News from 2020

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today reviewed the current status of the proposed “unique digital identity card”, which will be i…

A total of 320 Sri Lankans including an expectant mother who were stranded in Chennai had arrived at the Katunayake International …

The European Commission has de-listed Sri Lanka from its list of High Risk Third Countries with Anti-Money Laundering and Counteri…

The Examination Department said the external candidates who wish to apply for the Advanced Level (A/L) Examination can make the ex…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to focus on rapid development of several main cities in the country incl…

Sri Lanka’s banks have seen a massive upsurge in their digital transaction volumes as the COVID-19 pandemic has upended how bank…

The Education Ministry has introduced an online system for students those who wish to pursue Advanced Level (A/L) at a seperate sc…

Twenty-two COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today increasing the total number of recover…

Seven Fundamental Right petitions filed challenging the dissolution of Parliament and fixing the General Election date for June 20…

An Iranian navy "friendly fire" incident in which a ship was sunk has killed dozens of sailors, unofficial reports say. Local jour…

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MAS hands over 4650 units of non-woven disposable coverall PPE to Health Ministry Additional Secretary Dr. Sunil de Alwis (from le…

Sri Lanka recorded a 44.1 percent YoY decline in tourist arrivals during the first four months of the year, with no tourist arriva…

The Iranian Jamaran frigate (front, centre) is pictured during a training exercise alongside Chinese and Russian forces (DM) An Ir…

File photo: The last major earthquake to strike Italy hit in Umbria region in 2016 with a magnitude of 6.2, killing 299 people and…

Border Roads Organisation has connected Kailash Mansarovar route to Lipulekh pass, on Friday (HT).      New Delhi, …

Sri Lanka is on the right track to contain the Covid-19 through the increased tracking, testing, isolation, and treatment strategy…

Curfew in Colombo and Gampaha districts would continue until further notice while curfew in all other districts including Kalutara…

Eight more Covid-19 infected patients were reported increasing the total cases to 855, the Health Ministry said.…

A total of 178 Sri Lankans who were stranded in Malaysia had reached the Katunayake International Airport this evening, Airport Du…

Commenting on reports which said the SLC to promote Kumar Sangakkara for the ICC big post, Sangakkara said today that he is not ke…

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By Nishel Fernando The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is scheduled to resume trading today as the market braces for heavy forei…

The Ceylon Tea cuppa for the month of April recorded an impressive sales average reaching the highest ever gain, a development tha…

South Korea’s capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coronav…