The family of Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan, migrant worker on death row in Saudi Arabia, has alleged that he was attacked with a sharp weapon in Dammam Prison. The family has contradicted Saudi ...

Iran has reminded Sri Lanka that as a member of the UN the government is obligated to fulfil its responsibilities. Iranian Ambassador Alireza Delkhosh in Colombo said that in terms of the Convention ...

The government is taking all necessary measures to protect the Diyagama forest area located in Homagama within the Colombo District,  Deputy Minister of Environment, Anton Jayakody, stated on Friday  ...

Law, interdicted Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary-General of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, recently participated in the UNAM–IPSA RC08 International Workshop, “Parliaments in the Global South: ...

The People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) spokesperson told The Island that they were checking whether the government addressed their concerns before passing the controversial ...

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a new set of sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), this time targeting the entity itself, as opposed to the tribunal’s ...

The National Centre for Cyber Security has warned of a major fraud perpetrated, targeting those seeking to enter foreign universities. The fraudsters have used social media to deceive both students ...

The Communist Party of Sri Lanka has cautioned the NPP government regarding how it handled the case involving Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara, General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS). Declaring that ...

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa yesterday (09) underwent an examination by a specialist at the National Eye Hospital. She was taken there, while in remand custody. Sources said that Mrs ...

Sri Lankan professionals trained in India under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme have formed a national alumni association. The Sri Lanka ITEC Alumni Association was ...

Saturday 10th October, 2026 It will soon be showtime in Parliament. The Opposition has submitted a motion of no confidence against Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramaratne to Secretary General of Parliament ...

Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vidmantas Verbickas, recently discussed their foreign and security policy in changing geopolitical environment at the University of Colombo. Lithuania is ...