- September 4, 20260 CommentColombo Times chief meets with new Bangladesh high commissioner in ColomboCOLOMBO : Colombo Times chief. editor Mohammed. Rasooldeen paid a courtesy call on the. new Bangladesh high commissioner, DM Salahuddin Mahmud , who presented. his credentials to the. president of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayakr recently in Colombo. Following. exchange of greetings , the two parties discussed matters of. mutual interests.Local
- September 4, 20260 CommentSri Lanka,India to Finalize Agreements for KKS Port DevelopmentCOLOMBO : Sri Lanka and India held a special discussion today to expedite the finalisation of proposed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for the development of the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Port with the support of the Indian Government. The discussion was held at the Ministry premises under the leadership of Minister of Energy, Ports and Civil Aviation...Business, Economy
- September 4, 20260 CommentSpecial Interfaith Prayers recited for those who died in recent floods in NepalCoKOMBO : A special interfaith prayer and condolence programme was held at the Embassy of Nepal in Sri Lanka today (03/09/2026) to express solidarity with the people of Nepal affected by the recent devastating floods. Prayers were offered for those who lost their lives in the floods, for those who have been affected, and for...Local
- September 4, 20260 CommentWhat one small clinic tells us about Sri Lanka’s futureDr. Aleksander (Sasha) Bodiroza, UNFPA Regional Director a.i. for Asia and the Pacific COLOMBO :The road to Meeriyabedda winds through the hills above Passara, past tea estates and small communities where distance makes basic health care hard to reach. At the end of that road sits a small, pale pink clinic. Newly renovated, it is...Local
- September 3, 20260 CommentU.S.-Sri Lanka Partnership Seizes 463 KG of Crystal Methamphetamine in Joint Counternarcotics OperationCOLOMBO— The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Delhi Country Office and Sri Lanka’s Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) conducted a successful joint operation disrupting a Pakistan-based narcotrafficking network attempting to smuggle crystal methamphetamine through Sri Lanka to international markets. Acting on intelligence developed by DEA’s Foreign Counterparts Unit Pakistan Anti-Narcotics Force Special Investigations Cell between...Local
