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Police have arrested 40 foreigners staying in Sri Lanka who were involved in online financial scams yesterday morning (06). Police Media Division said that the arrested group of foreigners include 30 Chinese, 4 Indian and 6 Thai…

Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says the political trauma Sri Lanka had to experience two years ago was a result of both internal and external factors. Addressing a discussion organised by the U.S. think…

56 Pakistanis imprisoned in Sri Lanka for several years are finally set to leave today. Their return follows months of diplomatic negotiations by the Pakistani government. A chartered flight has been dispatched to Sri Lanka to bring back…

The Ministry of Finance says the special import tax on potatoes has been increased by Rs. 10 per kilogram. Meanwhile, the special import tax on a kilogram of big onions has been raised by Rs. 20. Accordingly, the government has…

India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday (October 04) on an official visit. Upon arriving in the island, the foreign minister was welcomed by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary Aruni…

India’s external Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be visiting Sri Lanka this week and call on newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who assumed office on September 23, Indian media reported today. His visit to Colombo would…

President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Masatsugu Asakawa, congratulated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election as the President of Sri Lanka, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. In his message, Mr. Asakawa…

The High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka, Paul Stephens, held a courtesy meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (02) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. During the discussion, the High Commissioner…

Sri Lanka Police announced the appointment of a special team to reopen investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks. A senior police officer stated that the necessary plans for this initiative are currently being formulated. During a…

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung met with Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ambassador said she looks forward to strengthening the U.S.-Sri Lanka partnership and working together on shared…