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The Meteorology Department says several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in G…

Singapore's foreign minister said yesterday that former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was not being accorded any privile…

At least six persons including a 5-year-old child drowned during three separate incidents yesterday in Polpitiya, Nawalapitiya and…

Sri Lanka’s outward labour migration in the first half of 2022 surpassed the 2021 full-year figure amid the prevailing deep econ…

Ceylon Tea, widely considered by many as the finest in the world and with a rich history dating back more than a century and a hal…

All government schools in the Nuwara Eliya District will remain closed tomorrow (02 August) due to adverse weather conditions, the…

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says it has approved a power cut of 03 hours for tomorrow (August 01) as requ…

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that Parliament should evolve a mechanism to get out of the current crisis …

The proposed US $ 1 billion loan to be obtained from China will be utilised to settle the previous loans from the Chinese banks, D…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended Sri Lanka a comprehensive set of policies with specific measures which inclu…

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said that it has been decided to impose power cut for one more hour in additi…

Sri Lanka needs a new beginning and a national conversion, Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.…

The Central Bank has directed all licensed banks to sell 50 percent of inward workers’ remittances to the Central Bank every wee…

The power schedule which was imposed today will be carried out for tomorrow (24) as well, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri L…

While saying that it is a courageous step by the Sri Lankan Government to reach out to the International Monetary Fund, US Under S…

The price of Brent crude - the global benchmark for prices - has fallen below $100 a barrel for the first time since the start of …

The power schedule which was imposed today will be carried out for tomorrow (16) as well, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri L…

The United Kingdom, in its latest travel advisory on Sri Lanka has warned its citizens saying the economic situation was deteriora…

The Sri Lanka Petroleum Private Tanker Owners' Association (SLPPTOA) said that they need to revise the fuel transport formula with…

The Environment Ministry instructed the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to suspend issuing inland sand mining permits. T…

The single power generation unit of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) GT-7 at the Kelanitissa power plant premises was shut down abru…

Rumours have been rife that UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is in talks with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotaba…

All the residential and commercial multi-storey buildings in the country, especially condominiums, are to go under the microscope,…

Major General M.R. W. de Zoysa today assumed duties as the new Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited. The Ret…

Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday said a revenue of over Rs.100 million had been received fr…