attached to the loan facility. SJB MP Kiriella […]
The Government will hike taxes on alcohol and tobacco taxes again in June 2023, and will slap drinkers and smokers with taxes linked to inflation from January 2024, according to intentions declared in an International Monetary Fund program. Sri Lanka has a large public sector workforce and ministers requiring people to pay higher taxes. “The […]
by Rex Clementine It’s been a while since a mystery Sri Lankan spinner bamboozled the opposition batsmen. Not just batsmen but coaches went on a frenzy decoding these bowlers while Times of India and Daily Telegraph dedicated headlines praising how well Sri Lanka groomed these sensational talents. Ajantha Mendis was the last global sensation with […]
ECONOMYNEXT – The State need not engage in business as its mandate is to provide services such as education and maintain law and order, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said Thursday defending plans to divest government-held shares of seven state owned enterprises (SOEs). At a discussion at the presidential secretariat on Thursday morning, Wickremesinghe responding to a […]
By Zinara Rathnayake It is 9am in the Carlton estate in Thihagoda, a small town about 160km (100 miles) south of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, and the July sun hides behind inky clouds. The air is thick and hot. Two men walk to the main estate building carrying piles of cinnamon branches. Inside, a group of […]
During a visit to the Diyagama Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex on Saturday (25) morning President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the Minister of Sports and officials, to establish an expert committee to assess the development of Sri Lanka’s sports sector and its future strategies. In addition, the President instructed that the committee should comprise ministers in charge […]
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Senior lawyer Kaushalya Navaratne assumed duties today (25 March) as the 27th President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) for the year 2023'24.