News from 2021

Facebook has announced that Facebook Marketplace is now available in Sri Lanka, making it easier for people to discover, buy and s…

Sri Lanka’s daily COVID-19 cases count could be several times higher than the official figures, says the Vice Chairman of Sri La…

Issuing passports under the normal service has been temporarily suspended after several staff members of the Department of Immigra…

Sri Lanka has today received two million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China freighted by two SriLankan Airlines aircraft, the …

As a severe health crisis unfolds in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry yesterday said that those who had tested positive for COVID-19…

CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd wishes to clarify its position regarding the remarks made by the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Alai…

Colombo’s newest state-of-the-art office tower, ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life has been chosen as the hub for leading global…

The Cabinet of Ministers has green-lighted a proposal to amend the compensation paid for deaths, complete or partial disabilities …

The father of a COVID-infected individual has been arrested for spitting at a Public Health Inspector (PHI) attached to Narammala …

The coming couple of weeks would be extremely crucial in terms of detecting more patients of highly contagious Delta variant in th…

While claiming that Sri Lanka is exploring the possibility of vaccinating school children, Pfizer is the leading Covid-19 vaccine …

The Transport Ministry had told the IGP yesterday to take stern action against the bus operators who are transporting passengers e…

The United Arab Emirates will on Thursday lift a ban on transit flights including from Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan, the National…

The Mrs. World 2021 pageant which was to be held in Sri Lanka in December has been shifted to Las Vegas due to the COVID-19 situat…

Sequencing of selected samples shows 20 to 30 percent Delta positivity in Colombo in mid-july.has increased to 75 percent by the e…

Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC reported an impressive performance for the six-month period which ended 30 June to report a Pre-T…

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The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Ms. Alaina B. Teplitz said today that the United States will continue to support Sri Lanka's fight …

The COVID-19 ward at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) in Colombo designated to treat COVID-19 infected children has reached its ma…

Government is considering giving weekly reports to Parliament on COVID-19 pandemic situation, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniara…

Claiming that the Government is not in a position to provide immediate solutions to the demands of the teachers, Education Ministe…

Police have found a note written on the wall of the room where the 16-year-old girl, who died of burn injuries was staying while s…

At the end of 2020 total foreign currency obligations stood at USD 6.8 billion. This includes a settlement of USD 1 billion ISB ma…

Though key commercial crops had a robust first quarter, we expect 2Q sector performance to be more-or-less mixed as the country we…

Sigiriya, considered to be one of the most valuable historical monuments in Sri Lanka, has long been renowned as an architectural …