Colombo

The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts including the US Ambassador in Colombo as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully…

Measures have been taken to suspend the official duties of Dr. Rukshan Bellana, who served as the Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital. The relevant letter has been issued under the official letterhead of the Ministry of…

Floods cannot be allowed to continue to disrupt the lives of the people of Colombo, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated. The Prime Minister made this remark while addressing the media following the Colombo District Disaster…

The Indian Navy’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant has arrived at Colombo Harbour today. The vessel arrived in Colombo on an invitation extended by the Sri Lanka Navy to join the forthcoming International Fleet Review 2025 (IFR).…

The price of a 22-carat gold sovereign in Sri Lanka has surpassed Rs. 330,000 for the first time today (14). As of 10:30 a.m., the price of a 22-carat gold sovereign in the Colombo Pettah market has risen to Rs. 337,600, up from Rs.…

Bodies of two males have been found in two separate locations in Colombo, according to police. One body was found in Grandpass, while the other was recovered in Dehiwala. The first body was located last evening (29) at the Ingurukade…

An accident occurred this morning (26), when a tree fell onto a private passenger bus on Olcott Mawatha in Colombo, near the railway headquarters. The incident resulted in significant traffic congestion in the area.

Security has been beefed up at the Colombo National Hospital and surrounding areas from this morning (26), Ada Derana reporter said. This comes after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested former President Ranil…

Sri Lanka is set to end tax breaks for the Port City Colombo project being implemented by a Chinese state-run firm as part of commitments under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package, a move expected to hit the viability of…

While acknowledging the disciplinary action taken against former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Nilantha Jayawardena as positive step, the Archdiocese of Colombo has stated that what…