Sri Lankan

Young Tamil actor, Indira Kumar has reportedly died by suicide. He passed away on February 19 in Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. Indra Kumar was reportedly a Sri Lankan Tamil and had been staying in a refugee camp in Chennai.Indira Kumar had…

Colombo, July 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Elections Commission (EC) has increased the voting time for the upcoming parliamentary polls by an hour, it was reported on Tuesday.In a statement on Monday, the Commission said the revised polling time…

Colombo, Oct 14 (IANS) Sri Lankan presidential candidate and former Defence Minister, Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he was committed to make his country a secure, prosperous nation where all communities could co-exist in harmony.…

Colombo, Sep 25 (IANS) A 70-year-old elephant in Sri Lanka, whose emaciated state sparked a backlash earlier this year, has died, an animal rights charity said. Tikiri was among 60 elephants who were forced to march at the Perahera festival…

Lahore, Sep 12 (IANS) Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has expressed disappointment after 10 Sri Lankan players have decided to pull out of their country's upcoming tour of Pakistan for the three ODIs and as many T20I matches. Expressing his…

Chennai, July 24 (IANS) Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi will essay Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan in a biopic written and directed by MS Sripathy."I am happy to be associated with the Muttiah Muralitharan biopic. He is an…

Leeds, June 22 (IANS) Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne hailed pacer Lasith Malinga as a "legend" after the latter's performance in their recent shock win over tournament favourites England at the 2019 ICC World Cup. "I think he's a…

Colombo, April 24 (IANS) Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday confirmed that Easter Sunday suicide bombings toll has touched 359 which includes several foreigners.So far 58 suspects have been arrested from different areas of the island,…

Colombo, April 22 (IANS) The government on Monday blamed a Sri Lankan Muslim group for the serial bombings that killed 290 people in the country on Easter Sunday and said the attacks were "a colossal intelligence failure".The National…

Colombo, April 22 (IANS) Sri Lankan Police on Monday confirmed that 14 people have been arrests so far for the deadly explosions that ripped through the island nation on Easter Sunday killing over 200 people, and injuring above 500 others.…