Politics The Trump administration announced that all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally with effect from the 07 February 2025.…
Technology At least 104 Indian citizens were deported from the United States Tuesday night on a military aircraft, according to officials from India’s Punjab state, as US…
General Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda who won first runner-up at the recently concluded Mrs. World 2024 pageant in Las Vegas spoke about the challenges she had to overcome…
Politics Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa has confirmed that vehicle permits will not be provided to Members of Parliament under the incumbent government…
Business The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to import a capacity equal to 200 million coconuts of coconut kernel-related products and dried coconut pieces…
Crime The Cabinet of Ministers has greenlighted the supplying of additional staff required for accelerating the printing of passports. Speaking during today’s (05)…
Politics Members of Parliament will be required to pay Rs. 2,000 per day for their meals from today onwards. Although the increase in food prices in Parliament was set…
Business New vehicles will arrive in the country within the next two or three weeks. After their arrival, the existing second-hand market in the country is expected to…
Technology Dr. Samitha Siritunga, a specialist in the Non-Communicable Diseases Unit of the Ministry of Health, warns that inadequate vehicle maintenance is a major…
Crime Sri Lanka is planning to establish five elephant corridors in its north central province to reduce human-elephant conflicts, according to media reports on…
Business Sri Lanka’s public transport sector is to be modernised with the introduction of 1,000 new buses including low-floor and super luxury buses to the fleet of Sri…
Business The Sri Lankan government has published Gazette Notification No. 2421/41, signed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as the Minister of…
Business The Sri Lankan government has officially lifted the temporary suspension on vehicle imports, which had been in effect since early 2020, through Gazette…
Crime The Ministry of Defense recently announced that firearms issued with licenses for personal protection must be surrendered, with the possibility of re-issuance…
Politics The government is making a fresh approach to revive the loss-making state institutions, which includes shutting down unviable entities, listing selected…
Crime The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a former Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in connection with the alleged misuse…
Politics The gem businessman who had been facing political threats over a special blue sapphire valued at over USD 400 million was summoned to the Presidential…
Technology Sri Lanka Customs, with the full cooperation of joint trade unions, launched a four-day expedited container clearance process today (30) , aiming to clear the…
Weather The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Uva province and in Batticaloa, Ampara, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and…
General The College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka (CCPSL) states that the use of social media has contributed to an increase in child suicides. Its chairperson,…
Politics President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to visit the Jaffna District today (31), according to the President’s Media Division (PMD). During the visit,…
Sports Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda has etched her name in history by becoming the first runner-up at the 40th Mrs. World pageant held in Las Vegas, USA. The title of…
Business Other than importing vehicles that are between five and seven years old from their manufacturing dates, importing vehicles under three years old will increase…
Crime In a move aimed at providing relief to the public, Lanka Sathosa has announced a reduction in the prices of several essential consumer goods. Following…