Dollar rate steady across major banks today
The Sri Lankan Rupee has shown marginal depreciation against the US Dollar, while rates remain steady at most commercial banksContinue Reading
The Sri Lankan Rupee has shown marginal depreciation against the US Dollar, while rates remain steady at most commercial banksContinue Reading
Gold jumped to a record high above $5,500 an ounce, extending a breakneck rally fueled by US dollar weakness andContinue Reading
Prime Minister and Minister of Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya today inaugurated the national programme to implement Sri Lanka’s new educationContinue Reading
ASP Rohan Olugala has been appointed as the new Director of the Walana Central Anti-Corruption Unit. Olugala is known forContinue Reading
Mainly dry conditions are expected across most parts of the island today, the Department of Meteorology said. Ground frost isContinue Reading
The Chairperson of Sri Lanka’s newly formed National Women’s Commission (NWC), Dr. Ramani Jayasundere, has resigned from her post, CeylonContinue Reading
The moment a wheel fell off a British Airways plane shortly after it took off has been captured on video.Continue Reading
Former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake appeared before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court a short while ago, in connection with theContinue Reading
TikTok agreed to settle a landmark lawsuit in the United States on social media addiction, said the plaintiff’s lawyers.Continue Reading
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today launched the national programme ‘Godanagamu Adhishtanaye Sanhinda’ to restore religious sites damaged by Cyclone Ditwah,Continue Reading
The body of a 30-year-old man who went missing after a landslide struck the village of Gawarammana in Welimada wasContinue Reading
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today slammed the opposition for shifting its stance on the government’s education reforms. Addressing an eventContinue Reading
The Ministry of Women and Child Affairs plans to introduce several new laws and amend existing ones this year. CabinetContinue Reading
Cabinet approval has been granted to call for investment proposals to lease a 10‑acre land plot near Gregory Lake, NuwaraContinue Reading
Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa criticized the opposition and certain media outlets over their stance on the government’s stalledContinue Reading
India and the European Union (EU) have agreed on a long-awaited Free Trade Agreement dubbed the “mother of all deals”,Continue Reading
Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) Ranga Dissanayake, warned that bribery remains deeplyContinue Reading
The Department of Railways has commenced simulator-based training for newly appointed train drivers, using a new facility established at theContinue Reading
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