Free dual citizenship proposed for diaspora spouses, children, grandchildren
The 2027 Budget proposes free dual citizenship for spouses, children and third-generation descendants of Sri Lankans under a new Global Sri Lankan…
World & Diaspora
Dutch Embassy warns of fake Netherlands job offers and forged immigration letters
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Sri Lanka says several people have fallen victim to fake job schemes and forged immigration letters,…
Distressed Sri Lankan migrant workers could get free lawyers and flights home under MP’s Bill
A Private Member's Bill by MP Faiszer Musthapha would oblige the State to fund lawyers and return air tickets for registered Sri…
Sri Lankan freed after Saudi death sentence over Facebook post
Anojan Sivarasa, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over a Facebook post, has been cleared of the case and will return to…
Canada to offer permanent residency to up to 200,000 temporary residents by end of 2027
Canada plans to grant permanent residency to up to 200,000 temporary residents already in the country by the end of 2027, split…
Singapore opens 8 more work permit jobs to Sri Lankans
Singapore has added eight occupations in food services, childcare and aviation to its Work Permit scheme for workers from Sri Lanka and…
Syria to send 600 fighters to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate
Syria is preparing to send about 600 special forces fighters to Saudi Arabia within a week as Houthi attacks escalate, officials told…
Officer killed in terror attack outside Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan
A Jordanian security officer was killed outside the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman on Thursday in an attack Jordan has classified as…
SriLankan Airlines crew member held in Japan over alleged shop theft
A 23-year-old SriLankan Airlines crew member from Dehiwala has been taken into custody near Tokyo's Narita airport over an alleged shop theft,…
UK care workers can settle in five years, not 15
UK care workers who arrived before May 2025 can apply for permanent residence after five years, not 15, under final rules announced…