July 2026

COLOMBO — Citing escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Sri Lanka's growing importance as a maritime hub in the Indian Ocean, Japan on Tuesday said strengthening the island nation's border health infrastructure had become essential to safeguarding global trade and public health, as it inaugurated a new Port Health Office at the Port of Colombo. "Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Sri Lanka's strategic importance as a safe and reliable maritime hub in the Ind

COLOMBO — A senior lawyer who sits on the governing National People's Power's leadership council and executive council has publicly broken with the government over its bid to extend the retirement age of judges, saying neither body ever took such a decision — and that he was told to keep his mouth shut when he raised the question internally. Speaking at a media briefing attended by President's Counsel and senior members of the Bar, Attorney-at-Law Lal Wijenayake, a veteran of the country's left

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A coalition of six Tamil-speaking political parties has formally requested a meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in what could be the first coordinated political initiative since the parties agreed earlier this month to work together on issues affecting Sri Lanka's Tamil-speaking communities despite their longstanding political differences. The request, made in a letter to the president following a meeting on Friday at the Parliament complex, comes as the gover