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Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election

Colombo: Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling...

14 Nov 2024 9:57 AM IST

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Sri Lanka set for parliamentary election, all arrangements in place

Colombo: Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on Thursday with all arrangements in place to ensure a fair...

13 Nov 2024 10:34 AM IST

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12 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Navy for alleged illegal...

The fishermen were arrested, and their trawler was seized off the coast of Point Pedro, Jaffna, in the northern...

27 Oct 2024 3:56 PM IST

World

Israel issues alert for tourists in Sri Lanka over terror threat

JERUSALEM/COLOMBO: Israel's national security council called on Israelis on Wednesday to immediately leave some tourist...

24 Oct 2024 7:14 AM IST

World

Sri Lankan Pilot Grounded for Locking Woman Co-Pilot Out of Cockpit...

In a bizarre mid-flight incident, a Sri Lankan Airlines pilot reportedly locked his female co-pilot out of the cockpit...

16 Oct 2024 1:52 PM IST

Sports

Sanath Jayasuriya is new Sri Lanka head coach

Colombo: Sri Lanka has appointed former star Sanath Jayasuriya as its cricket head coach in recognition of improvements...

7 Oct 2024 12:57 PM IST

In Focus

Kalasha Naidu Receives Asia Icon 2024 Award for Outstanding Social...

Through the Kalasha Foundation, Dr. Naidu is conducting numerous social service programs, including offering student...

4 Oct 2024 9:17 PM IST

World

Sri Lanka's new president appoints cabinet ahead of expected snap...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's new leftist president appointed his cabinet Tuesday ahead of an expected snap parliamentary...

24 Sept 2024 3:56 PM IST

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IMF to begin talks with new Lanka government led by President...

Colombo: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said it will discuss the timing of the next review of Sri...

24 Sept 2024 12:34 PM IST

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Anura Kumar Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lankan president

COLOMBO: Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth president on Monday, amid hopes that he will bolster...

23 Sept 2024 10:17 AM IST

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Colombo: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist JVP's broader front National People's Power (NPP), on...

22 Sept 2024 9:43 AM IST

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Polling begins in Sri Lanka, island nation to elect its next president

Colombo: Polls opened on Saturday in Sri Lanka's crucial presidential election -- the island nation's first major...

21 Sept 2024 8:58 AM IST