Three girls including two sisters of the same family from Jaffna have gone missing while bathing in the Kumari Ella in Thummodara, Hanwella today. Pol...
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A total of 14 oil tanks at the Trincomalee oil tank farm currently operated by the LIOC would be leased out to the LIOC for another 50 years, Energy M...
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The number of people admitted to hospitals as a result of road and domestic accidents is higher compared to last year, Accident Ward Director at Colom...
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The minimum bus fare will be increased by Rs. 3 from January 5, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said. The decision was announced following a ...
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The recorrection results of the 2020 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examination were released, the Examinations Department said. Departments Commissioner Ge...
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The general public is hesitant to obtain the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine due to the misinformation spread by certain people, says the Government ...
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The Government of Sri Lanka should expedite negotiations with India and get assistance to purchase fuel and essential items, Former Prime Minister Ran...
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The official reserve position of Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has today reached approximately USD 3.1 billion, CBSL Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal ...
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Fifty percent of the public do not come forward to get their booster doses assuming there is no risk of COVID presently in the country, Public Health ...
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Extension comes despite CB’s assurance in six-month road map to unwind debt freeze Tourism sector stakeholders have time till June 30, 2022 to star...
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The Central Bank Governor has ordered all licensed banks in the country to sell 25% of converted US dollars to the CBSL on a weekly basis. It came as ...
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Power cuts could be experienced in several areas of the country today as the electricity generation capacity of the Norochcholai power plant is still ...
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The fares for the first and second kilometers in a three-wheeler has been increased by Rs. 80 and Rs. 45 from today, the All-Island Three-Wheeler Driv...
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The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Kapruka, Sri Lanka’s Pioneering ecommerce platform with a global presence, will officially open at 9.00am tomor...
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The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) said if the government does not consider allowing concessions, bus fare need to be increased to cove...
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has denounced the assessment by Fitch Ratings (Fitch) that downgraded Sri Lanka’s international sovereign ratin...
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The latest ship that arrived in Colombo with LP gas for Litro Company does not comply with the required level of Ethyl mercaptan and because of that t...
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A total of 23 postal unions have decided to commence a token strike from 4 pm today to midnight tomorrow over several issues, the United Postal Union ...
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Four persons including two 15-year old boys have gone missing after they drowned in sea in two separate incidents in Mannar and Wattala yesterday. The...
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Referring to reports which said that a special cabinet meeting has been summoned today to decide whether the government should seek IMF assistance to ...
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The Central Bank sold US$ 372.35 million in November to defend the rupee—a record high in recent years—reflecting the seriousness of the foreign c...
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New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking. Anyone born after 2008 will not be able to ...
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An 18-hour water cut will be imposed in Colombo 12, 13, 14 and 15 from 12 midnight on Saturday (11) to 6 p.m. on Sunday (12), the National Water Suppl...
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