General A foreign national has lost their life after being struck by a bus while using a designated pedestrian crossing on York Street in Colombo Fort, authorities…
General A devastating road accident claimed five lives on the Wellawaya-Monaragala Road after a tipper truck collided head-on with a tractor that was carrying ten…
General The Sri Lankan government has declared a three-day national mourning period from 21 to 23 August 2026, paying tribute to the late Dr. Nanda Malani, one of the…
General Climate Threat Looms Over the Island Sri Lanka is preparing to face the serious consequences of the El Niño weather phenomenon in the early months of next…
General Hemas Holdings Sets Sights on East Africa The chief executive of Sri Lanka's diversified conglomerate Hemas Holdings has spoken candidly about the significant…
General The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has called on the government to ensure meaningful public and stakeholder consultation before moving…
General Former Minister Peiris Pushes for Maximum Judicial Representation Former External Affairs Minister and academic Prof. G. L. Peiris has called on the Supreme…
General Health Inspectors Suspend Airport Quarantine Duties in Solidarity Protest The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors' Association has launched a coordinated work…
General A suspect has been taken into custody and remanded after spreading a false claim on social media alleging that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had…
General The Sri Lankan government has stepped up efforts to address a growing water crisis, delivering clean drinking water to approximately 72,000 people across…
General Tony Ganlath has been elected as the new President of the Sri Lanka-Malaysia Business Council, marking a significant development in the bilateral trade and…
General A Community Still Waiting for Justice Two decades have passed, yet the anguish remains raw. Sri Lankan Catholics continue to press for answers over the…
General Sharp Decline in Local Production Cigarette production in Sri Lanka has fallen by 32 percent, marking a dramatic contraction in the island nation's tobacco…
General South Indian Apparel Industry Eyes Sri Lanka as Key Production Hub Apparel manufacturers from Tamil Nadu are increasingly expanding their manufacturing…
General Sri Lanka has revised its tourist arrival and revenue targets for 2026, scaling back earlier ambitions as the country continues to navigate a complex…
General Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has expressed serious concern over a worrying trend emerging in Sri Lanka's education landscape — a steady decline in the…
General Sri Lanka is mourning the passing of one of its most beloved musical treasures, Nanda Malini, who died yesterday at the age of 82. Her death marks the end of…
General A senior academic has raised the alarm over a deepening drug addiction problem among Sri Lanka's university student population, warning that the crisis has…
General Sri Lanka has made history by becoming the first country in the world to purchase China's exported certification framework for autonomous, pilotless air taxis…
General Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC has announced plans to proceed with a substantial rights issue, offering 76,648,787 new shares to its existing shareholders as part…
General Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Senior Vice President Shohei Hara has made an official visit to Sri Lanka to conduct on-the-ground inspections of…
General What began as an ordinary roadside check on a three-wheeler has snowballed into one of Sri Lanka's most significant foreign exchange fraud investigations, with…
General Sri Lanka has entered a period of national mourning lasting three days in honour of Visharad Dr. Nanda Malini, one of the country's most celebrated and beloved…
General Sri Lanka is grieving the loss of one of its most celebrated musical icons, as funeral arrangements have been announced for veteran singer Nanda Malini, whose…