Today’s CBSL official exchange rates
2025-03-18
The Sri Lankan Rupee has appreciated slightly against the US Dollar today (18 Mar), compared to Monday. According to theContinue Reading
MP Chamara Sampath questions “Badulla Bada” remarks at COPE meeting
2025-03-18
Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake today called on the Speaker to ensure discipline within the Parliamentary Committee on Public EnterprisesContinue Reading
Sri Lankan reality star’s vehicle set on fire
2025-03-18
Popular Sri Lankan reality star Chamod Kavishka’s vehicle has been destroyed after being set on fire by an unknown groupContinue Reading
A New Help Desk at Makumbura for differently-abled passengers
2025-03-18
A new Integrated Assistance Center has been set up at the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre, aimed at improving accessibility forContinue Reading
Fertilizer subsidies for farmers cultivating for Yala Season
2025-03-18
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to provide fertilizer subsidies for farmers cultivating paddy lands for the 2025 YalaContinue Reading
Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill to be presented in Parliament
2025-03-18
Cabinet approval has been granted to table in Parliament the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill. According to the government, theContinue Reading
‘Festival of Netball 2025’ officially launched at SL High Commission in the UK
2025-03-18
The Sri Lankan High Commission in the United Kingdom has hosted the official launch of “Festival of Netball 2025”, anContinue Reading
Consul General-designate of Sri Lanka to Australia assumes duties
2025-03-18
The Consul General-designate of Sri Lanka to Melbourne, Pradeepa Saram assumed duties at the Consulate General of Sri Lanka inContinue Reading
Imthiaz Bakeer Markar resigns as SJB Chairman
2025-03-18
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Chairperson and former MP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar has resigned from his position as SJB Chairman. AccordingContinue Reading
Petitions filed against Adani wind power project withdrawn
2025-03-18
The Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed at the Supreme Court seeking the annulment of the decision to award the constructionContinue Reading
Sajith meets protesting unemployed graduates near Parliament
2025-03-18
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today spoke to a group of unemployed graduates who were engaged in a protest for theContinue Reading
July riots : Marikkar questioned over “wrong” photo
2025-03-18
National Peoples’ Power (NPP) MP Jagath Manuwarna has slammed Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP S.M. Marikkar for misleading Parliament andContinue Reading
Price of imported milk powder increased
2025-03-18
The price of imported milk powder will be increased by 4.7%, the Milk Powder Importers Association of Sri Lanka announcedContinue Reading
Dollar rate in Sri Lanka today
2025-03-18
The Sri Lankan Rupee has largely appreciated against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (18 Mar),Continue Reading
Tourist dies at Sigiriya, lack of First Aid services blamed
2025-03-18
A foreign tourist is reported to have passed away at the Sigiriya Rock Fortress due to a lack of properContinue Reading
Three company directors sentenced over failure to pay VAT
2025-03-18
Three Directors of a private company in Kandana that sold and distributed cigarettes have been sentenced to 06 months withContinue Reading
Former Sri Lankan actress Akushla Sellayah passes away
2025-03-18
Former Sri Lankan actress and fashion Icon Akushla Sellayah has passed away at the age of 67. Akushla Sellayah wasContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s first waste-to-energy power plant turns mountains of trash into clean electricity
2025-03-18
In the densely populated Western Province of Sri Lanka, the disposal of solid waste has been a dirty – andContinue Reading