A British woman who died after collapsing at a hostel in Sri Lanka may have been poisoned by noxious pesticides, police say.

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In the wake of the controversial decision made by the Attorney General (AG) Parinda Ranasinghe (Jnr.), Presidents Counsel to discharge three suspects implicated in the case involving the murder of ...

Independence has been a long mirage in Ceylon / Sri Lanka, where history seems to repeat itself as tragedy and farce in equal measure. This week, the geostrategic Indian Ocean island is set to mark 77 ...

‘Operation Colombo’ was followed by ‘Operation Condor’ in Chile and Argentina. Meanwhile, a colonial model and pattern of dependent economic development and under-development was cultivated with the ...

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The European Union (EU), through the UNIDO-implemented BESPA-FOOD project, is supporting Sri Lanka’s coconut industry in implementing a comprehensive ten-year strategic plan and a roadmap aimed at ...

To mitigate potential misuse of the duty-free privilege, the government could establish clear limits, allowing MPs to import vehicles up to a certain value. Any excess would be subject to regular tax ...

Slain Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge’s widow Sonali Samarasinghe is tipped to be appointed as Minister Counsellor at Sri Lanka’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, the Daily Mirror ...

The Sri Lankan Cricket Team is a very good One Day Cricket Team, but a very poor Test Match Team because they play Test Match Cricket in the manner one may play One Day Cricket especially with strokes ...

According to Professor Charitha Herath, the foreign debt was at $ 91 billion in February 2024 (‘tatu nodena nayata kaa satutu vima: Lankadeepa of 9/2/24). His statement is very important for our ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) – Sri Lanka today marked the 77th anniversary of its independence from British colonial rule.