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Sri Lanka: Ex-Navy chief arrested over recruitment of Rajapaksa’s son

July 3, 2026 admin

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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Ex-intelligence chief Sallay ‘directed’ 2019 Easter bombings, says Sri Lanka Minister

June 11, 2026 admin

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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IPL 2026 | Penney swats away doubts over Sooryavanshi’s fielding abilities

May 23, 2026 admin

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a very good fielder, has got great hands, moves well, dives and anticipates, according to Rajasthan Royals assistant coach Trevor Penney. | Photo Credit: File photo: R.V. MOORTHY Rajasthan Royals assistant coach Trevor Penney on Saturday (May 23, 2026) dismissed concerns over Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s fielding abilities, insisting that the teenage batting sensation…

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Sri Lanka imposes 50% surcharge on car imports to protect currency from further slide

May 16, 2026 admin

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is also the finance minister, said “by this order levy on imported goods specified in the schedule here to a surcharge at the rate of 50% on applicable customs duty effect from May 16 for a period of three months”. File | Photo Credit: AP The Sri Lankan government has…

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Sri Lankan authorities seal state-run coal procurement firm’s headquarters amid alleged irregularities

April 12, 2026 admin

Sri Lankan authorities sealed the state-owned Lanka Coal Company’s headquarters in Colombo amid accusations of supplying low-grade coal, causing massive losses to the island nation, officials said. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) sealed the office on Saturday (April 11, 2026) following a complaint filed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Secretary, demanding a probe into all…

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Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as war bites

March 22, 2026 admin

An employee collects cash after filling petrol in a motorbike at a filling station in Wellawatte on the outskirts of Colombo on March 16, 2026. Last week, the government ordered an 8% increase in retail fuel prices and introduced rationing to limit consumption. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25% on…

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Iran Israel War | Sri Lanka hospital releases rescued 22 Iranian sailors

March 8, 2026 admin

In this photo released by Sri Lankan President Media Division, Sri Lankan Navy sailors rescue Iranian sailors from IRIS Dena warship after their ship sank outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters, near Galle, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka discharged from hospital 22 Iranian sailors who were plucked from life rafts after their warship…

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Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to ‘international law’

March 7, 2026 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath, Mauritius’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Dhananjay Ritish Ramful, and Australia’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne during the session ‘Heart of the Seas: The Future of the Indian Ocean’ at Raisina Dialogue 2026, in New Delhi on March 7, 2026….

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Sri Lanka rescues 32 sailors from sunk Iranian warship, recovers ‘few bodies’

March 4, 2026 admin

An ambulance enters Sri Lanka’s southern naval head quarters in Galle on March 4, 2026, to pick up Iranian sailors rescued from Iranian frigate Iris Dena that was sunk off their island earlier in the day. Sri Lanka rescued 32 “critically wounded” sailors aboard the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank on March 4, just…

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Monks criticise Sri Lankan Govt over ‘organised campaign to sully Buddhism’

February 21, 2026 admin

Article 9 of the country’s constitution warrants the head of state and the government to foster Buddhism, the religion of 74% of the population, while preserving the rights of other religions. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A section of the powerful Buddhist clergy in Sri Lanka has criticised the government over what they termed an…

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