Uma Kumaran, daughter of a couple who sought refuge in the United Kingdom after having fled Sri Lanka at the height of the civil war, on Friday scripted history by becoming the first-ever Tamil woman to enter the British Parliament. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (11:57 PM)

Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Singapore from 07 to 08 July 2024, on an invitation extended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (11:34 PM)

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the Chief Prelate of Ramanna Maha Nikaya, Most Ven. Makulewe Wimala Nayaka Thero that he had notified the Election Commissioner on the need to hold the Presidential Election on the scheduled date. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (11:09 PM)

Qatar Airways will be increasing its Sri Lanka-Doha flights from the current five-daily flights schedule to six-daily flights, starting 10 July 2024. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (8:47 PM)

An Inspector of Police and a Constable attached to the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) have been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) while accepting a bribe of over Rs. 150,000. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (8:16 PM)

Sir Keir Starmer has officially become the UK s new prime minister after a meeting with the King. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (6:28 PM)