ADB fast-tracks $4 Bn crisis support; Sri Lanka among beneficiaries
2026-06-12
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has moved swiftly with $4 billion in financing to help countries withstand the economic shocksContinue Reading
Kuwait temporarily closes airspace due to Iranian attacks
2026-06-11
Kuwait temporarily closed its airspace early Thursday and diverted flights to alternative airports as a precautionary measure, citing escalating regionalContinue Reading
Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz
2026-06-10
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a US base in Jordan and 21 other targets inContinue Reading
Flights suspended after missile strike on Kuwait Airport
2026-06-03
Air traffic at Kuwait International Airport was suspended and flights diverted to nearby airports after Iranian missiles and drones struckContinue Reading
Iran says it targeted US Fifth Fleet headquarters and airbase in response to US attacks
2026-06-03
Iran said it targeted American bases in the region and a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz in response toContinue Reading
Amnesty International warns of entrenched impunity as Sri Lanka marks 17 years since the war’s end
2026-05-18
Amnesty International South Asia has warned that Sri Lanka’s failure to deliver on repeated commitments for credible investigations into wartimeContinue Reading
UAE has been launching secret attacks on Iran amid US-Israeli war: Report
2026-05-12
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been secretly carrying out a series of attacks against Iran amid the ongoing US-IsraeliContinue Reading
US Army chief of staff and two other generals fired amid Iran war
2026-04-03
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday fired the US Army chief of staff and two other generals as theContinue Reading
Iran war triggers helium shortage, hits semiconductor supply
2026-03-20
Since the war in Iran started February 28, worries about oil and gas have made the biggest headlines and sparkedContinue Reading
Iran is ‘confident’ it could counter a U.S. ground invasion – Foreign Minister
2026-03-06
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that his country is ready for a ground invasion by American troops asContinue Reading
Commemoration marks 80 years since the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japan
2025-08-21
The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka held a grand reception in Colombo on Wednesday (20), to commemorate the 80th anniversaryContinue Reading
Fonseka not happy with President’s remarks at Ranaviru ceremony
2025-05-29
Former Army Commander, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, says he does not agree with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s statement that allContinue Reading
Mano calls on President to address root causes of the 30-year war
2025-05-20
Leader of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA), MP Mano Ganesan, has called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to address theContinue Reading
“The war was fought not to capture anyone, but for peace”- MR
2025-05-20
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says the war was fought to secure peace in the country, not to capture anyone. HeContinue Reading
Victims of Sri Lanka’s civil war seek justice – HRW
2025-05-20
Opportunity for New Government to Commit to Accountability By Meenakshi Ganguly Last weekend, Tamils in Sri Lanka gathered to commemorateContinue Reading
CID launches probe into gold recovered during Sri Lanka war
2025-05-05
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched a probe into the approximately 10,000 items of gold jewellery that were recoveredContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Army returns wartime recovered Gold to Police
2025-05-02
Gold and Silver belonging to civilians, which had been with the LTTE during Sri Lanka’s civil war and were subsequentlyContinue Reading
38 years later, woman and child killed during war receive proper burial in Jaffna
2025-03-26
The bodies of a woman and child that had been buried under a house during Sri Lanka’s civil war haveContinue Reading
