ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has expressed its regrets on inconsistent application of human rights principles by the United Nations Human Rights Council as the island nation delivered its statement at the ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake affirmed that the National People’s Power (NPP) government is committed to eradicate the criminal underworld that operates within the legal state. The President ...

Upcoming elite cyclist Chamod de Silva of Police Cycling Club emerged as the overall champion of the 26th Tour de Air Force ...

Chamod de Silva of the Police Cycling Club was crowned the overall champion of the 26th Tour de Air Force, a prestigious three-day cycling race organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force. The event, which ...

The 2025 budget – the first under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake – reveals a delicate balancing act between adhering to ...

Sri Lanka has announced a defence budget of LKR442 billion (USD1.5 billion) for 2025. According to budgetary documents ...

Since the mid-20th century, US presidents have flown on special planes designated as "Air Force One" while carrying out their official duties. Nicknamed the "flying Oval Office," today's Air Force ...

Samuel King will share insights from his studies of Buddhism in rural Sri Lanka and his ... t ensure unfettered access to limited spaces like the Oval Office and Air Force One, Budowich said. He said ...

The White House said Friday it was indefinitely blocking Associated Press journalists from Air Force One and the Oval Office, escalating a row with the US news agency over its refusal to call the ...

(Colombo/October 30/2024) ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s President Anura Disanayake has met Air Force officials to discuss the country’s security situation after a spate of brazen killings around the ...

In November 2017, the Financial Action Task Force on money laundering and terrorist financing listed Sri Lanka as non-compliant but reported subsequently that Sri Lanka had made good progress in ...

Police in Sri Lanka say the gunman used a revolver which was smuggled in a hollowed-out book. No injuries were reported among passengers of the train, which derailed after striking the elephants.