Removing import ban : SL gives update to EU
2023-05-18
Sri Lanka has expressed its intention to present a plan by June to lift the import restrictions currently imposed inContinue Reading
Govt revises land area for firearm permits for crop protection
2023-05-18
The government has decided to revise agricultural land area to five (05) acres for the issuance of firearm permits forContinue Reading
IMF Programme : MP Harsha highlights need for specific amendments
2023-05-18
Opposition MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has highlighted the need for specific amendments to focus Sri Lanka’s International Monetary FundContinue Reading
Sri Lanka chosen as location for Top Indian travel event
2023-05-18
The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) will hold its annual convention in Sri Lanka in July, Minister ofContinue Reading
Pastor Jerome & Uebert Angel : MR responds to allegations
2023-05-18
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has rejected any form of connections with controversial Sri Lankan pastor Jerome Fernando and Zimbabwean PastorContinue Reading
Mullivaikkal commemoration : Riot Police deployed in Borella after tense situ
2023-05-18
The riot Police have been deployed in Colombo as attempts have been made to disrupt an event organized to commemorateContinue Reading
Veteran Sri Lankan singer Christopher Paul passes away
2023-05-18
Veteran Sri Lankan singer Christopher Paul has passed away today (May 18). According to family sources, the veteran singer wasContinue Reading
Dollar drops below Rs 300 in banks
2023-05-18
The US Dollar rate has dropped below Rs. 300 mark at a few commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (MayContinue Reading
Central Bank issues new directive to banks on LoC
2023-05-18
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has issued a new directive to all Licensed Commercial Banks pertaining to cashContinue Reading
Dimuth Karunaratne added to WC qualification preliminary squad
2023-05-18
Sri Lanka Test Cricket captain Dimuth Karunaratne has been added to the preliminary squad named for the ICC World CupContinue Reading
Narcotics trawler nabbed in Intelligence-led mission
2023-05-18
A local multiday fishing trawler carrying a large consignment of narcotics has been seized off the Southern Coast. The SriContinue Reading
Health Minister hints at a pharmaceutical price reduction
2023-05-18
The Ministry of Health expects to reduce the prices of medicines by 10-15% within the next week, Health Minister KeheliyaContinue Reading
The joke that costed $2 million
2023-05-18
China on Wednesday slapped one of the country’s best-known comedy companies with a 14.7 million yuan ($2.13 million) penalty, accusingContinue Reading
Huge win in court for Danushka Gunatilake as several charges dropped
2023-05-18
A Sri Lankan cricketer star who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman inside her Sydney home has had a major winContinue Reading
Weather Alert : Showers expected in five provinces today
2023-05-18
Showers are expected in several areas in five provinces of Sri Lanka today, the Department of Meteorology stated. Showers orContinue Reading
Titanic: Scan reveals world’s most famous wreck
2023-05-18
The first full-sized digital scan of the Titanic, which lies 3,800m (12,500ft) down in the Atlantic, has been created usingContinue Reading
Q & A transcript of IMF Press Briefing in Sri Lanka :
2023-05-18
Speakers: • Krishna Srinivasan, Director of Asia and Pacific Department, IMF • Peter Breuer, Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka,Continue Reading
Ministries : President reveals his new plan
2023-05-17
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, during a meeting with Ministry Secretaries and Provincial Chief Secretaries, expressed confidence that the proper implementation ofContinue Reading