Sri Lanka and Belarus reaffirmed their longstanding friendship as Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath met President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk duringContinue Reading The post Belarus President Lukashenko, FM Herath discus

Sri Lanka Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have intercepted an Indian national attempting to smuggle foreign cigarettesContinue Reading The post Indian passenger arrested at BIA with Rs. 5

lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, who was indicted on corruption charges, was released on bail by the Colombo High Court on Friday after having his fingerprints

A renewed call for integrity, excellence and solidarity within the legal profession took centre stage at a women lawyers rsquo; gathering held in Hulftsdorp last week, where Supreme Court Justice Kumuduni Wickremasinghe

lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt;By Ranith Padmasiri lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; The Court of Appeal has set aside the acquittal of all accused in the assassination case of

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lt;strong gt;By Jayani Madawla lt;/strong gt; The prevailing heatwave that Sri Lanka is experiencing is expected to continue through mid-May according to the Department of Meteorology. Experts warn that the situation cou

A 56-year-old father and his 25-year-old daughter were killed in a wild elephant attack in the Hettipola area of Wilgamuwa on Friday morning.

Oil prices gained about 2% after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and ‌China’s Xi Jinping agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and as concerns persisted over ship attacks and seizures despite Tehran saying about 30

Claiming that there is no major disaster situation reported in the country due to the previaling rainy weather, Director of the Disaster Management Centre, Pradeep Kodippili said today that 104 people have been sheltered

Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar on Thursday (May 14) urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, to banContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister urges Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to ban

An Indian national has been arrested at the Katunayake Airport after Sri Lanka Customs officers uncovered 2,150 grams of cocaineContinue Reading The post Indian geologist arrested at BIA with cocaine worth Rs. 108 millio

The Western Province Badminton Association (WPBA) has announced two new initiatives for 2026, introducing an all-island schools novice team championshipContinue Reading The post Western Province Badminton Association lau

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Jagath Vithana has alleged that the government has effectively allowed student activists to seize theContinue Reading The post MP Jagath Vithana accuses Govt of allowing IUSF takeover of M

lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By S. Rubatheesan lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; gt;The government is set to dece

While the Sri Lanka Navy assisted in bringing to shore an ailing member of the crew of a Chinese research vessel anchored in Sri Lanka rsquo;s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the vessel will not be allowed into the countr

lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Former Director General of the Land Reform Commission (LRC) Liyanage Padmasiri has acknowledged that a statement he made claiming Kandy District MP Chamindrani Kirie

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has welcomed Friday rsquo;s Supreme Court rsquo;s judgment which found that former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several former health officials had violated the fun

lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt;Appeal Court decides the lsquo;harm rsquo; that may result from release of lsquo;transaction level rsquo; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; lt;strong gt;information during 2015-2017 outweighs lsquo;pu

lt;strong gt;Pix and text by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Large scale coconut industrialists are using the crisis in West Asia to exploit cottage level coconut husk industry traders the latter c

lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Pix and text by K R Rajamanthri nbsp; nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; A new ward is being constructed to serve communities in the Uva Paranagama area and parts of the Central Province, replacing th

Farmers in the Nuwara Eliya area have begun handing over their potato harvest to the government under a special purchasing programme introduced to address the marketing difficulties faced by local potato growers.

A group of people who had applied for jobs in Israel staged a protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat today, demanding solutions to the difficulties faced by them who claim to have been waiting in the web system

Sampath Bank CEO Sanjaya Gunewardena said the launch of PayPal services in Sri Lanka marks a major step in connectingContinue Reading The post PayPal launch opens global doors for Sri Lankan freelancers, SMEs appeared fi

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lt;strong gt;By Damith Wickremasekera lt;/strong gt; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a phone conversation this week to expedite the energy sector projects agreed upon b

lt;strong gt;By Kapila Bandara lt;/strong gt; Fertiliser companies and agrochemical suppliers have agreed to abide by regulated prices days ahead of the Yala paddy planting season, in a coordinated policy response to mit

lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Two opinions have emerged within the Attorney General rsquo;s Department regarding the University of Wolverhampton's response to the Criminal Investigation Departmen

lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has received ldquo;a couple of hundred rdquo; offers in response to an open call for proposals to supply fuel md

Motor Traffic Commissioner General Kamal Amerasinghe, who was arrested on Friday over a fraudulent vehicle‑registration case, has been remanded until tomorrow. He was taken into custody by the Financial Investigation Uni

lt;strong gt;By Niranjala Ariyawansha nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Although the war in West Asia will have a significant impact on the Sri Lankan economy both in the short as well as long-term, Sri Lanka can control the ec

The Sri Lankan Rupee has weakened further against the US Dollar, with the selling rate crossing the Rs. 331 mark for the first time after December in 2023, according to the latest exchange rate report issued by the Centr

Oil prices gained about 2% after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and ‌China’s Xi Jinping agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and as concerns persisted over ship attacks and seizures despite Tehran saying about 30

A jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to the family of a woman who was killed in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian ​Airlines Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 737 MAX.

Madonna, Shakira and K-pop megastars BTS will headline a Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA said Thursday.

The government is continuously wooing opposition members but no one will join, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahman said today.

Pakistan have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee and penalised eight ICC World Test Championship points forContinue Reading The post World Test Championship: Pakistan lose further points appeared first on Newswire

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped up critical talks on Friday, claiming important progress in stabilising US-China relations evenContinue Reading The post Presidents Trump and Xi wrap up summit in China, but

Prime Minister Harinia Amarasuriya today welcomed the initiative by Sri Lankan banks to collaborate with PayPal, as the country advancesContinue Reading The post PM Harini welcomes collaboration between Sri Lankan banks

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has signed a memorandum of understanding with Belarus on bilateral cooperation in health care, foreign minister Vijitha Herath said. “Pleased to sign the MoU on Health Care, marking an important s

Foreign minister Vijitha Herath on a tour of Belarus

"Sluggish growth" could derail Sri Lanka's path to recovery, a report by First Capital Research warns.

Market turnover was 1.81 billion rupees.

The telegraphic transfer rates for the American dollar were 323.5000 buying, 330.5000 selling

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has played down concerns over recent remarks by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging citizens to avoid non-essential overseas travel and destination weddings abroad over the coming year