Foreign News

Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem Pillay is Reminder to Sri Lanka of Unfinished Commitments

Press Release The award of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem Pillay, the South African jurist and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

US Charity Donates Cancer Drugs Worth Rs. 330 Million and 600 Specialised Wheelchairs to Sri Lanka

The US-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, through Latter-day Saint Charities, has donated Rs. 330 million worth of oncology medicines to Sri Lanka for...

Sri Lanka and Azerbaijan Discuss Strengthening Trade, Investment and Energy Cooperation

Sri Lanka and Azerbaijan have discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, tourism and energy, with particular attention to expanding cooperation in oil...

Sri Lanka and EU Discuss Support for Port Development and Green Energy Projects

Sri Lanka and the European Union have discussed potential support for port development projects under the EU’s Global Gateway initiative and ways to strengthen cooperation...

President welcomes Saudi court decision to set aside Anojan Sivarasa’s death sentence!

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia to set aside the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan...

Saudi Arabia: Death Penalty for Facebook Comment

HRW Press  For Immediate Release Quash Sentence; Free Sri Lankan Worker (Beirut, October 13, 2026) – A Saudi court has sentenced a Sri Lankan migrant...