RUZAIK FAROOK COLOMBO — Sameera Mehboobdeen, the on Sri Lankan activist who was detained by Israeli forces during the Sumud Flotilla mission, said here that she was held inside a container and detained continuously for three days without food or water. Sameera was addressing a press conference on Tuesday, May 26 in Colombo . According...

MINA : More than 1.6m pilgrims gather in Mina as Hajj enters Day of TarwiyahSecurity forces have been deployed across the holy sites to regulate pedestrian flow and manage crowd densityMINA: More than 1.6 million pilgrims have gathered in Mina as Hajj enters the Day of Tarwiyah, marking the start of the most intensive phase...

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka’s total exports, comprising both merchandise and services, reached US$ 1,380.93 million in April 2026, recording a year-on-year growth of 6 % compared to April 2025 said Chairman of EDB Mr mangala Wijesinghe. According to provisional data released by Sri Lanka Customs, together with estimated figures for Gems & Jewellery and Petroleum...

COLOMBO : The International Conference on Quality Education 2026, jointly organized by the International Association For Quality Education (IAFQE) and Amazon College, was held recently at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The conference brought together academics, education professionals, researchers, and 17 international delegates from India and Nepal to discuss the advancement of...

COLOMBO ; Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the squads for the national team’s upcoming tour of the West Indies in 2026, covering all three formats of the game, One Day Internationals, Twenty20 Internationals, and Tests. The tour is scheduled to commence with the ODI series, followed by the T20I fixtures and concluding with the Test...