Aviation Minister explains reasons for BIA visitor restriction
2025-08-18
Minister of Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake says several issues, including the non-expansion of Terminal 02 of the Bandaranaike International AirportContinue Reading
Blue Lanka Tours wins the Traveller’s Choice Award AGAIN! Receives the SMEs Sustainability Tourism Certificate and Good Travel Seal from Green Destinations Foundation
2025-08-18
Blue Lanka Tours, Sri Lanka’s premier destination management company, proudly announces two significant milestones in its trailblazing journey to becomeContinue Reading
EAM Jaishankar meets new South Korean FM, vows deeper cooperation
2025-08-18
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday met South Korea’s new Foreign Minister Cho Hyun during his first workingContinue Reading
India’s tourism sector set to cross $59 billion by 2028: Capitalmind PMS
2025-08-18
India’s tourism sector is witnessing a rapid growth surge, with projections indicating the industry will generate over Rs 5,12,356 croreContinue Reading
Flash floods ruin infrastructure in Gilgit-Baltistan
2025-08-18
Flash floods continued to wreak havoc across Gilgit-Baltistan on Saturday, leaving one person dead, eight injured, and dozens displaced. RoadsContinue Reading
Rights groups urge end to harassment after Journalist interrogated by TID
2025-08-18
Journalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan says he was interrogated for nearly seven hours by Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) on Sunday,Continue Reading
WFP Representative & Country Director presents credentials to FM
2025-08-18
The newly-appointed Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka, Philip Ward, hasContinue Reading
China develops world’s first ‘pregnancy humanoid’ capable of giving birth to a live baby
2025-08-18
Scientists in China are developing the world’s first ‘pregnancy robot’ capable of carrying a baby to term and giving birth.Continue Reading
Two more petitions filed against Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill
2025-08-18
Two more petitions have been submitted to the Supreme Court challenging the bill presented to Parliament by the government toContinue Reading
Diana praises AKD Govt over Cannabis export decision
2025-08-18
Former State Minister Diana Gamage has praised the Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led government for allowing cannabis cultivation in its export zonesContinue Reading
‘Skibidi,’ ‘delulu’ make their way into Cambridge Dictionary
2025-08-18
The words “skibidi,” “delulu”, and “tradwife” are coming to a dictionary near you. These are among the latest Cambridge DictionaryContinue Reading
Today’s CBSL official exchange rates
2025-08-18
The Sri Lankan Rupee has appreciated slightly against the US Dollar today (18 Aug), compared to last Friday. According toContinue Reading
Shanakiyan blames NPP for threatening shop owners in North & East
2025-08-18
Batticaloa District MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam says the hartal called by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) today, over the controversialContinue Reading
Garbage-dumper duo taught a lesson
2025-08-18
Two individuals who had arrived in a car and illegally dumped garbage along the Horana–Ingiriya main road have been apprehendedContinue Reading
Aussie teen pilot on round-the-world mission lands in Colombo
2025-08-18
The Colombo International Airport in Ratmalana (CIAR) has welcomed 15-year-old pilot Byron Waller, who is on an inspiring journey toContinue Reading
ITAK claims hartal successful; Govt dismisses shutdown
2025-08-18
Several shops in Jaffna town remained open today despite a hartal underway in the Northern and Eastern provinces to protestContinue Reading
Wild elephant knocked by van caught on CCTV
2025-08-18
A wild elephant has reportedly been injured in a collision with a van in the Kithulkote area along the Thanamalvila–WellawayaContinue Reading
Dollar rate in Sri Lanka today
2025-08-18
The Sri Lankan Rupee has appreciated slightly against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (18 Aug),Continue Reading
