The move is reportedly to reduce the expenditure associated with safeguarding former leaders.

Himalee Arunatilaka was fined hundreds of thousands of dollars by an Australian court.

The man’s post from wished the LTTE leader a happy birthday.  

Pro-government paramilitary leader Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, also known as Karuna Amman, was seen leaving Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department in Colombo last week after giving a statement over the disappearance of former Eastern University Vice Chancellor Prof. Sivasubramaniam Raveendranath. 

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) is set to visit China next month, marking his second scheduled foreign visit after his recent trip to New Delhi. 

During a press briefing in Beijing, AFP inquired about the planned visit, to which Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning responded by reaffirming the strength of Sino-Sri Lankan relations.

Over 100 refugees from Myanmar, including around 25 children, arrived in Mullivaikkal last week.

Director Vetrimaaran is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers working in the Tamil industry today.

Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to India saw him receive the grandest of receptions, in a sign that New Delhi is firmly pressing ahead with its plans to increase its footprint on the island.

Dissanayake has established a controversial new Presidential Task Force, with the heads of the armed forces and no Tamils or Muslims.