About 1,200 members of the military and 1,000 civil servants are to be drafted in to cover for striking ambulance and Border Force staff over Christmas.

The government say the personnel will plug staffing gaps and keep front-line services running.…

In a significant political move, seven  political parties mainly representing the  Sri Lankan Tamils of the Northern and Eastern provinces have written a joint letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his help to fully implement the provisions of …

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Mahinda Rajapaksa created history in 2009 as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of SL by commanding the National Army to eliminate terrorism & bring the Citizens of Sri Lanka to safety. This was a fete that resonated with …

Somapala Bandara Ratnayake Nilame was born on the 15th of November 1917 in the village of Rabukkana Kotagama. In 1928 he was ordinate in the name of Kotagama Vachissara in the Sri Maha Viharaya Pamankada. He continued his education at …

The Department of Immigration and Emigration is awaiting approval from its Controller General to provide details regarding the citizenship status of the 225 MPs, following two personal Right to Information (RTI) requests made to its office.

Department of Immigration and …

On the heels of a tough new United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution, Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to appoint a cabinet subcommittee on reconciliation chaired by the president.

A statement from the government information …

The Federal Court in Malaysia today dismissed a taxi driver’s application to obtain leave to proceed with his appeal in a bid to delist the Liberation of Tigers Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist group.

In the court’s decision, Justice …

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe meeting a group of expats in London

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe met the Commonwealth Secretary General and a group of Sri Lankan expats even as his visit to the UK to attend Queen Elizabeth …