She rose to power in 1960 as a widow and mother of three, becoming the first woman in the world to serve as a prime minister.

Wednesday 4th March, 2026 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday spoke in Parliament about the worsening Middle East conflict and its impact on Sri Lanka. Sidestepping the hot-button issue of ...

A grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is likely to figure prominently ...

The arrest of Sri Lanka’s former Intelligence chief, Retired Major-General Suresh Sallay is a turning point in the investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people. The move ...

The pledges to expose the shadowy ‘ maha mola karu ’, a term coined by Colombo’s Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, began during the presidential election campaign with the then NPP candidate and ...

The developments have rattled Sri Lanka’s political landscape and its impact can have a spillover effect on India. Indian ...

Retired Major-General Suresh Sallay had been taken into custody for questioning in Colombo under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Sri Lanka’s governing coalition has prioritised stability and anti-corruption, but delayed reforms and missteps threaten its popular mandate.

(Geneva) – A new United Nations report about sexual violence related to Sri Lanka’s civil war is another step forward in the struggle for accountability for crimes under international law that were ...

Tourist arrivals reached 2.17 million by December 11, pushing Sri Lanka past last year’s total. The bigger goal, though, was to edge closer to the 2018 peak of 2.3 million, and much will depend on how ...

COLOMBO, December 15, 2025—The World Bank Group is deeply saddened by the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. Our thoughts are with the people who have lost loved ones, homes, and ...