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The Point Pedro Urban Council in Jaffna has completely banned polythene lunch sheets in hotels and food outlets within its area. T…

Cyclone Ditwah, which hit Sri Lanka in late November, has resulted in an estimated $4.1 billion in direct damage to buildings, agr…

The price of gold has reached a new record, trading above $4,400 (£3,275) per ounce for the first time. Analysts point out that t…

Two Sri Lankans were taken into custody at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for trying to smuggle gemstones to China. They…

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to launch a tougher immigration crackdown in 2026, backed by billions in new funding. This incl…

A group of leading economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, has urged that Sri Lanka should pause its debt repayments…

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized that the current government aims to manage the economy to benefit all Sri Lankans…

Seven individuals lost their lives on Thursday when a Cessna 550 business jet crashed in Statesville, North Carolina. Among the de…

A supplementary budget of Rs. 500 billion will be introduced in Parliament today, December 18, 2025, to help those whose lives hav…

Julie Chung, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, praised American companies and institutions for their help in Sri Lanka's recovery af…

A supplementary budget of Rs. 500 billion will be presented to the Parliament of Sri Lanka tomorrow, December 18. This funding is …

Sri Lanka anticipates its economy will grow by over 5% in 2026, keeping pace with this year’s growth and surpassing IMF predicti…

A man was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while trying to bring in a large amount of foreign cigarettes worth…

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has given the green light to process paddy stocks that were bought by the Paddy Marketing Bo…

Sri Lanka Customs has launched a new Technical Committee on Rules of Origin (TCRO) to update the country's trade rules and boost t…

US President Donald Trump announced that the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia will stop fighting "effective this evening."…

Gold prices in Sri Lanka went up by about Rs. 3,000 today due to a big rise in global gold prices. As of today, October 12, the wo…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned a loan of $200 million to assist the Mahaweli Development Program, which is the la…

The Big Ticket Sri Lankan Winner in Riyadh has become the talk of the town after a 63-year-old banker, Mohamed Nalim, struck gold …

The government has yet to firm up any plan for restructuring SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier, but remains open to possibl…

The Court of Appeal today ordered Sri Lanka Customs to promptly conclude the investigation into the motor capacities of BYD vehicl…

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has increased to 2.1% in September 2025, c…

Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has surpassed its expected tax collection for the first nine months of 2025, recordi…

Following similar expressions of interest from Russia, China, and France, India has also indicated its willingness to cooperate wi…

The Colombo Port has recorded a net profit of Rs. 32.2 billion (after tax) during the first eight months of 2025, the Ministry of …