Southern Expressway : Location for new service station revealed
2025-09-17
Minister of Transport Bimal Rathnayake says a small new service station will be launched in a location called Udukawa onContinue Reading
Which vehicles were registered in August : Numbers revealed
2025-09-17
An analysis of motor vehicle registry data shows Sri Lanka’s vehicle registrations grew to 38,240 units in August 2025, fromContinue Reading
Islandwide raids net 21 traders for selling rice at inflated prices
2025-09-17
Islandwide raids targeting rice traders selling above the government-regulated prices have intensified this week. According to the Consumer Affairs AuthorityContinue Reading
Police investigating viral video of hot water attack on dog
2025-09-17
Sri Lanka Police says a complaint has been received with regard to a video circulating on social media showing aContinue Reading
U.S.–Sri Lanka Partnership launches English Language Lab for the Navy
2025-09-17
The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Navy officially opened a state-of-the-art English Language Lab at theContinue Reading
President reveals links between underworld figures & politicians
2025-09-17
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says information has come to light on Parliamentarians and Ministers who had maintained contact with underworldContinue Reading
Central Expressway good news from April 2028
2025-09-17
Minister of Transportation Bimal Rathnayake says the construction of the Kadawatha- Mirigama Section of the Central Expressway will be completedContinue Reading
Dollar rate in Sri Lanka today
2025-09-17
The Sri Lankan Rupee remains steady against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (17 Sep), comparedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka becomes a State Party to BBNJ Convention
2025-09-17
Sri Lanka has officially become a State Party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea concerningContinue Reading
Verité launches trilingual platform for public budget proposals
2025-09-17
Colombo-based think tank Verité Research has launched ‘The Budget Proposal Hub’, a first-of-its-kind trilingual platform that empowers people to participateContinue Reading
Infant dies in three-wheeler accident
2025-09-17
A female child, aged 03 months and 23 days, has died in a multi-vehicle collision reported on the Colombo-Kandy mainContinue Reading
Work resumes on Kadawatha–Mirigama Central Expressway section
2025-09-17
The construction of the Kadawatha- Mirigama Section of the Central Expressway resumed today (17) under the patronage of President AnuraContinue Reading
PPP value addition project approved for Kahatagaha Graphite Mine
2025-09-17
Cabinet approval has been granted for the implementation of a value addition project under a public-private partnership for the KahatagahaContinue Reading
Japan grants Rs. 1.9 Bn to boost Dairy and Navy sectors
2025-09-17
The Government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant of 963 million Japanese yen (approximately Rs. 1.94 billion) toContinue Reading
Cabinet approves tourism sector training for 100,000 youth
2025-09-17
Cabinet approval has been granted for the implementation of the “Hospitality Labour Force” Program, with the first phase using fundsContinue Reading
SLTB will soon recruit women bus drivers & conductors : Minister
2025-09-17
Minister of Transport Bimal Ratnayake says women drivers and conductors will soon be recruited into the Sri Lanka Transport BoardContinue Reading
Above 50 mm of rain expected in some areas of Sri Lanka today
2025-09-17
Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northwestern, and Northern provinces, as well as in the GalleContinue Reading
New insurance schemes from Budget 2026 ?
2025-09-17
A pre-budget discussion on the Banking, Finance and Insurance Sector was held yesterday (16) at the Presidential Secretariat, chaired byContinue Reading