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Damaged St Sebastians Church in Negombo after the Easter Sunday attack, north of Colombo. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka ends emergency four months after Easter attacks

President Maithripala Sirisena has been extending the emergency on 22nd of each month since April 21 attacks on 3 hotels...

23 Aug 2019 1:22 PM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

Pak envoy apprises Sirisena for not speaking on Kashmir issue

However, four out of five permanent members in the United Nations did not support Pakistan contentions over India's...

23 Aug 2019 8:13 AM IST

Considering what has transpired, I have ordered officials to initiate an inquiry and ascertain how and why an elephant in such poor health was used in the perehara (pageant) and to take necessary action against those responsible, wildlife minister John Amaratunga said. (Photo: Facebook | @SaveElephantFoundation)

70-year-old emaciated elephant paraded in Sri Lanka, she collapsed...

After a howl of protests over social media, festival organisers withdrew the aged animal from the grand finale on...

16 Aug 2019 4:56 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

Lanka's Wickremesinghe says govt responsible for mistakes that lead to...

Lankan PM made the statement while testifying before Parliamentary Select Committee, appointed to probe the Easter...

7 Aug 2019 3:42 PM IST

The presidential elections in the island nation is scheduled to be held before December 9, 2019, as the incumbent president Sirisenas term of office will end on January 9, 2020. (Photo: ANI)

Still not decided to contest Presidential polls: Sirisena

Sirisena made the statement while addressing the representatives of his party, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Daily...

7 Aug 2019 3:03 PM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

Sirisena defends his capital punishment order citing Trump's similar...

Sirisena in June signed the death warrants to hang four drug convicts, ending a four-decade-long moratorium on the...

3 Aug 2019 7:08 PM IST

Rajas owner said the government has allocated troops to provide security for his pet as it ambles along main roads to attend temple festivals across the island. (Photo: Facebook)

Here's why Sri Lanka's tallest celebrity elephant has his own armed...

Nadungamuwa Raja, 65 years old, is a celebrated elephant towering around 10.5 feet in height, the tallest tamed tusker...

27 Sept 2019 12:52 PM IST

Considering what has transpired, I have ordered officials to initiate an inquiry and ascertain how and why an elephant in such poor health was used in the perehara (pageant) and to take necessary action against those responsible, wildlife minister John Amaratunga said. (Photo: Facebook | @SaveElephantFoundation)

Sri Lanka: 70-year-old elephant whose photos sparked outrage dies

The animal was withdrawn from the finale of the annual pageant in Kandy after a social media firestorm erupted against...

25 Sept 2019 2:51 PM IST

Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Photo: ANI)

Sri Lanka Presidential front-runner will restore ties with China:...

The following year, the Sirisena government allowed Chinese projects to resume after demanding changes in some.

20 Sept 2019 10:46 AM IST

Doctors on Monday held a protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2019 here. (Photo: ANI)

Doctors in Sri Lanka go on srike over salary 'injustice'

The strike caused hardships to the patients who arrived at state-run hospitals, where doctors were providing only...

18 Sept 2019 3:33 PM IST

The island nation was put under a state of emergency for a period of four months from April to August. (Photo: File)

293 suspects arrested in connection with Lanka's Easter Sunday attacks

'Moves were also underway to freeze 6 billion Sri Lankan rupees worth of assets belonging to the suspects,' the police...

6 Sept 2019 10:14 AM IST

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday announced that the upcoming series against Ireland has been postponed. (Photo: Twitter)

Zimbabwe tour is not 'hastily arranged': It was already in pipe-line

Sri Lanka's forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe is reported to be hastily arranged but one of the top SLC official has negated...

11 Jan 2020 1:12 PM IST