He is an officer attached to the Army’s Sri Lanka Light Infantry. S. Kumara, who competed in the 40-44 age group in the same competition, won a silver medal and a bronze medal. He competed in the 400m ...

From 1981, the LTTE intensified its attacks on the security forces. In 1981, the LTTE killed two members of the Sri Lanka Army on the Kankesanturai road in Jaffna. In 1983, the LTTE ambushed a Sri ...

Of these detachments, Kalmunai [in the Ampara district] and Kalawanchikudy detachments belonged to 6th Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry (6 SLLI), which was raised in late May 1990. The Infantry ...

hoists the Sri Lankan national flag during the country’s 77th Independence Day ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb.

Sri Lanka's leftist president marked the anniversary of independence from Britain on Tuesday with a pledge to change the impoverished island nation's image as a "corrupt" country. Self-avowed ...

Two tourists have died from suspected pesticide poisoning after their hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated for bedbugs, Britain’s PA Media news agency has reported. Ebony McIntosh, a 24-year-old ...

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. The power outage, which began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT ...

Australia is considering a radical plan to gain an “advantage” in their two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which will see at least one debutant. Australia’s place in June’s World Test ...

The first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle begins on Wednesday. Follow all the action via ABC Sport's live blog. Australia will consider taking the drastic step of changing its batting order mid ...

Sinopec, China's state-owned and largest oil refiner, signed an agreement with Sri Lanka's energy ministry to invest $3.7 billion in a state-of-the-art oil refinery with a capacity of 200,000 ...