The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Sumith Dassanayake, reaffirmed Sri Lanka’sContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka reaffirms commitment to multilateralism

Market turnover was 3 billion rupees

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to formulate a National Policy and Framework on Micro-Credentials in collaboration withContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka to develop National Policy on Micro-Credentials

The move will see workers recruited into Sri Lanka's already bloated public sector across provincial, public bodies

The Joint Opposition has strongly condemned the violence unleashed against demonstrators outside the residence of Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. HarshanaContinue Reading The post Joint Opposition condemns violence agains

The government has announced that several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) will be signed during the upcoming state visit of theContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka and the Maldives to sign multiple MoUs during President

The Cabinet has approved a proposal to call for investment proposals to develop a plot of land belonging to theContinue Reading The post Cabinet approves call for investment proposals to develop Colombo 10 land appeared

6,088 houses were completely destroyed during the cyclone, and 115,179 partially damaged, Jayatissa said.

The United National Party (UNP) has informed that it will not participate in the May Day Rally organized by theContinue Reading The post No for May Day: UNP replies to SJB, recalling Premadasa principles appeared first o

Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said that an investigation is underway into another payment issue involving $625,000 remitted from Sri Lanka toContinue Reading The post Another financial probe launched over missing $625,000 p

The United National Party (UNP) has turned down the invitation extended by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to participate in its May Day rally.

Gold fell to a three-week low on Tuesday, as elevated oil prices kept inflation concerns high, while investors awaited key central bank decisions this week to see if the Middle ​East conflict has altered the interest rat

Vietnamese President and Leader of the Vietnam Communist Party, To Lam is to address the Sri Lankan Parliament on May 8, the office of the Leader of the House said today.

The government has decided to launch two major relief programs to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah; an interim housingContinue Reading The post Cyclone Ditwah : Cabinet approves interim housing and religiou

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to grant permanent appointments to approximately 9,800 employees currently serving in stateContinue Reading The post 9,800 temporary state employees to receive permanent a

An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of another USD 600,000 paid to the US Post by Sri Lanka Post, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today.

While being critical of certain media institutions, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP S.M. Marikkar said today that some media institutions are trying to control politicians like him.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Monday kicked off a joint counter-terrorism exercise at Tarbela aimed at enhancing professional capabilities and strengthening longstanding military-to-military relations, the military’s media w

A tense situation arose during a protest outside the residence of Treasury Secretary Harshana Suriyapperuma today.

A missing payment of 625,000 dollars made by Sri Lanka intended for the US Post

Land to be used for a new invention/information technology-related, mixed development project

Four individuals were arrested in the Aluthwewa area under the Galewela Police Division yesterday (27) during a joint operation involvingContinue Reading The post Four arrested in Galewela over possession of protected wi

U.S. President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal ​on resolving the two-month war, a U.S. official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, ‌fuelled

ECONOMYNEXT – Several agreements between Sri Lanka and the Maldives will be signed when President Mohamed Muizzu visits next week, minister Nalinda Jayatissa said. Muizzu is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from May 3-5. “Th

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has fired all 22 members of the board that sets the policies of the government-funded national science agency, according to an ex-board member and lawmakers.

European flight prices are falling as airlines try to overcome customer ’’hesitancy’’ over the economic hit from the US-Israel war with Iran, Wizz Air’s chief executive has said.

The establishment of a high-level steering committee, a Project Management Unit were discussed

he proposed bonds, which will mature in five and seven years, will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange was trending up Tuesday midday, CSE data showed, with the All Share Price Index rising 0.28 percent, or 64.29 points, at 22,676.60. The S&P SL20 was up 0.30 percent, or 18

The next drought, El Niño, and oil shock are certainties, IPS warns,

The Government has rejected an Opposition request at the party leaders’ meeting to hold a parliamentary debate on the $ 2.5 million Treasury cyber breach, as scrutiny intensifies over the

A plane has crashed on the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital, Juba, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot. The country’s civil aviation authority said on Monday that initial reports indicate the aircraft may have cras

Gunmen have raided an orphanage and kidnapped at least 23 children, authorities in Nigeria report. The gang took the children late on Sunday from an unregistered facility called the Dahallukitab Group of Schools, located

Federal authorities in the United States have charged the suspect who allegedly shot a US Secret Service agent as he tried to breach security at a press gala attended by Donald Trump with attempting to assassinate the US

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 28 APRIL 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 April 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Anuradhapura

On Saturday, Delhi served up a belter of a pitch on which 265 played 264. Two days later, the adjacent surface produced a passage of play straight out of a spicy Test-match session. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood m

Defence Secretary (retd.) Air Marshal Sampath Thuyakontha has discussed with UN officials in New York the deployment of Sri Lankan troops in Haiti, under a new UN authorised force, tasked with tackling heavily armed gang

Sallay’s case: Attorney-at-law Udaya Gammanpila yesterday (27) said a lawyer could not be deprived of his or her right to represent a client. The former Minister and leader of Pivuthuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Gammanpila said

Police investigating the thwarted a bid made by 22 Buddhist monks to smuggle in narcotics, with a street value of Rs 660 mn via BIA, from Thailand, over the weekend, believe the monks who organised the clandestine operat

The death of “Sujeewa,” a female elephant held under state custody for nearly a decade, has ignited renewed calls for accountability, transparency, and urgent reform in Sri Lanka’s handling of wildlife crime—particularly

Sri Lanka ‘A’ signed off a near-flawless campaign this week, outplaying New Zealand ‘A’ with the assurance of a side batting on a different pitch. The islanders not only completed a 3-0 whitewash in the limited-overs leg