Sri Lankan riot police last Wednesday attacked a protest march of about 1,000 Colombo port workers opposed to the government’s plan to privatise the East Terminal of Colombo harbour. The police ...

Customs officials say group allegedly hid 5kg of ‘kush’ in false walls of bags on return from Bangkok holiday ...

COLOMBO – Police imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka’s capital and surrounding areas on Friday, a day before a planned protest demanding the resignations of the country’s president and prime minister ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Amantha Perera and Joanna Slater, The Washington Post COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Suicide bombers struck churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, ...

The isolation status in 25 police areas in Colombo and Gampaha Districts will be continued from 5.00 am today as those areas remain high-risk areas for COVID-19. According to the health authorities, ...

(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a 21 February 2003 FMM press release: Police obstruct journalists reporting at JVP demonstration The FMM strongly condemns the police water canon attack (mixed with tear ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A special Sri Lankan police team has begun investigating a fire on a ship anchored off its capital, as the government seeks to take legal action against the ...