Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, a former chief minister of the eastern province and later a state minister in the central government, was arrested last night in the eastern district of Batticaloa.

Minister of Agriculture K D Lalkantha, one of the most senior members of the government, has made a statement regarding former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and it has been a subject of speculation.

In Sri Lanka, a local court in Colombo issued a travel ban today on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and others over investigations into violent clashes. The Fort Magistrate's Court issued the ...

While speaking at News18’s flagship Rising Bharat Summit 2025, Maldives’s former Defence Minister Uza Mariya Didi and Namal ...

A fourth Sri Lankan, former military commander of the ... was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to convey Sri Lanka's displeasure. In its Monday statement, the British government said it remained ...

Granting the country's highest civilian honour to Prime Minister Modi was surprising as it indicated the government was going ...

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath conveyed Sri Lanka's position to British High ... In 2023, Canada sanctioned two former presidents, Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The two Rajapaksa brothers ...

The award is Sri Lanka's highest honour to a foreigner. Only three heads of state have been awarded in the past. Here is what to know.

The Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Paul Stephens, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at his office in Colombo ...