NPP Secures Historic Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Elections
COLOMBO: In a stunning political shift, Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) coalition, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured an overwhelming two-thirds majority in…
First Transgender Candidate to Contest Sri Lankan General Election
KEGALLE: In a groundbreaking moment for Sri Lankan politics, A.G. Chanu Nimesha, Secretary of Women’s Affairs for the Socialist Party of Sri Lanka (SPSL), has…
Ottawa murders reverberate in Sri Lanka where families mourn mass killing victims
OTTAWA: Flowers sit at the scene of a homicide where six people were found dead in the Barrhaven suburb of Ottawa on March 7.Sean Kilpatrick/The…
Sri Lankan born Tamil Gary Anandasangaree appointed Canadian Minister
OTTAWA: Sri Lankan born Tamil MP Gary Anandasangaree has been appointed as a Cabinet Minister in the Canadian Government. He is the youngest son of…
Sri Lankan students win the BIMSTEC Silver Jubilee Quiz Contest in Bhutan
THIMPHU: Sayurangi Premasiri of Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy and Medhini Anupama Wanigaratne of Hillwood College, Kandy won the Championship of the BIMSTEC Silver Jubilee Quiz Contest on…
Human Rights Watch urges Sri Lanka to revoke sweeping new order to restrict protest
NEW YORK: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Sri Lankan government to reverse a new regulation that unlawfully restricts protests in large areas…
President Wickremesinghe appeals to diaspora in UK to invest in Sri Lanka
LONDON: President Ranil Wickremesinghe who visited the United Kingdom to attend the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II had met with the Sri Lankan Diaspora…
Senior medical professionals call for urgent action to address people’s desire for a system change
COLOMBO: Senior medical professionals in Sri Lanka have called for urgent action to solve the shortages of food, fuel, medicine and proposed several measures that…
Sri Lankans in Australians won’t send money to struggling friends and family fearing it will fall into the wrong hands
MELBOURNE: Sri Lankans living in Australia are refraining from sending desperately-needed funds to struggling friends and family back home, fearing money will never end up…
Dr. Shafi returns his salary arrears to the Ministry of Health to purchase medicines
COLOMBO: Dr. Seigu Shihabdeen Mohammad Shafi, a specialist in the obstetrics and gynecology unit of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, who was sent on compulsory leave…