Nieuws uit Sri Lanka

Diplomats briefed on key issues by ministers and government officials

Mass Graves Are Proof of State Failures, Says Minister Rathnayake

Highways and Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake has described mass graves found across Sri Lanka as tragic and lasting evidence of the failures…

Parliament Set to Debate Abolition of Chief of Defence Staff Post Next Week

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Government Explores Legal Options to Repatriate Former Central Bank Chief Arjuna Mahendran

Sri Lankan authorities are actively exploring all available legal channels to bring former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran back to the co…

Nuwara Eliya Woman Killed by Husband in Axe Attack Following Domestic Dispute

A 43-year-old woman has lost her life in a tragic act of domestic violence in the Nuwara Eliya district, after she was allegedly attacked with a…

Sri Lanka Bids Farewell to Legendary Author and Journalist Vijita Fernando at 99

Sri Lanka has lost one of its most celebrated literary figures with the passing of veteran author and journalist Vijita Fernando, who died on Th…

Seven Tamil Nadu Fishermen Return Home After Two Years Behind Bars in Sri Lanka

Seven fishermen from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have returned to Chennai following the completion of their two-year prison sentences in Sri…

Parade, performances, decorated elephants: Sri Lanka’s Esala Perahera festival captivates Kandy

Large crowds gather at the historic Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka to watch performances and a parade featuring decorated elephants as…

LankaWeb – Sri Lanka’s survival in the face of its geographic destiny – II

Rohana R. Wasala Continued from August 10, 2026 Part I concluded with the sentence: ‘Sinhalese Tamil solidarity is indispensable for unitary Sri…

LankaWeb – How a Series of Colonial Missteps Ruined Christianity in Sri Lanka

Grant Piper Possibly for good British Ceylon flag (Public domain) In the 19th century, the British embarked upon one of the worst possible conve…

Sri Lankan government bans railway workers from using social media

The JVP/NPP government aims to suppress opposition to the deliberate running down of railway services and its privatization agenda.

El Niño’s Warning: A Call for Smarter Buildings to Beat the Heat - News Features

The next climate battle may begin not under the open sky, but beneath our own roofs. As heatwaves become more frequent and intense due to climat…

Sri Lanka has to pay more for vaccines - Breaking News

With the latest categorisation of Sri Lanka as an upper-middle-income country under the World Bank criterion, the health authorities will lose c…

Blood drives in September in Fairmont

CEYLON — Coffee Hours will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each Tuesday in September, starting Tuesday, Sept. 1, at St. Paul Community Church in Welcome…

Tamil Nadu: Seven fishermen released by Sri Lanka arrive in Chennai

Seven Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line, were relea…

CIABOC visits Ravi’s home despite being informed of inability to appear today (Update)

A spokesperson for MP Ravi Karunanayake has said that a team of officials from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruptio…

SL tailenders outlast openers in bizarre India Test stat

Colombo, Aug 28: In a bizarre statistical twist that sums up Sri Lanka’s remarkable resistance against India, the island nation’s lower-order ba…

Police Net Widens in Port City Murder as Two More Chinese Nationals Taken Into Custody

Sri Lanka Police have arrested two more Chinese nationals in connection with the brutal assault, abduction, and murder of a fellow Chinese citiz…