News from 2021

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 …

259% YoY growth in Group Profit After Tax up to Rs. 6.3 Bn 165% YoY increase in Group revenue up to Rs. 95.7Bn Logistics growth dr…

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated the Sri Lankan government for once again administering a record number of over …

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reduced the length of the suspension period recommended by the inquiry committee on the suspended trio…

The health authorities have taken note of warnings by world-renowned Sri Lankan born virologist of Hong Kong University Prof. Mali…

Another batch of 104,000 doses of the "Pfizer" vaccine manufactured in the US, was brought to the country this morning to be used …

Copies of birth, death and marriage certificates will be issued online from today (Aug.2), the Registrar General's Department said…

The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAA) yesterday gave clearance for incoming flights to operate in full capacity provided…

The Western Province is slated to receive a face-lift with plans afoot to embark on an urban beautification programme that will st…

National carrier SriLankan Airlines has resumed flights to the Russian capital, Moscow after six-year break where it will operate …

The COVID19 cases are rising globally including in Sri Lanka, the World Health Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka said. WHO…

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in association with the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB) under the guidance of th…

Reiterating its commitment to social, environmental and economic sustainability, Dialog Axiata PLC’s Environmental Management Sy…

The newly established President’s Media Center has been declared open in Colombo earlier this morning (July 29), President’s M…

Pelwatte Dairy, one of the leading dairy brands in Sri Lanka that locally produces a range of dairy products and saves foreign exc…

Dhananjaya de Silva shone with the bat as Sri Lanka beat India by four wickets in the second Twenty20 international in Colombo on …

The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), has introduced a set of special guidelines for Sri Lankan and foreign tourists …

The health authorities have been highly concerned with the fact that a proportion of people has ignored getting the COVID-19 vacci…

The CID has arrested a 41-year old woman from Dehiwala under the Money Laundering Act for maintaining five bank accounts in which …

Emirates will be suspending the carriage of passengers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Dubai until August 7.\ Fu…

Head of the Presidential Task Force for National Deployment of Vaccines Lalith Weeratunga today assured that the consignment of 72…

Maga Engineering has begun construction of two new flyovers in Slave Island (Colombo 02), along Justice Akbar Mawatha and Uttarana…