Latest Sri Lanka News Updates and Breaking News
On 18th February, Sri Lankan Musician Dasun Madushan has been arrested at London Heathrow Airport for trying to smuggle 2 kilograms of cocaine hidden in two bags of coffee inside two suitcases, authorities said on Saturday. Customs and Border Protection police officers searched his suitcases upon suspicion and found a plastic coffee bag containing white […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: At least 11 people were killed and 24 others rescued Sunday after the boat they were traveling in capsized off of Sri Lanka’s southwestern coast, police said. The boat was among 19 that took part in a religious festival procession from the fishing town of Beruwala, around 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of […]
The Governor has today appointed Edappadi K Palaniwami, Party Headquarters Secretary of AIADMK as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and invited him to form the ministry at the earliest,” a Raj Bhavan release said. The Governor’s invitation came “in acceptance” of the letter submitted by Palaniswami on February 14, saying he had been elected as […]
Police in the Netherlands have stepped up security at a school after staff and students received threats following the suicide of a 15-year-old boy, allegedly due to bullying. Tharukshan Selvam, from Sri Lanka, left a note saying he was being harassed by other students at Grotius College, in the city of Heerlen, and online. His […]
Several people have been injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port and industrial zone. The plan envisages the eviction of thousands of villagers around Hambantota port, 240km (150 miles) south-east of the capital Colombo. Police used tear gas as the protest delayed a ceremony being attended by […]
The world’s tallest Christmas tree has been unveiled in Sri Lanka just in time for Christmas after four months of hard work by hundreds of helpers. The 73-meter (238-foot) artificial tree in the country’s capital, Colombo, is 18 meters (59 feet) taller than the current record holder, organizers said. The tree’s steel-and-wire frame is covered […]
This is about Pasandi. She is a 12 year old little girl who lives in Sri Lanka. Addteq and the Iris Foundation knows Pasandi through one of our beloved colleagues. He came to us in an effort to get help for his niece. There is a deadline for the funds which is January 10th. Here […]
Shocking footage shows a fight at a wedding that purportedly erupted after the bride’s ex put incriminating photos of her on tables at the reception. A series of videos from the party, believed to have been held in Toronto, Canada, shows a violent scuffle in the middle of the venue. Guests are seen throwing punches and […]
Sri Lankan Airlines as part of its enhanced focus on the Middle Eastern travel market will resume operations from October 30. Muscat Daily had reported in September that Sri Lankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka were considering a merger and that Mihin Lanka was to be taken over around October. Its aircraft was to be re-branded […]
Sri Lanka’s financial crimes police have arrested five persons connected to Entrust Securitas, a regulated primary dealer in government bonds, over a 4.2 billion rupees fraud, a media report said. Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror newspaper said Dharmapriya Bandara Dassanayake (Chairman), Chanuka Ratwatte (managing director), Romesha Dushanthi Senarath (Executive Director), Sanjeewa Dayaratne and Niloshan Romelo Mendis […]
At least 60 children were hospitalised after the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road in Agarapathana on the Agarapathana-Thalawakale Road this morning. Police said the bus was travelling from Thalawakale to Dayagama when the accident occurred. The injured children were admitted to the Manrasi Hospital with minor injuries.
