A group of Sri Lankans have been detained in Mauritius after they were duped by human smugglers. Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Seychelles, Tikiri Herath Gunathilaka said that the Sri Lankans had paid huge sums of money and travelled to Mauritius expecting employment. However he said the …
May 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka lags far behind in women’s participation in the workforce, especially compared to other middle-income countries and a recent survey by the World Bank has shown that challenges faced by women at work places and parenting and caregiving responsibilities are the main …
The number of people affected by drought in Sri Lanka has increased to 613,326, according to a situation report released on Monday by the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre (DMC). DMC reported that people in 11 administrative districts in the Northe…
President Maithripala Sirisena addressing the Sri Lankan community living in London said that the attempts made by some to hide the truth and promote the falsehood are a hindrance to the forward march of the Motherland. Therefore, the President invited…
Mar 23, Colombo: The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs, has introduced a new system to submit documentation relating to Sri Lankans deceased abroad. Through the new system, r…
26 Sri Lankans who were denied asylum by Australia and Switzerland have arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (Mar. 14). 15 deported Sri Lankans arrived from Australia in a special flight. The other 11 have been deported from Switzerland. Our airport corre…
Different organisations and groups of “patriotic “ Sri Lankans based in the UK have joined hands to protest against what they say are the “double standards” of the British Government which hastily asked its High Commissioner in Colombo, James Dauris to…
COLOMBO (Reuters) – More than 15 million Sri Lankans are set to vote on Saturday in long-delayed local elections after a bitter fight between the two main ruling coalition partners that threatens the unity government’s future reforms. They are the first island-wide polls since the coalition government took …
Thousands of Sri Lankans thronged the Zaabeel Park on Friday to celebrate the Sri Lankan Day event, hosted by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka to mark two events – the 70th anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka as well as 25th Anniversary of estab…
Charitha Yattogoda, Consul-General of Sri Lanka, highlighted the friendship between two countries since the establishment the diplomatic relations in 1979. Speaking about the uniqueness of Sri Lanka’s bilateral relationship with the UAE, Yattogoda said: “The uniqueness of Sri Lanka’s bilateral …