LNP - 500,000 students and 150,000 teachers to benefit from World Bank education funding
An estimated 500,000 students and 150,000 teachers across Sri Lanka are set to benefit from a new $50 million additional financing package approved by...
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Police warn of rising social media-based financial scams targeting Sri Lankans
Sri Lanka Police has issued a public warning following a surge in financial crimes targeting Sri Lankan citizens through various social media platform...
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LNP - Former Chairman of Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corp. arrested
The former Chairman of the Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corporation (CFHC), Upali Liyanage, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations...
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LNP - Ex-SriLankan Airlines chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe arrested
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corrupti...
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LNP - Sri Lankan Kottu, Vatalappam added to Oxford English Dictionary
Sri Lanka’s rich culinary and cultural heritage has received global recognition as several locally popular words have been officially added to the O...
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LNP - Sri Lankan engineer Meriesha Fonseka joins Airbus Wichita Facility Team
Airbus has spotlighted Meriesha Fonseka, a talented Sri Lankan engineer, as part of their single-aisle wing design team at the company’s Wichita Eng...
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LNP - Former Health Ministry Secretary Chandragupta arrested
Former Secretary to the Health Ministry Janaka Chandragupta, who arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC...
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LNP - Rs.100, 000 bribe, former land officer landed in jail for 22 years
The Colombo High Court yesterday sentenced a retired land officer to 22 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.30,000, after finding ...
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LNP - Hundreds of vehicles stranded as Sri Lanka Customs enforces decade-old import rule
Hundreds of vehicles are stranded at the port, with hundreds more on the way, after Sri Lanka Customs abruptly halted the clearance of vehicles import...
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LNP - Starlink internet service to launch for local customers after one-week inspection
The Starlink satellite internet service will be made available to local customers following a one-week inspection of the service, Telecommunications R...
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LNP - 50 major bus stands to be renovated under ’Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative
The government is planning to renovate 50 major bus stands nationwide, including the Colombo Central Bus Stand under the 'Clean Sri Lanka' programme w...
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LNP - US crude oil futures fall over $3 as Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices tumbled on Tuesday to their lowest level in more than a week as U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire has been agreed between Iran a...
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LNP - Sri Lankans in Qatar advised to remain vigilant and closely monitor directives
Sri Lankan citizens in Qatar have been advised to stay indoors, remain vigilant and closely follow the advice issued by the government of Qatar, the S...
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LNP - Sri Lankan leaves Iran using special evacuation flight operated by India
A Sri Lankan national has left Iran and reached New Delhi last evening (23) on a special flight operated by the government of India. Under the ‘Oper...
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LNP - Arrest warrant issued against Sajin de Vass Gunawardena
Colombo Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeewani Pathiraja today issued an arrest warrant against former Parliamentarian Sajin de Vass Gunawardena fo...
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LNP - Sri Lankan film ‘Riverstone’ picks up two awards at Shanghai International Film Festival
The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) celebrated the best in global cinema at a star-studded Golden Goblet Awards ceremony held at the ...
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LNP - Jaffna to lead first phase of coconut pest eradication program
The Coconut Cultivation Board has announced the launch of a special program titled “Coconut Fortnight” (‘Pol Desathiya’) as an immediate measu...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s FDI records 90% increase in first quarter 2025
The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has successfully increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by US$96 million in the first quarter of 2025, c...
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LNP - Sri Lanka deports 85 Chinese nationals over criminal activities
A total of 85 Chinese nationals convicted for various crimes, including cyber-related offences, were deported from Sri Lanka in the early hours of tod...
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LNP - Think twice before buying EVs: Vehicle importers
The Vehicle Importers Association of Lanka (VIAL) has urged the public to carefully consider their options when purchasing electric vehicles (EVs), wa...
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LNP - MR, Maithri, Ranil, Basil, others involved in USD 110 million cattle import scam: MP
Former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena, Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, P. Harrison, Wijith Wijithamuni de ...
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LNP - Keheliya’s two more daughters, son-in-law arrested
Two more daughters of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Chamithri Jayanika Rambukwella and Amali Nayanika Rambukwella—as well as Amali's husband...
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LNP - World’s most liveable city for 2025 revealed
CNN - It’s official. Vienna is no longer the most liveable city in the world. After a three-year run at the top of the annual list from the Eco...
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