Air India to begin Varanasi, Colombo direct flights: PM Modi
May 12, 2017 (LBO) – Air India will operate direct flights between Colombo and Varanasi from August this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, speaking at …
May 12, 2017 (LBO) – Air India will operate direct flights between Colombo and Varanasi from August this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, speaking at …
Apr 26, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national government has offered ex-Army chief Sarath Fonseka the task of upholding discipline in the country by taking a …
President Maithripala Sirisena has granted a service extension to Navy Commander Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijeyagunaratne, media reports said. This extension has …
Jan 26, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet nod has been received to obtain a 50 million US dollar loan from a Russian bank to purchase military equipment …
Jan 18, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President, as the Defence Minister, has proposed to the cabinet that the firearms ordinance should be amended as a timely …
Jan 16, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will deal with her troubled past honestly and truthfully, Foreign Minister Managala Samaraweera said, speaking at the Chatham …
Jan 06, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s marxist JVP says the island nation will have to let India control the Trincomalee harbour as a result of giving Hambantota …
Jan 06, 2017 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka should bring in international prosecutors and judges to help investigate alleged atrocities in the civil war that ended in …
Jan 02, 2017 (Reuters) – India and Sri Lanka agreed to release fishermen in each others' custody, a joint statement said on Monday, a move that is likely to …
Dec 15, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Prime Minister today expressed his gratitude to the Navy Commander and the entire staff for rescuing the two ships that were …
Dec 07, 2016 (Reuters) – A U.N. rights watchdog called on Sri Lanka on Wednesday to investigate "routine torture" of detainees by security forces and rebuked …
Dec 07, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved President’s proposal to liquidate Rakna Araksha Lanka according to the guidance of Attorney …
Dec 01, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered the Inspector General of Police to report back to him about those who use a …
Nov 02, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Co-cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne on Wednesday accused a former brigadier for literally forming the ‘Ava’ violent …
Oct 28, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka faces the challenge of balancing reconciliation with accountability in addressing the ethnic conflict, Karu Jayasuriya, speaker …
A 27 member delegation of the Sri Lankan Army PACES (Pakistan Army Physical Agility and Combat Efficiency System) met with High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri …
A top level delegation headed by the President of the Korea National Defence University (KNDU), Lieutenant General Seung Ho Wee, visited Sri Lanka from October …
Sept 06, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government told Parliament today that there is no agreement signed with the Indian government or with an Indian Company …
Aug 24, 2016 (LBO) - A multinational team led by U.S. Pacific Command has concluded a week-long assistance program in Jaffna, providing general medical care …
Aug 11, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved the purchase of new fighter aircraft following a proposal by President Maithripala Sirisena who is also …