Politics
Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte has passed away at the age of 57. The former parliamentarian had reportedly passed away while…
Politics
Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte has passed away at the age of 57. The former parliamentarian had reportedly passed away while…
Crime
Eight individuals, including the wife of a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police based in Colombo, were arrested yesterday (14)…
Technology
The Bill to establish the Gambling Regulatory Authority has been approved by the Committee on Public Finance (COPF). The Bill was …
Development
Sri Lanka is striving to achieve 4–5% GDP growth in the medium to long-term in comparison to the baseline requirement of 3% set …
Business
Approximately 400 containers containing around 28,000 metric tons of imported salt, intended for local packaging, remain stuck at …
Education
A total of 30 Sri Lankan students have received scholarships to undertake higher education in China. Accordingly, the Chinese Emba…
Crime
The government has granted permission to seven foreign investors to legally cultivate cannabis in Sri Lanka for the first time, un…
Crime
Sri Lanka Police has introduced a new WhatsApp number for the general public to directly inform the office of the Inspector Genera…
Business
Another round of discussions has been held to review and address challenges in achieving the government’s target of increasing e…
Crime
Five Chinese nationals suspected of attempting to enter Sri Lanka to engage in cybercrime activities have been arrested today (13)…
Crime
Former Deputy Director of the Prison Hospital, Dr. Hemantha Ranasinghe, has been arrested on bribery charges. This is in connectio…
Weather
In a bid to boost tourism and improve long-distance travel convenience, the Railways Department announced the launch of a special …
Technology
The research unit of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) is preparing to recover 19 aircraft said to have been hidde…
Business
About 55 per cent of India’s merchandise exports to the United States will be subject to the tariff imposed by President Donald …
Politics
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has chaired a meeting this morning (11) at the Presidential Secretariat to review projects impl…
Uncategorized
An individual has been arrested by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airpo…
Travel
A total of 1,408,335 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka so far this year, marking a significant increase compared to the same peri…
Technology
Elephant deaths in Sri Lanka are climbing at an alarming rate, with new figures showing dozens killed in just the first seven mont…
Travel
In the wake of Sri Lanka waiving visa fees for nationals from 40 more countries, many other countries have sought the same facilit…
Technology
The Director General of Sri Lanka Customs today agreed before the Court of Appeal to release 991 vehicles manufactured by BYD that…
Politics
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, which seeks to repeal the Presidents’ Entitlements Act, has been presented to the …
Politics
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake accused the opposition of hoping for an economic collapse in the country, saying such hopes are…
Politics
Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa today revealed that there is a shortage of 1,139 specialist doctors in Sri Lanka. He told Pa…
Politics
Sri Lanka has neither reached a final agreement on any matter with the United States nor signed any agreements so far, President A…
Politics
The government will provide a vehicle to each MP from the next budget to be returned after the MP's tenure, President Anura Kumara…