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The Indo-Sri Lankan dispute over poaching by Tamil Nadu bottom trawlers in the north Sri Lankan waters could well become a flash point for a serious c

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa celebrated Navratri with his 'long time friend and colleague' senior Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy

In a display of major diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and India, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy and Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will arrive in the island nation on Tuesday.Swamy, during his two-day visit, will participate in the ...

By Saman Indrajith Party leaders yesterday decided to hold the debate and vote on the no confidence motion against Power and Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila on 19 and 20 July. It was decided at the party leaders’ meeting presided by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, at the parliamentary complex that Parliament would meet for four days from today (06) until Friday (09), Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said. Accordingly, Parliament will convene today (06) at 10.00 a.m. and ...

INS Sarvekshak has identified 54 types of underwater debris following an 807-mile of survey around the ill-fated MV XPress Pearl, the Indian High Commission says in a statement issued over the weekend. The following is the text of the IHC statement: “The Hydrographic Survey Ship of Indian Navy, ‘INS Sarvekshak’, entered Colombo after successful completion of surveys in three areas off Colombo. It was welcomed at the terminal by Colombo Commander of Western Naval Area R.Adm. Upul de Silva....

As officials brace for possible oil spill after ship sinks, anxious residents say tragedy a ‘double whammy’ after COVID.

Colombo, Sri Lanka – For more than a week, daily life on Pamunogama Beach in the western province of Sri Lanka, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the capital

When a chemical cargo ship sinks in Sri Lanka, locals fear the worst Environmental News Colombo, Sri Lanka – It has been the same routine for more than a week on Pamunugama beach in the Western Province of Sri Lanka, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the capital Colombo. Sri Lankan naval officers arrive in hazmatic clothing and begin collecting plastic pellets resembling fish that were washed ashore on May 20 after a fire broke out in a chemical cargo ship. Authorities are now pushing for the pos...

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials a short while ago to tow the X-PRESS PEARL container ship into deep seas off the Colombo Harbour. The decision comes following a meeting with high level officials and the President. Minister of Ports and Shipping Rohitha Abeygun

Sri Lankan Tamil leaders wish Stalin on victory Updated: Updated: ‘He has drawn the attention of Tamils world over’ Share Article ‘He has drawn the attention of Tamils world over’ As the DMK’s victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections became clear on Sunday, Sri Lanka’s Tamil leaders and parliamentarians took to Twitter to wish party president and chief ministerial candidate M.K. Stalin. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), representing the Tamils in Sri Lanka’s north and east, ...