6 refugees held for attempting to escape to Sri Lanka illegally in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam

Mar 08, 2023

They were arrested from a hostel in Velankanni area of Nagapattinam during a raid.

Sri Lanka PM declares emergency as President Rajapaksa flees to Maldives

Jul 13, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 : Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday declared an emergency and imposed a curfew in the western...

UK plans deportation of Lankan refugees to 'third country'

Oct 22, 2022

London [UK], October 23 : The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to 'a...

China 'spy vessel' reinforces its attempt to exploit Sri Lanka

Aug 24, 2022

Beijing [China], August 24 : China's unswerving manoeuvre to dock the Yuan Wang 5, missile and satellite tracking ship at Hambantota port in Sri...

MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship sinks off coast of Sri Lanka

Jun 03, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 : Fire stricken Singapore registered MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship, which caught fire near the Colombo harbor, had sunk...

'Gota Go Gama' demonstrators deny 'false claims' of meeting Sri Lanka President

Jun 02, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 2 : Demonstrators against Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led government in Sri Lanka have denied claims that they had met the Sri...