The Sri Lanka Navy lifesaving team averted a tragedy by rescuing a seven-year-old girl from possible drowning in the Verugal ...

Families of arrested Pamban fishermen seek help to bring them back from Sri Lanka prisons, facing hefty fines.

New Delhi: India summoned the acting high commissioner of Sri Lanka Tuesday morning and lodged a strong protest after the country’s Navy opened fire during the apprehension of 13 Indian ...

Sri Lanka's navy says it has rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation.

Polgahawela Magistrate’s Court today (27) ordered the further remand of former Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Admiral (Rtd) ...

The Sri Lankan navy and local villagers rescued more than 100 short-finned pilot whales that became stranded on a beach south of the capital, Colombo.

As the Indian Ocean continues to grow in importance as a critical corridor for global trade, maritime security and geopolitical activity, Sri Lanka’s strategic location places it firmly within ...

The Sri Lanka Navy successfully evacuated a critically ill fisherman from a local fishing trawler around 95 nautical miles (152 km) south of Galle and rushed him for medical attention, upon being ...

Sri Lanka’s army chief Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva said that out of 30 cases discovered in the last 24 hours, 22 are navy sailors and another seven had close contact with them.

China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific has worried the US, Japan, and others in the region, and they're looking to use their militaries to counter Beijing's outreach.

Nishantha Ulugetenne, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been further remanded, said Ada ...