India ordered the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats on Monday and withdrew its own envoy from Canada, in response to what it said was Ottawa s decision to name him and others as "persons of interest" in an investigation. MORE..

14 Oct 2024 (11:51 PM)

SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that an investigation is currently underway in accordance with civil aviation regulations "regarding the incident on flight UL 607" from Sydney to Colombo on September 21. MORE..

14 Oct 2024 (11:16 PM)

The Chinese Embassy in Colombo says that China is closely following the recent arrests of Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka for suspected online fraud and is supporting Sri Lankan law enforcement agencies in cracking down on them, while ensuring their rights and interests are protected in accordance with the law. MORE..

14 Oct 2024 (8:24 PM)

Pakistan s capital was under strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang landed in the city on Monday ahead of a heads-of-government gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation this week. MORE..

14 Oct 2024 (6:46 PM)

The Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Kanni Wignaraja, has met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (14) at the Presidential Secretariat. MORE..

14 Oct 2024 (6:27 PM)

Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath says that the government deeply regrets the attacks that injured two Sri Lankan peacekeepers in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). MORE..

14 Oct 2024 (5:59 PM)