Technology As Sri Lanka stands on the cusp of a potential tourism boom, industry leaders are calling for a unified approach to drive demand for the destination while…
Business Worker remittances for October continued to come in stronger against both a month ago as well as a year ago period helping both the foreign currency reserves…
Travel Sri Lanka has been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald – Traveller’s list of “The 25 countries our travel writers can’t stop thinking about”. Known for its…
Entertainment In a move to bolster film preservation across borders, India’s Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) is teaming with French diplomatic missions in India, Sri Lanka…
Politics The government has plans to bring PayPal service through India to Sri Lanka soon, senior ruling party sources said. “We may discuss bringing PayPal out of…
Business The Sri Lankan footwear industry is facing severe challenges due to a surge in low-cost, illegally imported shoes that avoid taxes, according to industry…
Business John Keells Holdings (JKH) Group EBITDA stood at Rs.8.09 billion in the second quarter of the financial year 2024/25 which is a decrease of 4 per cent against…
Technology SriLankan Airlines said that several flights have been cancelled in the past few days due to technical issues affecting multiple aircraft in their fleet. …
Sports Chasing a modest 136 to win, Sri Lanka's batsman struggled to capitalise against the second-string visiting team. But a crucial 38-run stand for the sixth…
Politics President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that steps will be taken to reduce the electricity tariff by more than 30 percent in the near future. He revealed this…
Travel A group of representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka next week. This delegation will conduct the third review…
Travel The U.S. Department of Justice has on Friday charged an “Iranian asset Farhad Shakeri,” who is accused in a plot to assassinate then-presidential candidate…
Politics The Chairman of the Election Commission R.M.A.L. Rathnayake requests all the voters in Sri Lanka to exercise their franchise in the upcoming General Election.…
Education The Ministry of Education has issued a circular for school principals and relevant education authorities to oversee and minimize the adverse effects of school…
Politics President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says an allowance will be provided for school children who are unable to purchase stationary books and equipment. He stated…
Technology The move initiated by the previous government to hand over the management of the Mattala International Airport to an India-Russia joint venture is poised to be…
Law South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal…
Crime The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) says that the courts have temporarily suspended over 3,000 driving licenses during the time elapsed this year (2024). The…
Crime In a classic case of human smuggling, a man attempting to transport an unknown woman to Italy with his wife’s travel documents was stopped by the Immigration…
Travel Sri Lanka has been voted the Most Desirable Island in the World at the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2024 in London. At the prestigious Wanderlust Reader…
Politics Two newly-appointed Ambassadors to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today…
Crime Former Minister Lohan Ratwatte and his wife have been ordered to be remanded further until November 18 by the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court. The former Minister…
Security Another contingent of the aviation unit, consisting of 20 officers and 88 airmen of the Sri Lanka Air Force, is scheduled to depart for the Central African…
Politics The election campaigning activities for the 2024 General Election are scheduled to end at midnight on Monday (Nov. 11). Accordingly, the silence period will be…