Budget 2025 passed in Parliament
2025-03-21
The third reading of the Appropriation Bill (2025) was passed with a majority of 114 in Parliament a short whileContinue Reading
WATCH : President AKD replies to critics in Parliament
2025-03-21
Full speech 👇 https://www.youtube.com/live/66ux0Yy2pNo?si=v6xWPmk3i7L7liH6
06 other suspects in Weligama Deshabandu case granted bail
2025-03-21
The six suspects who surrendered to the Matara Magistrate’s Court and were remanded in connection with the Weligama shooting incident—linkedContinue Reading
President arrives in Parliament for Budget debate
2025-03-21
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in Parliament a short while ago to take part in the final day of theContinue Reading
Complaint filed over doctored Nalanda College OBA social post
2025-03-21
A complaint has been filed with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) regarding a doctored social media post by the NalandaContinue Reading
Opposition Leader questions government’s commitment to solar energy
2025-03-21
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has raised concerns over the government’s inconsistency in promoting solar power, despite earlier pledges to prioritiseContinue Reading
Prohibited schemes: CBSL bans new company
2025-03-21
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has notified the public of 23 entities that have been identified as having beenContinue Reading
MP Rohini tables list of UNP members allegedly killed by JVP
2025-03-21
MP Rohini Kumari Wijerathna today tabled a list in Parliament naming members, leaders, trade unionists, and activists of the UnitedContinue Reading
Rs. 17.8M worth of narcotics seized at Central Mail Exchange
2025-03-21
Officers of the Postal Valuation Division of Sri Lanka Customs have found parcels containing narcotics, valued at Rs. 17.8 million,Continue Reading
Ranil calls for Sri Lanka to adopt US $1 trillion-dollar economy by 2055
2025-03-21
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on Sri Lanka to adopt an ambitious target of achieving a US $1 trillion-dollarContinue Reading
Sri Lanka reaffirms IMF commitment at Global Summit in Washington
2025-03-21
The Secretary to the Prime Minister, Pradeep Saputhanthri has expressed the Sri Lankan Government’s commitment to meeting the forthcoming ExtendedContinue Reading
Today’s CBSL official exchange rates
2025-03-21
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (21 Mar), compared to Thursday. According to theContinue Reading
Parliament briefed on laws for abortions in cases of fatal birth defects
2025-03-21
Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara says necessary measures are being taken for the introduction of a law to allow womenContinue Reading
President meets visiting Top US Official
2025-03-21
Visiting Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), Admiral Samuel J. Paparo called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake atContinue Reading
Applications called for position at Right to Information Commission
2025-03-21
The Constitutional Council has called for applications for the appointment of a Member to the Right to Information Commission (RTI)Continue Reading
CID to probe lands involving former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa
2025-03-21
Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe has informed Parliament that a Criminal Investigations Department (CID) probe has been requested intoContinue Reading
SriLankan Airlines Statement on Operations to London Heathrow
2025-03-21
Due to the temporary closure of Heathrow Airport following a large fire at a nearby electrical substation, SriLankan Airlines flightsContinue Reading
Watch : Dramatic footage of pilot escaping Air Force aircraft crash
2025-03-21
Video footage has emerged on the Sri Lanka Air Force training aircraft crash reported in Wariyapola early this morning. AContinue Reading