Strict lane road rules in Colombo from tomorrow

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters is to visit Sri Lanka, Australia, Nepal and India from later this week. In Colombo, Peters will undertake the first visit by a New Zealand Foreign Minister to Sri Lanka since 2013, meeting President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. ?New Zealand and Sri Lanka have invested considerably in boosting our bilateral relationship over the past five years, including b

19 May, 2025

Tamil MP says Sri Lanka still remains divided

Tamil MP Shanakiyan?Rajaputhiran?Rasamanickam says there is a clear division between the “Tamil nation and Sinhalese nation” in Sri Lanka and this was evident during the events held on May 18 and 19th. The MP told Parliament that Sri Lanka does not need to have a “Sri Lanka Day” as proposed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake. He said that on 18th May the Tamils commemorated the Tamils killed during the war while on 19th May the President commemorated the soldiers killed during the war. “So

20 May, 2025

President orders probe into corruption at SriLankan Airlines

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the relevant authorities to establish a committee under the Presidential Secretariat to investigate allegations of corruption and mismanagement at SriLankan Airlines. The directive was issued during a four-hour meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat, attended by the airline?s Board of Directors and representatives from all affiliated trade unions. The discussions aimed to secure the collective commitment of stakeholders to uphold the gove

20 May, 2025