BANGKOK — Sri Lanka’s general elections on Aug. 5 are set to end the uncertainty that has gripped the nation since early March, when President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dissolved the 225-member …
Sri Lanka gears up for delayed polls amid pandemic
Leader of Sri Lanka People’s Front party and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, wearing a protective mask, waves at his supporters during a campaign rally ahead of country’s parliamentary elections …
Sri Lanka- Arjuna says he was never approached to fix games
Former Sri Lanka Cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga says he was never approached to fix games when he was the captain. Ranatunga also said that investigations into the recent match-fixing allegations …
Sri Lanka to Resume Repatriation Flights from July 31 to Bring Back Stranded Citizens
Two flights have been scheduled for July 31 and August 1 to repatriate about 600 stranded Sri Lankan nationals from Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
India and Sri Lanka resolve to address security concerns
India and Sri Lanka have resolved to address security concerns to ensure peace and security in the region.
After observing the health protocols stipulated by the Government of Sri Lanka for …
South Africa’s tours of West Indies and Sri Lanka postponed indefinitely
South Africa men’s tours of the West Indies and Sri Lanka have been postponed indefinitely, CSA director of cricket Graeme Smith has confirmed. The tour of Caribbean was originally slated for …
China, Sri Lanka’s historical ally in many fronts – Defence Secretary
Kamal Gunaratne said historical relationship between China and Sri Lanka had been growing on the mutual trust built on pillars of political, economic, cultural, educational and most importantly in …
New assessment shows 74% of Sri Lanka’s freshwater fish threatened with extinction
Surveys carried out in the early 1980s in the many reservoirs in Sri Lanka’s dry zone showed abundant populations of the red-fin labeo (Labeo lankae), an endemic species of frewshwater fish. Reports …
Kaavan, a Sri Lankan elephant living in captivity in a Pakistani zoo to be set free
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Kaavan, a 35-year-old male elephant (Elephas maximus maximus), is finally set to end his captivity inside a poorly maintained zoo in Pakistan after a historic court order on May …
TNA faces biggest test in post-war decade as Sri Lanka gears up for election
The Alliance goes to the polls amid a growing disenchantment among Tamil voters who, 11 years after the war, are still demanding justice and greater powers …