10+ hour, 41+ min ago   (931+ words) 14 Sep 2026 | BY A Staff Writer The claimants involved in the dispute arising from the X-Press Pearl disaster have urged the Sri Lankan Government to provide security assurances for members of their delegation ahead of an in-person meeting scheduled for 22 and…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1232+ words) 11 Sep 2026 | By Sugeeswara Senadhira Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s three-day visit to Sri Lanka this week is strategically more significant than the relatively modest value of the agreements signed in Colombo might suggest. Since the visit of K C Pant…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (227+ words) The Morning SL reaffirms support for Palestinian cause Sri Lanka’s Representative to the State of Palestine, Farook Mohamed Fawzer, paid a courtesy call on the Governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, Dr Laila Ghannam, at the Governorate headquarters on Monday (7). The…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (445+ words) 11 Sep 2026 | BY NISHANTHA CHAMINDA PEIRIS "We truly experienced and enjoyed the beauty of Sri Lanka; it is absolutely magnificent. The country's beaches, in particular, captivated us instantly. Surfing at Arugam Bay further enriched our experience; Sri Lanka is an ideal…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (88+ words) The Morning 10 Sep 2026 | BY Staff Writer President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met Catholic religious leaders led by Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith at the Presidential Secretariat today (10). The meeting focused on the Easter Sunday attacks investigation and the Government’s reconciliation…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (545+ words) 10 Sep 2026 | Staff Writer President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that one of the Government’s foremost objectives is to create an environment in which no community feels insecure or fearful in society because of its cultural identity, while ensuring their psychological security....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (364+ words) Visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a “warm and extremely productive” meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo yesterday (9), as India and Sri Lanka moved to further strengthen their longstanding defence and security partnership. Singh conveyed greetings from…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (582+ words) The Morning India’s Defence Minister says during his maiden visit: India will always stand firmly with Sri Lanka “India will always stand firmly with Sri Lanka whenever the island Nation faces a crisis,” said India’s Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (665+ words) The Morning A partnership that has come of age When Rajnath Singh landed in Colombo this week, becoming the first Indian Defence Minister to visit Sri Lanka since K C Pant did so in 1988, he arrived not merely as a…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (121+ words) Around 47 vessels have currently been identified anchored in international waters near Sri Lanka’s maritime boundary amid the ongoing military conflict between the United States and Iran, Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath said on Tuesday (8). He said the vessels are stationed…...