Lankan kidnapped in Nigeria released

The Sri Lankan engineer, D A Karunadasa, who was abducted in Nigeria for ransom, has been released by his abductors, Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith P Perera said. MORE...

May 28, 2015  09:48 am|

Huge ransom demanded for kidnapped Sri Lankan

Kidnappers have demanding a huge ransom for the release of a Sri Lankan national who was abducted during a brazen kidnapping operation at the boundary of Ondo and Kogi States, Nigerian media reported today. MORE..

May 21, 2015  09:53 am|

Sangakkara honoured at Asian Awards 2015 in London

Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara was presented with the award for Outstanding Contribution to Sport at the fifth Annual Asian Awards held in London last night. MORE..

April 18, 2015  09:10 am|

President to attend Commonwealth Day Observances today

President Maithripala Sirisena, as the Chair in Office of the Commonwealth, will attend the Commonwealth Day Observances, themed ‘A Young Commonwealth’, today (09). MORE...

March 9, 2015  11:37 am|

President leaves for London on a three-day visit

President Maithripala Sirisena accompanied by First Lady Jayanthi Sirisena today left for the United Kingdom on a three-day official visit. MORE..

March 7, 2015  10:34 am|

Sri Lankan woman killed in hit and run in London

A mother-of-two who died in a hit and run crash fled Sri Lanka’s civil war eight years ago and had only recently been reunited with her husband and daughter in London. MORE..

February 28, 2015  10:09 am|

Sri Lankan sisters charged over housing benefit scam

Two Sri Lankan sisters who raked in £183,000 in a six-year housing benefit scam could face jail in Ilford north-eastern Greater London, England. MORE..

February 12, 2015  03:47 pm|