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Sinhala-Speaking Citizens in the North Face Real Barriers to Constitutional Language Rights

Rights on Paper, Not in Practice Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Police Tracking 73 Fugitives Abroad Under Red Notice Programme

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Wedding Joy Turns to Grief as Van Crash Claims Two Lives Near Magalegoda

What should have been a joyous occasion ended in heartbreak when a van transporting nine family members home from a wedding reception plunged in…

Three Arrested After Sword-Wielding Threat Caught on Camera Goes Viral

Police have arrested three individuals following a widely circulated video that showed an alarming roadside incident involving a sword, which br…

Government to Table 22nd Constitutional Amendment and Judicature Bill in Parliament Next Tuesday

The government has announced plans to present two significant pieces of legislation to Parliament next Tuesday, August 18, including the propose…

Over 17,000 Sri Lankans Still Unaccounted For, OMP Reveals

Thousands of Families Continue to Wait for Answers Decades On The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) has disclosed that approximately 17,000 indivi…

Sri Lankan-Bound Traveller, 55, Dies on Arrival at Chennai Airport

A 55-year-old man collapsed and died at Chennai

Buddhist Monks and Villagers Unite in Protest Against Chabad House Establishment in Hiriketiya

A protest demanding the removal of a newly established Chabad House in the coastal village of Hiriketiya drew participation from local residents…

Sri Lanka Nabs Over 1,000 Foreign Nationals in Major 2026 Cybercrime Sweep

Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Cybercrime Networks Operating Within the Island Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 1,093 foreign nationals…

Sri Lanka Police Issue Stern Warning to Drivers Over Illegal Parking

Sri Lanka Police has issued a nationwide directive instructing all police stations across the country to take strict legal action against motori…

North Korea Lashes Out at Upcoming US-South Korea Military Exercises

North Korea has strongly condemned a series of joint military drills between the United States and South Korea scheduled to commence next week,…

Sri Lanka Launches $328 Million Power Grid Modernisation Project with Homagama Substation Construction

A landmark infrastructure initiative worth USD 328.25 million aimed at bolstering Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Maintains US Trade Dialogue Amid Concerns Over Limited Benefits of 10% Tariff Rate

Sri Lanka has signalled its intention to keep trade negotiations with the United States active, even as analysts and officials acknowledge that…

UN Special Rapporteur Raises Concerns Over Sri Lanka

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, has issued a formal statement to the Sr…

Joint Opposition Urges President to Put 22nd Constitutional Amendment to a Public Referendum

The Joint Opposition has formally called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to put the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution before the…

Former Prisoner Breaks Silence on New Magazine Prison Violence With Explosive Allegations

A former inmate of the New Magazine Prison in Borella has come forward with serious allegations surrounding a violent incident that occurred at…

Tamil Nadu CM Appeals to New Delhi Over Sri Lankan-Detained Fishermen

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has formally appealed to India

Sri Lankan Student Killed in Japan: Teenage Compatriot Arrested Over Stabbing

A young Sri Lankan national studying in Japan has been fatally stabbed, with Japanese authorities arresting an 18-year-old fellow Sri Lankan in…