UK sanctions : Wartime President Mahinda responds
2025-03-26
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has categorically rejected the UK Government’s allegation of widespread human rights violations during military operations atContinue Reading
UK sanctions : Sri Lanka officially responds
2025-03-26
Media Release : Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry UK FCDO Press Release entitled “UK Sanctions for Human Rights Violations and AbusesContinue Reading
‘Festival of Netball 2025’ officially launched at SL High Commission in the UK
2025-03-18
The Sri Lankan High Commission in the United Kingdom has hosted the official launch of “Festival of Netball 2025”, anContinue Reading
Knighthood for British MP of Sri Lankan origin
2025-01-01
Ranil Jayawardena, a former MP and former deputy leader of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in the United Kingdom hasContinue Reading
Sri Lankan asylum seekers arrive in UK from Diego Garcia
2024-12-04
A group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers who became stranded on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) of Diego GarciaContinue Reading
Sri Lankans stranded on Diego Garcia for three years allowed to enter UK
2024-11-06
Dozens of Sri Lankans stranded on the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia for more than three years areContinue Reading
Probe launched into Lankan cadet officer reported missing in the UK
2024-09-10
Government authorities state information is yet to be received on Sri Lankan Officer Cadet Mohammed Aneek who was officially commissionedContinue Reading
Sri Lankan Officer Commissioned in Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
2024-08-13
Sri Lankan Officer Cadet Mohammed Aneek has been officially commissioned as an officer following his successful completion of the rigorousContinue Reading
UK riots: 400 arrested amid far-right violence nationwide
2024-08-06
Fireworks were let off and a police van was damaged as far-right and anti-racist demonstrators clashed in Plymouth amid aContinue Reading
Sri Lanka wants Tara back from the UK
2024-07-16
Many antiquities taken from the country by the United Kingdom during the colonial period, including the statue of Tara, willContinue Reading
PM Modi Invites UK PM Keir Starmer for Early Visit to India
2024-07-08
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his telephonic conversation with newly-elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, invited him for an earlyContinue Reading
Uma Kumaran of Sri Lankan descent elected to UK parliament
2024-07-05
Uma Kumaran, a British national of Sri Lankan descent, has been successful in her bid to be elected as theContinue Reading
UK election : Labour Party wins after 14 years
2024-07-05
Sir Keir Starmer has declared “change begins now” after winning a landslide victory at the UK general election. The LabourContinue Reading
NPP Leader in the UK to address Sri Lankan community
2024-06-14
National Peoples’ Power (NPP) Leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake has left for the United Kingdom (UK) for a meeting withContinue Reading
UK parliament dissolves ahead of election
2024-05-30
The British parliament dissolved on Thursday (May 30) ahead of a Jul 4 general election, which looks set to bringContinue Reading
Sri Lankan origin candidate elected Mayor of British town
2024-05-17
Elango Elavalakan of Sri Lankan – origin has been elected Mayor of Ipswich Borough Council in the United Kingdom. LabourContinue Reading
UK Visa : British HC warns of fake agents
2024-05-10
The British High Commission in Sri Lanka has warned Sri Lankans of a scam by fake agents claiming to provideContinue Reading
Second Sri Lanka – UK Strategic Dialogue held in Colombo
2024-05-09
Sri Lanka and the UK have discussed ways to maximise trade under the concessional trade facility -the Developing Country TradingContinue Reading