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Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lankan President denies he was informed about Easter Sunday...

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday evening denied reports that he had prior knowledge of the Easter...

31 May 2019 8:38 AM IST

Trump gave US importers less than five days notice about his decision to increase the rate on the USD 200 billion category of goods to 25 percent. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka signs port deal with India, Japan to develop container...

The three countries are to work out details of the deal at joint working group meetings to be held inn the future.

29 May 2019 8:37 PM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lankan President may attend Modi's swearing-in-ceremony

Earlier, President Sirisena congratulated PM Modi on his victory in the general election. Sirisena tweeted to inform...

25 May 2019 3:16 PM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

'Leave my country alone': SL President tells Islamic State

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed...

1 May 2019 2:25 PM IST

Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo has said that it will reopen on Wednesday, seven weeks after the five star property was attacked by a suicide bomber on Easter Sunday. (Photo: AP)

In surprise move, Sri Lanka extends emergency for another month

The emergency can be declared for a month at a time, and parliament must ratify it within 10 days.

22 Jun 2019 11:05 AM IST

A separate parliamentary probe is also underway to fix responsibility of ignoring the intelligence warnings about the impending attacks. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan police officials to face criminal charges for Easter Sunday...

Sirisena also suspended police chief Pujith Jayasundera and his top defense bureaucrat Hemasiri Fernando after the...

21 Jun 2019 7:55 PM IST

All public church services were cancelled after the Easter Sunday bomb blasts. (Photo: AP)

Two sulking Muslim ministers in Sri Lanka return to government fold

Muslim Cabinet minister and two provincial governors were accused of having sponsored National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ)...

19 Jun 2019 3:33 PM IST

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Lanka MPs defy Prez on blast probe

Muslim leaders tell Parliamentary panel they alerted officials repeatedly on radicalisation.

12 Jun 2019 2:30 AM IST

A plaque put next to the sapling read Asoka Saraca asoca, planted by Prime Minister Modi in Colombo on June 9, 2019. (Photo: Twitter)

Deep roots, strong relationship: PM Modi plants tree at Sri Lanka...

PM Modi is in Sri Lanka on the second leg of his first foreign visit after the elections last month.

9 Jun 2019 5:00 PM IST

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Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena vows to block Easter attacks...

A ministerial source told AFP Sirisena has refused to allow any police, military or intelligence personnel to testify...

8 Jun 2019 11:00 AM IST

Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)

9 ministers, 2 Guv from Muslim community in SL resign over Easter...

The Muslim politicians also protested what they term the government's inability to ensure the safety of their community.

4 Jun 2019 11:51 AM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

No proof that terrorists involved in Easter bombings had travelled to...

Sri Lanka was hit by a wave of bombings on Easter Sunday in which over 250 people were killed.

1 Jun 2019 10:39 AM IST