Eighteen months ago, a new president and government came to power in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has had a national-unity government since August 2015. So what has changed?

The Australian government has returned six Sri Lankans attempting to reach Australia by boat, the immigration minister has said.

The United States stands ready to support the people and government of Sri Lanka in their shared vision for a reconciled, unified country, says US ambassador Atul Keshap.

Four wild elephants died after hitting the night mail train from Mannar to Colombo Fort, reports say.

There is still no response to a CID’s request through the Attorney General’s Department more than a year ago to obtain mutual legal assistance (MLA) for the arrest and deportation of Sivakanthan Vivekanandan alias Swiss Charan, who is the main suspect in the murder of MP Nadaraja Raviraj and lives in Switzerland.

Army commander Lt. Gen. Krishantha de Silva has been given one year service extension by the president.