The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has warned applicants for the 2026 Korean Language Test against fraudulent SMS messages directing them to deposit money into fake bank accounts.

The Sri Lankan government’s Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill, submitted to parliament on October 20, 2026, risks enabling arbitrary detention, torture, and other rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today.

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 332.67/75 to the US dollar spot on Thursday, while bond yields were quoted steady to lower, dealers said. A bond maturing on 01.08.2030 was quoted flat at 11.55/60 percent. A

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised serious concerns over the Sri Lankan government’s proposed Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill, warningContinue Reading The post HRW raises serious concerns over Sri Lanka’s proposed o

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s telecom-to-digital firm Reliance Jio Platforms (JIOP.NS), soared 27% in its Mumbai ​debut on Wednesday, making it India’s second-largest company by market capitalisation after a record-breakin

A Sri Lankan national who had already served a one-year prison sentence in the Maldives for allegedly smuggling more thanContinue Reading The post Sri Lankan acquitted by Maldives court after serving one-year jail senten

The Headquarters Inspector of the Homagama Police Station has been suspended with effect from October 28 over alleged negligence andContinue Reading The post Homagama Police HQI suspended over custodial death of suspect

Senior journalist and writer Siri Heenpella, who spent decades in journalism and was widely known for his writings on international affairs, has died in New York at the age of 77 following a brief illness, family sources

Israel’s parliamentary election has produced no clear winner, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc falling short of the majorityContinue Reading The post Israel election results : Who will be next PM

Several spells of showers are expected in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, as well as the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, GalleContinue Reading The post Showers expected in several parts of Sri Lanka today appeared first on

An Indian national has been taken into custody by Sri Lanka Customs at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, after being found in possession of cocaine and ecstasy valued at an estimated Rs. 454 million.

Mainly fair weather conditions are expected in other parts of the island, but showers would occur at a few places in the Uva Province and in the Batticaloa, Ampara and Hambantota districts after 1.00 p.m.

Partial results from Israel’s general election show veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading his rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, but is still short of a majority in parliament.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has criticised the Health Ministry’s response to the growing threat of dengue, warning that the country could face a rapid increase in cases amid changing weather patte

Israel’s Arab parties are on track to win 17 seats in the Israeli parliament, according to early results and exit polls, after voting among Palestinian citizens of Israel surged to its highest level in decades.

The outflow extended net foreign selling in rupee bonds to Rs.13.8n in last six weeks

Speaking out about cancer drug shortages, substandard medicines and corruption in the health sector could be interpreted as terrorist activity under proposed legislation, while professional bodies such as the Government

Sri Lanka yesterday formally joined the global Orange Movement as the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) signed an MoU to bring Orange Bonds into the local capital market.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 29 October 2026 Issued at 5.30 a.m. on 29 October 2026 by the Departmen5 of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Gall

US-Israel involvement alleged The Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) yesterday warned that Israel and other foreign powers were planning to establish a “spaceport” on Sri Lanka’s East Coast and the NPP government was ge

By Shamindra Ferdinando One of the Iranian vessels that had been stranded in Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with a considerable number of Indian crew members had moved away, sources familiar with the issue sai

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has summoned the Officer-in-Charge of the Homagama Police Station and two other officers to ascertain information about the death of a 29-year-old father-of-two, reportedly killed

A delegation, led by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) MP Sivagnanam Shritharan, has urged Canada to pressure Sri Lanka over accountability for alleged atrocities during the war. The accountability issue was taken

A new Bill before Sri Lanka’s Parliament that grants the authorities sweeping arbitrary powers to tackle ‘organised crime’ and deny suspects’ human rights should be immediately withdrawn, Amnesty International said. The

By Prof. M.W. Amarasiri de Silva The arrest and subsequent re-incarceration of Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera, the prominent General Secretary of the nationalist organisation Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), represents a signi

UK–Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Forum underway Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London The Sri Lanka High Commission in the UK organised a series of trade and investment engagements in London and Dover to promote Sri

England arrived in Pakistan this month hopeful that the dynamics of a tri-series would give them the chance to experience the pressure of knockout games ahead of next year’s World Cup. Instead, Thursday’s fixture against

Thursday 29th Octobber, 2026 The government seems to be using every trick in the book to abort or emasculate the Opposition’s no-confidence motion (NCM) against Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramaratne, claiming that some of its

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Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Public Health Inspectors have discovered stocks of rotten, mouldy and insect-damaged fruits, including apples, grapes andContinue Reading The post CMC cracks down on sale of rotten fruits

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

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Two suspects have been arrested near the Badagamuwa Forest Reserve in Kurunegala for allegedly attempting to sell a fragment ofContinue Reading The post Two arrested for attempting to sell elephant tusk fragment for Rs.

Former Sri Lanka women’s cricket captain Shashikala Siriwardene has embarked on a new chapter in her cricketing career, taking upContinue Reading The post Former Sri Lanka captain Shashikala Siriwardene takes up coaching

86.48 billion rupees of bills sold of an offered 100 billion

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Commercial Bank, Dialog, HNB, Hemas and Hayleys

adding 153,511 newly eligible beneficiaries

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