Sweet protection – Sri Lanka backs local sugar farmers with new policy
2025-10-14
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to make it mandatory for all government institutions to procure only brownContinue Reading
QR Code System Launched for Tea Fertilizer Subsidy Distribution
2025-10-14
A new QR code system to distribute fertilizer subsidies to small- and medium-scale tea estate owners was launched Tuesday inContinue Reading
Unauthorized coastal structures demolished in Unawatuna
2025-10-10
Officers from the Coast Conservation Department this morning (Oct. 10) demolished unauthorized structures that had been built along the UnawatunaContinue Reading
Police encourage youth to join Cadet program
2025-10-09
The IGP Challenge Trophy National Cadet Camp – 2025, which began on October 4 with the participation of 42 Boys’Continue Reading
Sri Lanka owes USD 37 billion in foreign loans, Rs. 19.6 trillion in domestic debt
2025-10-09
At a meeting of the Committee on Public Finance chaired by MP Harsha de Silva, officials from the State DebtContinue Reading
Elephants on the Runway? Mattala Airport Gets Its Own Wildlife Office
2025-10-08
The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a special Wildlife Department office at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) inContinue Reading
BIA records 14% increase in air traffic in first 8 months of 2025
2025-10-08
Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has reported a 14.4 percent increase in air traffic during the first eight monthsContinue Reading
Swipe, Tap, Ride! Sri Lankan Bus Fares to go Digital
2025-10-08
From November 30, 2025, commuters will be able to pay bus fares using bank-issued debit and credit cards on busesContinue Reading
Industries Ministry enterprises deliver Rs. 757 million boost to Treasury
2025-10-07
Five state-owned enterprises under the Ministry of Industries and Enterprise Development have contributed a total of Rs. 757.4 million inContinue Reading
US and Japanese scientists win 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine
2025-10-06
The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists for discovering how theContinue Reading
Man sentenced to death in Tunisia for Facebook posts against President
2025-10-04
A Tunisian court has sentenced a 51-year-old man to death for Facebook posts deemed insulting to President Kais Saied andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka, Antigua and Barbuda Establish Diplomatic Relations
2025-10-03
Sri Lanka and Antigua and Barbuda have formally established diplomatic relations following the signing of an agreement in Washington D.C.Continue Reading
Know your area Police representative to report drug activity
2025-10-03
Police today (03) introduced several new telephone hotlines for the public to directly provide information on narcotics activities across theContinue Reading
LPL : Dambulla Thunders owner to face trial on fixing charges
2025-10-03
The owner of the Dambulla Thunders franchise in the Lanka Premier League, Tamim Rahman, will face corruption charges in SriContinue Reading
Akshay Kumar urges ‘cyber period’ in schools after daughter’s online gaming incident
2025-10-03
Actor Akshay Kumar has called for schools in Maharashtra to introduce a weekly “cyber period” to educate children about onlineContinue Reading
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan enters the billionaire club
2025-10-02
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has joined the billionaire club, becoming the richest entertainer in India with a fortune estimatedContinue Reading
No more scribbling: Indian court tells Doctors to fix their Handwriting
2025-10-01
An Indian court has ordered doctors to abandon scribbled prescriptions and either write clearly in capital letters or switch toContinue Reading
Rs. 1 billion ward complex opened at Darga Town Hospital
2025-10-01
A new three-storey medical ward complex built at a cost of Rs. 1 billion was declared open at the DargaContinue Reading