US Vice President JD Vance has departed for Islamabad, where he is scheduled to join talks with Iran on Saturday to end their war.

A commission comprising sitting judges will be appointed to probe the coal procurement deals that had taken place since the commissioning of the Norochcholai Power Plant, Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake told Parliame

Al Jazeera- Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said negotiations with the US cannot begin until two key conditions are met: the implementation of a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of frozen Irani

The distribution of school uniform fabric provided as a grant by the People’s Republic of China for the year 2026 has been successfully completed, the Education Ministry announced.

Some things are hard to calculate in dollars and cents. NASA’s space programs definitely fall into this category. The agencyContinue Reading The post NASA’s billion-dollar space race goes into overdrive appeared first on

The man was sleeping in a garden above an HDB multi-storey carpark in Woodlands when plainclothes officers surrounded him during a pre-dawn operation on April 8.

The no faith motion against Minister of Power and Energy Kumara Jayakody was defeated by a majority of 104 votes with 43 MPs voting in favour and 153 against. Some 22 MPs were absent during the time of voting.

The Colombo Stock Exchange closed on a strong and optimistic note on 10th April 2026, reflecting renewed confidence in both domestic economic conditions and improving global sentiment. From the opening bell, the market m

Sri Lanka is seeking to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to promote sustainable industrial developmentContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka explores green industria

A case has been registered against two Indian National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidates in India’s Puducherry based on a complaint by the Returning Officer, following allegations of violating the election code of con

A senior official in the Lebanese president’s office has told the BBC that Lebanon will participate in direct negotiations with Israel next week only if there is a ceasefire in place beforehand.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has filed an affidavit with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), outliningContinue Reading The post Mahinda Rajapaksa files affidavit with CIABOC

A sudden fire broke out this evening at the Karadiyana waste management site in Piliyandala. Police said the blaze has sent thick plumes of smoke across the area.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association is to end its 48-hour islandwide strike at 8.00 a.m. on Saturday (11). The GMOAContinue Reading The post GMOA to end islandwide strike on Saturday appeared first on Newswire.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today’s parliamentary vote on the no-confidence motion against the Energy Minister had revealed divisions overContinue Reading The post Sajith claims NCM vote shows divide over coa

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member Nishantha Dias said the government should ensure that public facilities reflect the country’s culturalContinue Reading The post SLPP’s Dias questions lack of facilities for betel

A special islandwide security programme has been implemented by the Ministry of Defence to ensure public safety during the upcomingContinue Reading The post Islandwide security programme launched for Sinhala and Tamil Ne

Government defended minister accused of coal import irregularities

Bilaal Lookman, a first-year law student of Sri Lankan origin, has been elected as a municipal councillor in France atContinue Reading The post French student of Sri Lankan origin elected to city council at 18 appeared f

US President Donald Trump has tasked his vice president JD Vance with shoring up a shaky ceasefire at the high-levelContinue Reading The post Iran war: Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Tehran appeared first on News

The No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament today, by a majority of 104Continue Reading The post No-confidence motion against Minister Kumara Jayakody defeated in

Also downgraded rating assigned to NDB's Basel III-compliant subordinated debentures to 'BBB(lka)' from 'BBB+(lka)'

Bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said

Turnover was 5.016 billion rupees.

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Brazil are the unlikely candidates to have claimed two cricket records as one of their bowlers took a record nine wickets – including five in a row – in their 189-run T20 Women’s International victory against Lesotho in

Lower tourism revenues, higher energy and fertilizer import costs could be among negative fallouts

Zimbabwe Women are set for their maiden tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is. The ODIs kick off on May 3 and will be part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2025-29. The T20I series will be played from May 12. Al

Funds are to be used to improve the Capital Adequacy Ratio of the Company, and for lending purposes

National Development Bank said 5,308,377 ordinary voting shares have been listed

The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that they have decided to change match timings of the upcoming international assignments of the national cricket team in order to support the government’s energy-saving initiative.

Regional inflation is projected to rise to 3.6% in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027, from 3.0% last year.

Key unknowns include the outcome of the talks (if any), and speed of recovery for energy flows and supply chain logistic

In a major boost for the country, Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews under its $ 3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), posit

The Colombo Central Bus Stand, which has a history of over six decades and had remained without a proper maintenance for many years, has now been renovated under the current government’s development programme and vested

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he said in a statement on Thursday. Netanyahu said the talks would focus on the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Iran-