General Bilateral Deal to Open New Employment Avenues Sri Lanka and Thailand are preparing to sign a formal bilateral agreement governing the employment of Sri Lankan…
General Strong Growth in Overseas Worker Transfers Signals Economic Confidence Sri Lanka has recorded a significant rise in foreign remittances, with inflows climbing…
General Environment Minister Dammika Patabendi has intervened to suspend construction activities on a gabion wall at the Wahatiyagoda coastal area in Wattala, pending…
General The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has announced plans to hold a public mobilisation rally and peaceful protest in Colombo on September 24, with the…
General Ministry Moves to Clarify Scope of New Alcohol and Drug Prohibition Sri Lanka's Education Ministry has moved to clarify the boundaries of its recently…
General Waste Management Failures Threaten One of Sri Lanka's Most Sacred Pilgrimage Sites A large accumulation of garbage at Sri Pada, one of Sri Lanka's most revered…
General Sri Lanka's maritime and logistics sector is gearing up for a landmark moment as the Colombo International Maritime Conference (CIMC) 2026 takes shape with…
General Business Found Guilty of Consumer Protection Violations A business establishment in Borella has been ordered to pay a fine of Rs. 300,000 after pleading guilty…
General A merchant vessel has been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most strategically vital waterways, leaving one crew member dead and three others…
General Rajapaksa Named in Major International Corruption Case Prosecutors have revealed that evidence gathered in connection with the Airbus bribery scandal directly…
General Two prominent women's rights organisations have called on Sri Lanka's Women Parliamentarians' Caucus to take decisive action in accelerating long-overdue…
General Sri Lankan cricket legend Chaminda Vaas is poised to make a significant return to the Indian Premier League, marking an exciting new chapter for one of the…
General President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to make a prominent public appearance in the Anuradhapura District on Sunday, January 13, where he is scheduled to…
General Counterfeit Labelling Operation Uncovered in Dehiwala Sri Lanka's Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has cracked down on a suspected clandestine footwear…
General Sri Lanka's Parliament is expected to take up two landmark pieces of legislation for debate next week, with the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution…
General The chief executive of leading artificial intelligence company Anthropic has issued a striking call for the industry to pump the brakes on AI development,…
General Search Operations Underway After Vessel Loses Contact An Indonesian passenger ferry carrying 243 people has been reported missing in the Java Sea, triggering…
General Seven individuals, including five Sri Lanka Air Force personnel and two civilians, have been taken into custody in connection with an alleged deer poaching…
General A Nation Held Hostage by Organised Crime What was once whispered about in hushed tones as a problem confined to shadowy criminal networks has burst into the…
General Elena Rybakina delivered a commanding performance to dethrone defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and claim her first-ever US Open title, cementing her status…
General A Transition in Name Only? Sri Lanka has long spoken of transforming its energy sector, pledging a bold shift toward renewable sources as the answer to both…
General Banned platforms resurface despite government crackdown efforts Illegal online betting and gambling websites that were previously blocked by Sri Lankan…
General Sri Lanka could be forced to turn to desalinated seawater for its drinking needs as the El Niño weather phenomenon threatens to severely deplete the island's…
General Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero was conspicuously absent from his temple in Rajagiriya when prison officials arrived at the premises to act on a landmark…