Sanctioned Iranian tankers: 40 sailors brought ashore at Galle
Sri Lanka coordinated the transfer of 40 Iranian sailors from tankers anchored off Galle for medical treatment, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Nepal seeks Colombo embassy land allegedly sold by honorary consul
Nepal is trying to recover 1.5 acres bought in Rajagiriya in 1989, of which one acre was allegedly sold without authority, Nepalese…
Saudi court sets aside death sentence of Anojan Sivarasa
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence on Sri Lankan Anojan Sivarasa, Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra said.
No Sri Lankans hurt in Nepal flash flood, embassy says
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Kathmandu is monitoring the Budhigandaki River flash flood in Nepal's Gorkha District and has urged nationals to…
Sri Lanka has no immediate plan to aid stranded Iranian ships
The Foreign Ministry says Sri Lanka has no immediate plan to help 19 Iranian ships anchored 24 nautical miles off its coast…
Sri Lankan legal team to travel to Saudi Arabia over death sentence
A four-member legal delegation will meet defence lawyers of Anojan Sivarasa, a 24-year-old Sri Lankan sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over…
Family of Sri Lankan sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia pleads for mercy
The mother of Anojan Sivarasa, 24, has appealed for clemency as Sri Lanka's government pursues diplomatic efforts and sends a legal team…