Sri Lanka’s 23-year-old Rumesh Pathirage etched his name into athletics history by becoming Asia’s second-best javelin thrower of all timeContinue Reading
Sri Lanka has expressed deep concern over the recent attack on civilian infrastructure at Kuwait International Airport, which resulted inContinue Reading
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has expressed concern over the United States’ announcement of new labour-related tariffs, including a proposedContinue Reading
The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has warned the public of fake AI‑generated videos circulating online featuring PresidentContinue Reading
The Director of the elders’ home in Batagoda, Anguruwatota, in which a fire broke out yesterday, has been arrested. AccordingContinue Reading
Speaker of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne on Wednesday (June 3) endorsed the certificate on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill, which introducesContinue Reading
The run rate of passing laws in Sri Lanka’s Parliament has shifted over time, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s administrationContinue Reading
Three people, including a school student, were killed this morning (04) when a large eucalyptus tree fell onto a three‑wheelerContinue Reading
More than eight people have been killed after a fire broke out at an elders’ home in Batagoda, Aguruwathota, policeContinue Reading
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today that Treasury officials had processed a US$2.5 millionContinue Reading
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today issued a statement strongly opposing government efforts to raise the retirement age of judgesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka is among 60 economies targeted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), which has proposedContinue Reading
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered an overseas travel ban on former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and two army officersContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Treasury has received a tranche of USD 695 million following the successful completion of the 5th and 6thContinue Reading
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today launched a month-long national awareness campaign titled “Be Scam Proof”, aimed atContinue Reading
The Department of Meteorology says an increase in rainfall over the southwestern parts of Sri Lanka and an increase inContinue Reading
The Department of Census and Statistics has released the Official Poverty Line figures for April 2026, revealing that an individualContinue Reading
Inflation in Sri Lanka could climb as high as 7 per cent due to rising fuel prices and the prolongedContinue Reading
