General Doctor Tests Positive Following Humanitarian Trip to Congo France has confirmed its first ever case of the Ebola virus after a doctor who had been serving on a…
General Colombo Takes a Step Towards Cleaner Public Transport The British High Commission in Colombo and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have formally…
General Global hygiene brand Dettol has issued a public apology and removed an advertisement from circulation in China after the campaign sparked intense backlash…
General Sri Lanka has introduced a landmark ban on fast food and sugary snacks in schools across the country, as authorities move decisively to address a growing…
General Sri Lanka has crossed a significant milestone in its tourism recovery, surpassing one million visitor arrivals as major source markets including China, the…
General Sri Lanka's export sector has continued to demonstrate strong momentum in 2026, with total export earnings crossing the USD 7.3 billion mark during the first…
General Long-Standing Practice to Be Discontinued Sri Lanka is moving to eliminate the requirement for voters to have indelible ink applied to their fingers during…
General President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken a significant step towards resolving long-standing grievances among Sri Lanka's public sector workforce by…
General Sri Lanka is grappling with a worsening dengue outbreak, with the national case count rapidly closing in on the 50,000 mark, raising serious public health…
General A magistrate's inquiry was launched on Tuesday after the body of an unidentified man was discovered floating in the Gin Ganga river, with his hands bound and…
General The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) and the Bureau of Rehabilitation (BOR) have formalised their working relationship through the signing of a Memorandum of…
General Sri Lanka is set to become the focal point of South Asia's infrastructure and construction industry when INFRACON 2026 opens its doors at the Bandaranaike…
General Sri Lanka women's cricket captain Chamari Athapaththu delivered a breathtaking century that has kept her side's hopes of reaching the semi-finals firmly alive,…
General A Public Health Emergency in the Making Sri Lanka is grappling with a severe dengue outbreak that is placing enormous pressure on its already stretched public…
General The United States has formally transferred ten TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters to the Sri Lanka Air Force, marking a significant milestone in bilateral defence…
General A staff mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is currently present in Sri Lanka and is scheduled to remain in the country until June 30, as the…
General Sri Lanka has removed the longstanding legal requirement to mark voters with indelible ink during elections, bringing an end to a practice that had been…
General Sri Lanka Customs officers have made a significant drug bust at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, arresting an 18-year-old Canadian…
General Island Nation Joins Notorious List of Cyber Fraud Hotspots Sri Lanka has emerged as a significant new centre for organised online scam operations in Asia,…
General Climate change, pollution, deforestation and the degradation of water resources are no longer distant environmental worries — they are active economic threats…
General Several parts of Sri Lanka are set to experience intermittent rainfall today, with meteorological authorities forecasting multiple spells of showers across a…
General Sri Lanka and the World Bank have jointly launched a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) valued at $2 billion, marking a significant milestone in the…
General Sri Lanka has sent ripples through the international travel industry after authorities undertook a significant recalculation of the island nation's tourism…
General Thousands of farmers across Sri Lanka have staged protests, voicing deep frustration over the crushing weight of rising agricultural input costs and…