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File photo of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was admitted to a hospital on Monday (October 12, 2026) for urgent medical care and is being kept under observation in the intensive care unit, his party said. The 80-year-old leader was admitted to hospital in…
Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. File | Photo Credit: Reuters New Delhi has acknowledged that Katchatheevu belongs to Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Sunday (October 11, 2026), while referring to the island nation’s “good relations” with India. Mr. Dissanayake was addressing a public rally in the island’s North Western Province, as…
The Iranian Embassy in Sri Lanka said it has no details on the matter. Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka’s government says that it has no immediate plans to help 19 Iranian ships that have been anchored in the international waters near the island nation facing food, water and fuel shortages. Foreign Ministry…
Sri Lankan former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, waves as he walks with his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka’s anti-graft authority arrested former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) over allegations that her charity misused donations collected for a children’s hospital. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government has revived long-dormant…
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Nilakshika de Silva of Sri Lanka. File | Photo Credit: ICC via Getty Images Sri Lanka’s hopes of a women’s cricket medal at the Asian Games have suffered a blow after batter Nilakshika Silva was ruled out due to a fractured finger, the country’s board (SLC) said. The middle-order batter was Sri Lanka’s top scorer…
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File image of Namal Rajapaksa (C), son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka’s main anti-graft body arrested lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Friday (September 4, 2026) in connection with a corruption probe into a 2013 Airbus aircraft purchase. The Commission to Investigate…
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How often does a draw feel like a defeat? And a stalemate assume the hue of a victory? Often enough, Shubman Gill will insist. Despite their own uneasy recent dalliance with the five-day format, India would have fancied their chances of bearding the Sri Lankan lion in its own den in a two-Test series that…
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Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra produced his best performance in more than a year but was pipped to the post by the rising Sri Lankan star Rumesh Pathirage for the top spot by a mere nine centimetres in the Lausanne Diamond League meet in Lausanne on Friday (August 21, 2026). The 28-year-old Chopra’s 88.05m throw…
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Wasantha Karannagoda. | Photo Credit: Shanker Chakravarty Colombo Sri Lanka’s anti-graft authorities on Friday (July 3, 2026) arrested former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda in connection with the alleged illegal recruitment and overseas training of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court later granted him bail. Issuing a statement following the arrest, the Commission to Investigate Allegations…
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Sri Lanka’s Opposition activists demanding the release of Suresh Sallay take part in a sit-in protest in Colombo. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister told parliament on Wednesday (June 10, 2026) the nation’s ex-intelligence chief directed the 2019 Easter Sunday attack, in the first official statement linking him directly to the bombings…
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