Intercepted in international waters and searched on suspicion of drug trafficking. Two boats returned on 1 February with 12 fishermen, four of whom were injured. Family members are calling for a forma ...

COLOMBO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka Police seized 2,404 firearms linked to shooting incidents in 2025 as part of intensified operations against organized crime, a police spokesman told media on ...

The Indian High Commission here on Thursday denied the alleged attack on a group of Sri Lankan fishermen by the Indian Coast ...

Gujarat Governor Discusses Investment, Cultural Cooperation With Lankan Leaders In Colombo. Colombo, Feb 5 (IANS) Gujarat ...

Last Saturday, the Sri Lankan defence ministry deployed police and the army to evict 45 families from central Colombo and demolish their houses. Over recent days, police also have been mobilised to ...

“There is a growing tendency among those in power to deny religious leaders the right to speak and act on problems facing the ...

People play a traditional game to celebrate the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 8, 2025. Sri Lanka's Sinhala and Tamil New Year falls on April 14 this year, with ...

Several local passengers have brought to the attention of the Daily Mirror that the Sri Lankan passport usually fails to scan ...

Colombo Times, a web portal in Sri Lanka which is currently being published in English and Tamil, launched its Sinhala edition on Thursday (13) at an ifthar function at the Hotel Mandarina, ...

In a post on X on Wednesday, Dissanayake said he respectfully welcomed the sacred relics to Sri Lanka and appreciated PM Modi and the Indian Government, calling it the fulfilment of a promise. The ...

Flying into Beijing, Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena seemed to hold the key to an important part of China’s latest dream, the so-called Silk Road plan. China desperately wanted him to lift ...

COLOMBO, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- More than 3,000 Sri Lankan schools are operating with fewer than 10 teachers each, data released Thursday by the country's Department of Census and Statistics shows.