The government last month revised a gazette notification issued in April last year. The new notification allowed both burials and cremations.

The bilateral talks are expected to focus on various sectors including trade, investment, health, education, agriculture, technology, defence and tourism.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's planned address to the Sri Lankan Parliament, during his upcoming visit to the island country, has been cancelled.

The Home Ministry cited the data provided by the Tamil Nadu government's Commissionerate of Rehabilitation and Welfare of non-resident Tamils.

“We will not allow those responsible for designing and enabling this tragedy to escape justice. We will never allow extremism to raise its head again, in this country, he said in his address marking...

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement that Ashantha has resigned from the post with immediate effect, citing personal reasons.

Last week, India lodged a strong protest with Sri Lanka over the death of four fishermen in a collision between their vessel and a naval craft of the island nation, saying steps should be taken to...

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in India is expected to arrive in the island nation on Wednesday.

The two Sri Lankan nationals arrested were operating from Chennai and they were the mastermind in organizing and transporting the contraband that was seized from the fishing boat Shenaya Duwa.

Sri Lanka has completely reopened its borders to tourists and international arrivals, after flight operations were suspended 10 months ago in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.