News from 2021

The Cabinet sub-committee on the cost of living has decided to revise fuel prices and the date of the fuel price revision will be …

The Export Development Board (EDB) called on international component manufacturers to relocate their operations in Sri Lanka as th…

Virtusa Corporation today announced the appointment of Santosh Thomas as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Virtusa’s Board …

The development projects initiated by the government will not be halted despite the COVID pandemic. Therefore, the Geological Surv…

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) today urged the Health Ministry to take legal action against the Epidemiology …

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $100,000 in immediate assistance to…

In a move to control the errant practices in rice trading, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed Trade Minister Bandula Gun…

The COVID-19 death toll in the country surpassed the 2,000 mark with 101 more fatalities being reported, the Epidemiology Unit sai…

Lanka Salt Ltd, Hambantota which suffered Rs. 200 million loss in 2019 under the previous regime has made a dramatic turnaround an…

The Ceylon Motor Traders Association (CMTA) has expressed its concerns on the decision the Government has taken to import 400 vehi…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) were spared the ignominy of having to potentially pull out of the tour of England this month, after the pl…

X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship X-Press Pearl insisted that there were no confirmed reports of oil spillage from …

Steps are being taken to regulate food delivery services operating in Sri Lanka, including popular mobile app based services Uber …

A considerable number of COVID deaths has been reported due to the delay in seeking immediate medical assistance, Health Promotion…

A total of 67 more COVID-19 related fatalities were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services recording the highest sin…

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to be sworn in as a national list MP on June 22, UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywa…

The ongoing island-wide travel restrictions will be lifted at 4.00 am on Monday (14), Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.…

While claiming that five committees have been appointed to work on the procedures to demand claims from the X-Press Pearl vessel, …

Sri Lanka would receive another consignment of one million doses of Sinopharm vaccines tomorrow, Production, Supply and Regulation…

The 2nd edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held during July and August 2021, as earlier announced, the Sri Lanka Cr…

As Sri Lanka is currently pitching itself to the world as an attractive investment destination, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today…

The Government today dismissed claims that there are moves to appoint Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa as Prime Minister. Cabinet c…

The Excise Department has granted permission to facilitate the liquor sale in "Safe and Secure Level 1 Hotels" during the travel r…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov who had a telephone conversation with his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawar…

While increasing the country's reliance on oxygen by 441%, Sri Lanka has risen to third place among South Asian countries in terms…