Japan promises PM infrastructure, maritime aid

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged aid to Sri Lanka on Tuesday in a meeting with his counterpart, Ranil Wickremsinghe, and reiterated a promise to help Sri Lanka bolster its maritime security and to provide patrol ships. MORE...

October 6, 2015  11:16 pm|

Lankan engineer in NZ sacked due to Rs 2.1 M phone bill

A Sri Lankan-born engineer has been sacked from an NZ power company after running up $NZ23,500 in roaming charges on his work phone on a trip back to Sri Lanka and then turning up for work a day late. MORE...

September 30, 2015  01:27 pm|

NZ welcomes reconciliation moves in Sri Lanka

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully has welcomed the Sri Lankan Government’s announcement it will establish a Truth & Reconciliation Commission to help the country recover from its decades-long civil war. MORE...

September 16, 2015  12:01 pm|

Sri Lankan dies in NZ car crash

A Sri Lankan national has died in a two-car crash near Riversdale in Southland, New Zealand. MORE..

August 29, 2015  12:47 pm|