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Indian Navy sounds alert after infiltration via Sri Lanka
The Indian Navy has sounded high-alert at seas and in coastal areas in view of intelligence inputs that suspected terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)...
Police insist ban on NTJ, JMI, Willayath As Seylani...
The Police today insisted that the ban on the National Thowheed Jamath, Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim, and Willayath As Seylani will remain despite the lifting...
GTF calls for impactful actions not just diplomatic rhetoric
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has called for impactful actions and not just diplomatic rhetoric on Sri Lanka.
The London based influential Tamil diaspora group...
OMP opens regional office in Jaffna
The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) opened a regional office in Jaffna today.
This is the third regional office of the OMP to open this...
Navy recovers parcel with explosives materiel under water
The Navy has recovered a parcel with explosives materiel hidden under water in the Jaffna area.
The Navy said that the parcel was recovered with...
President issues gazette keeping military on alert
President Maithripala Sirisena has issued an Extraordinary Gazette keeping the military on alert to be deployed in the event there is public disturbance.
The Extraordinary...
Ukrainian low-cost air carrier seeks to fly to Sri...
Ukrainian-based SkyUp Airlines, a low-cost air carrier, which belongs to SkyUp LLC, plans to launch flights from Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv to Sri...
Sajith reiterates he will contest Presidential polls
United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa today reiterated that he will contest the next Presidential elections.
Speaking at a mass rally in Matara...
Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage new Army Chief of Staff
Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage was today appointed as the new Army Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.
He replaces Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva...
SC concludes hearing and will inform MS on PC...
The Supreme Court concluded hearings into the application submitted by President Maithripala Sirisena seeking the opinion of the court on the Provincial Council elections.
The...
Fire at Ella rock area continues to spread
A fire which erupted at the Ella rock area continued to spread today, authorities said.
The fire broke out yesterday and has been spreading since...
Sri Lanka ends emergency four months after Easter attacks
The Government has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.
The Ministry of Defence said that...
Wigneswaran to lead major rally in Jaffna next month
Former Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran today launched an awareness campaign for a major rally to be staged in Jaffna next month.
The rally...
Coimbatore on alert for terrorists who came from Sri...
High alert was issued in Coimbatore late on Thursday following an intelligence input that six LeT terrorists had intruded into Tamil Nadu from Sri...
Moulana and Cassim take oaths as State Ministers
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Parliamentarians Ali Zahir Moulana and Faisal Cassim took oaths today as State Ministers.
Mohamed Cassim Mohamed Faizal and Seyed Ali...
Army Intelligence Sergeant arrested over Keith Noyahr case
An Army Intelligence Sergeant has been arrested over the abduction and assault of journalist Keith Noyahr.
Chamika Sumith Kumara was arrested by the Criminal Investigations...
Sri Lanka to tap full potential of diaspora in...
Sri Lanka will look to tap the full potential of the Sri Lankan diaspora in Australia.
The newly appointed High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to...
Malinga to captain Sri Lanka T20 squad
Fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who just recently retired from ODI cricket, will captain the Sri Lanka T20 squad vs New Zealand.
The Sri Lanka Cricket...
PCB announces revamped schedule for series against Sri...
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced a revamped schedule of the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, deferring a two-Test series, to...
Will ‘all roads’ to Colombo lead from H’tota?
By N Sathiya Moorthy
For Sri Lankans who might have been complaining that under the 10-year Rajapaksa presidency, only native Hambantota got into the news...
Ukrainian low-cost air carrier seeks to fly to Sri...
Ukrainian-based SkyUp Airlines, a low-cost air carrier, which belongs to SkyUp LLC, plans to...
Hunting for income in a world of falling bond...
By Manpreet Gill
About USD 13 trillion worth of bonds in the global marketplace now...
Tropical wear brand Pigeon Island stands for...
Sri Lankan tropical wear brand Pigeon Island, based on marine conservation and plastic recycling, recently partnered with Blue Resources Trust, a marine research, conservation,...
Nations Trust Bank announces ‘20 Weeks of Rewards’ for...
Nations Trust Bank is currently celebrating its 20th Anniversary. To mark this major milestone, the Bank is offering its business customers a special 20% bonus on Nations Business Rewards through the recently launched ‘20 Weeks of Rewards’ programme. Nations...
Mosaic by Rajani Serasinghe, bringing life to your home
Mosaic is an art or mural made by assembling small pieces of colored glass,...
