SL supermarkets announce shopping bag rates from Nov 1
2025-10-31
Major supermarket chains in Sri Lanka will begin charging customers for single-use plastic shopping bags starting 1 November 2025, inContinue Reading
South Asian athletics win : Army promotes athletes, including Shafiya Yamick
2025-10-31
Sri Lanka Army athletes who displayed exceptional performances at the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championship 2025 were felicitated atContinue Reading
Customs surpasses Rs. 2 trillion in tax revenue for 2025
2025-10-31
Sri Lanka Customs on Thursday (30) exceeded the Rs. 2 trillion mark in tax revenue collected for the year. IssuingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka & Netherlands hold second round of bilateral political consultations
2025-10-31
The Second Round of political consultations between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands took place in The Hague, on Wednesday (29),Continue Reading
Labour Advisory Council reconvenes, focuses on amendment to EPF Act
2025-10-31
The National Labour Advisory Council reconvened on Thursday (30) at the Labour Secretary’s Office in Narahenpita, during which a discussionContinue Reading
Health Minister urges Sri Lankan Specialist Doctors in UK to return
2025-10-31
Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa has requested Sri Lankan doctors who left for the United Kingdom to consider returning to SriContinue Reading
Fair weather expected in most parts of Sri Lanka today
2025-10-31
Mainly fair weather will prevail in most parts of Sri Lanka today, according to the Department of Meteorology. Misty conditionsContinue Reading
35-year-old woman dies after electric heater accident
2025-10-31
A woman was killed after being electrocuted by an electric heater at her home in Rambukewela, within the Bokkawala PoliceContinue Reading
GMOA temporarily suspends strike after call with Health Minister
2025-10-31
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has temporarily suspended the island-wide strike scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. today, Oct.Continue Reading
Prince Andrew stripped of royal titles and residence
2025-10-31
Buckingham Palace says Britain’s King Charles III has begun the “formal” process to strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from theContinue Reading
India knockout Australia to setup final against South Africa
2025-10-30
Jemimah Rodrigues struck a sensational century as hosts India reached the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Final with aContinue Reading
Asia Cup Rising Stars : Emerging Asia Cup proposed schedule
2025-10-30
The Asia Cup is returning in two fresh avatars, with the launch of the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament inContinue Reading
Excise officers stage fake raid on Colombo Jewelry shops, steal Rs102 Million
2025-10-30
Five officers attached to the Narcotics Control Unit of the Department of Excise have been arrested by the Criminal InvestigationContinue Reading
2024 Sri Lanka Population Census : 13 key points
2025-10-30
The 15th census in the series of population censuses conducted in Sri Lanka, the ” Census of Population and HousingContinue Reading
GMOA announces doctors’ strike tomorrow
2025-10-30
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) announced that it will launch an islandwide strike from 8.00 a.m. tomorrow (31). TheContinue Reading
Sri Lanka revokes mandatory ETA rule for short-stay visitors
2025-10-30
The Department of Immigration and Emigration has withdrawn its earlier announcement requiring all short-stay visitors to Sri Lanka to obtainContinue Reading
Sri Lanka 2024 Census : More women, fewer children, older nation
2025-10-30
The 2024 Census of Population and Housing reports that Sri Lanka’s population is 21.7 million, with 51.7% females and 48.3%Continue Reading
Foundation stone laid for cosmetic product testing lab
2025-10-30
The foundation stone laying ceremony for a Human Repeat Insult Patch Test (HRIPT) laboratory dedicated to cosmetic product testing wasContinue Reading