Latest Sri Lanka News & Breaking Stories

Mar 29 2015 March 29, 2015 April 6, 2026 3 Comments 5:32 pm

Aaron Finch and David Warner hoist Michael Clarke on their shoulders - Cricket World Cup 2015

Australia win World Cup in Clarke’s fitting farewell

March 29, 2015 - 5:32 pm

Michael Clarke signed off from one-day internationals with 74 as a dominant Australia won their fifth cricket World Cup after crushing New Zealand by seven wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 29 2015 March 29, 2015 April 6, 2026 No Comment 2:07 pm

Mihin Lanka flight returns

March 29, 2015 - 2:07 pm

A Mihin Lanka flight en-route to Dhaka from Colombo was forced to return to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Sunday due to a technical failure.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 29 2015 March 29, 2015 April 6, 2026 1 Comment 9:07 am

Michael Clarke shares his thoughts with Brendon McCullum

New Zealand ‘fearless’ ahead of World Cup final

March 29, 2015 - 9:07 am

New Zealand are sticking with the same team, and the same fearless approach, for Sunday’s World Cup final against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 29 2015 March 29, 2015 April 6, 2026 4 Comments 8:18 am

Mattala To Be Leased Out

March 29, 2015 - 8:18 am

The Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited says plans are in progress to lease out the Mattala Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport to several local and foreign companies.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 28 2015 March 28, 2015 April 6, 2026 No Comment 9:13 am

Dharmasena, Kettleborough to supervise final

March 28, 2015 - 9:13 am

Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena and England’s Richard Kettleborough will be the on-field umpires for Sunday’s World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand in Melbourne, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 28 2015 March 28, 2015 April 6, 2026 No Comment 8:26 am

President Maithripala Sirisena’s brother dies

March 28, 2015 - 8:26 am

Priyantha Sirisena, the brother of President Maithripala Sirisena, who was treated at a private hospital in Colombo after an axe attack died this morning at the age of 40.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 27 2015 March 27, 2015 April 6, 2026 No Comment 9:18 am

Obama nominates Indian-American as ambassador to Sri Lanka, Maldives

March 27, 2015 - 9:18 am

President Barack Obama has nominated an Indian-American, a former official at its Embassy in New Delhi, as the next US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 27 2015 March 27, 2015 April 6, 2026 No Comment 9:06 am

President’s Fund gives Namal Udugama Rs. 1 million for treatment

March 27, 2015 - 9:06 am

On the special approval of President Maithripala Sirisena, the President’s Fund has provided Rs. one million to vocalist Namal Udugama for treatment for a liver problem.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 27 2015 March 27, 2015 April 6, 2026 3 Comments 7:28 am

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena met Chinese President Xi Jinping

Sri Lanka promises port project to resume after problems “sorted” – China

March 27, 2015 - 7:28 am

China said on Thursday that Sri Lanka’s visiting president had promised work would resume on a controversial Chinese-backed port development in Colombo that his administration had earlier suspended.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 26 2015 March 26, 2015 April 6, 2026 1 Comment 9:12 pm

President’s brother injured in attack

March 26, 2015 - 9:12 pm

Priyantha Sirisena, a brother of President Maithripala Sirisena, has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Polonnaruwa Hospital following an alleged attack, hospital sources said.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 26 2015 March 26, 2015 April 6, 2026 2 Comments 6:19 pm

India Vs Australia Cricket World Cup - 2015

Australia moves into World Cup final after win over India – Cricket World Cup 2015

March 26, 2015 - 6:19 pm

Australia’s pace bowlers have finished the job Steve Smith started to send the co-host storming into a seventh World Cup final with a 95-run victory over champion India at the SCG.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 26 2015 March 26, 2015 April 6, 2026 5 Comments 1:02 pm

Court orders investigation into Gota’s bank accounts

March 26, 2015 - 1:02 pm

Galle Magistrate today (26) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate bank accounts of former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 26 2015 March 26, 2015 April 6, 2026 1 Comment 10:57 am

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena and China's President Xi Jinping attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

President Sirisena meets Xi amid new look at ties

March 26, 2015 - 10:57 am

Sri Lanka’s new president Maithripala Sirisena held talks on Thursday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid a push to recalibrate his predecessor’s strongly pro-China policies and a review of major Chinese projects in the island nation.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 26 2015 March 26, 2015 April 6, 2026 No Comment 8:52 am

Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr.Liu Jainchao welcome the President at Beijing airport

Sri Lankan president seeks to mend ties with China after port suspension

March 26, 2015 - 8:52 am

Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena headed to Beijing on Wednesday seeking to end a stalemate over China’s biggest investment project in the island which his administration has suspended over allegations of wrongdoing.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 26 2015 March 26, 2015 April 6, 2026 4 Comments 8:36 am

Sirisena Govt. has inherited a ‘financial mess’ – US

March 26, 2015 - 8:36 am

The US government said on Tuesday that it was exploring the possibility of increasing its assistance to the Sri Lankan government to help it tackle issues like governance, accountability, commerce and “much more”.

FB Share

X Post

Mar 25 2015 March 25, 2015 April 6, 2026 1 Comment 8:20 pm

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena leaves for China

President leaves for China

March 25, 2015 - 8:20 pm

President Maithripala Sirisena left for China on a four-day official visit this evening.

FB Share

X Post