Major General Ruwan Kulatunga new intelligence chief

Putin sends personal message to Sri Lankan President

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a personal message to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Levan S. Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday. During the meeting, Ambassador Dzhagaryan extended his warm congratulations to President Dissanayake on his recent election and delivered a personal message from Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Putin in his message

01 Oct, 2024

New Sri Lankan Government rejects resolution at UNHRC

The new Sri Lankan Government has decided to reject the resolution presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, at its ongoing 57th Session. Foreign Minister and Cabinet spokesman Vijitha Herath said that the Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal for Sri Lanka to strongly reject the resolution at the present session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. He said that Sri Lanka will continue to oppose resolution 51/1 and has not agreed to any resolution that extends the power

08 Oct, 2024

More Chinese nationals arrested in Sri Lanka over online scam

More Chinese nationals have been arrested in Sri Lanka over an online financial scam, the Police said. According to the Police, a group of 20 Chinese nationals were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The Chinese were arrested from a hotel in Panadura and over 400 mobile phones, over 300 USB cables and several routers and laptops were also seized. Earlier, the Police arrested 30 Chinese nationals in Hanwella on Sunday and on Monday the Police arrested 19 Chinese in Nawal

09 Oct, 2024