Kamal Haasan assures support for Sri Lankan Tamils

SJB and UNP reach deal to work together in LG bodies

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya and the United National Party (UNP) have reached an agreement to work together in Local Government bodies, including the Colombo Municipal Council. The agreement was reached following talks held between a UNP delegation and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. The General Secretary of the UNP Thalatha Atukorale and SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara signed a joint statement following the talks. Former UNP MP Ruwan Wijewardena, who attended the talks said t

19 May, 2025

UK supporting British woman arrested in Sri Lanka

UK officials have said they are supporting a British woman arrested in Sri Lanka amid reports a former cabin crew member has been accused of smuggling cannabis into the South Asian country. MailOnline and the Sun reported that Charlotte May Lee, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, was detained at the main airport in the country?s capital Colombo on Monday after arriving on a flight from Bangkok. She reportedly has been accused by Sri Lankan authorities of attempting to bring two suitcases contain

18 May, 2025

New Canadian PM supports calls for accountability in Sri Lanka

Newly appointed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for accountability in Sri Lanka, in a statement issued to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. Carney said that Canada continues to support independent international efforts to seek accountability and push for truth and justice. ?Today marks 16 years since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka ? a conflict that spanned over 26 years and killed tens of thousands of civilians. ?On this Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, we remember th

18 May, 2025