The new Public Library Building of the Batticaloa Municipal Council was ceremonially vested in the public  on Wednesday (20)  morning in the presence of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with former Member of Parliamen

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya attended the 2026 OSGA Annual Lecture held at the University of Oxford on May 19, where she delivered a lecture titled “The Politics of Development: Sri Lanka and Beyond.” The lectur

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Talks on enhancing collaboration with SCO partners in several key areas

The Sri Lankan Rupee continued its downward trend against the US Dollar today, with selling rate increased to Rs. 342, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

China has confirmed that it will buy 200 Boeing jets after US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in Beijing last week.

The entire cricketing world is talking about him and next month India’s 15-year old batting dynamite may bring some sections of life in Sri Lanka to a standstill when he tours the island with his country’s second string

Health authorities in Sri Lanka have warned of a rising number of high blood pressure cases across the country, urging the public to take greater care in monitoring and controlling both systolic and diastolic blood press

The Colombo Stock Exchange witnessed a sharp decline during today’s trading session, as subdued investor confidence and prevailing market uncertainty triggered broad-based selling pressure from the opening bell. The mark

Train operations on the Kelani Valley Line will be temporarily revised, while the Cotta Road level crossing will be fully closed for vehicular traffic due to essential renovation work carried out by the Railway Departmen

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Two companies loyal to the National People’s Power (NPP) government have opened Letters of Credit (LCs) to import 4,000 vehicles on May 15, a day before the government imposed a 50 percent surcharge on vehicle imports, S

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa said it is no secret that he visited TMVP leader Sivasathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan, while he was in prison in 2018/19.

The court hearing into the investigations related to the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks was marked by explosive allegations before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court by the prosecution, including claims linking former

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The Ministry of Health has decided to implement measures consisting of five steps in line with the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO), following the WHO declaration of the Ebola virus epidemic situati

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Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero has extended his support to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake following a meeting held during the President’s visitContinue Reading The post “I’m leaving Rajapaksa Nikaya”: Ampitiye Thero ex

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the India Men’s U19 team will tour Sri Lanka during June and July 2026Continue Reading The post Sri Lanka to host India U19 for bilateral series appeared first on Newswire.

The telegraphic transfer rate for the dollar was 336.5000 buying, 345.5000 selling.

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67.23 billion rupees bills sold of an offered 140 billion.

Country sees improved daily average arrivals in first 17 days of May compared to 2025

Crossings were observed in John Keells Holdings (4 million), and Hayleys (110,000).

Parliament yesterday passed the controversial Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill with amendments after the Government refused to withdraw penal provisions criminalising certain tax compliance failures, despite strong Opposi

A meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin has started in Beijing, Chinese state media report. Xi welcomed Putin to the Chinese capital on Wednesday, shaking hands with the

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that politics is not something separate from development and it shapes every choice we make in governance, while addressing the 60th anniversary commemoration of the Institute

It has already reached Rs.1 trillion milestone this year

Bangladesh overcame one hour of nerves on the fifth morning to beat Pakistan by 78 runs in the Sylhet Test and complete a consecutive 2-0 sweep over them. For the first time in their history, Bangladesh have won four suc

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange trended down over Wednesday trading, data from CSE showed. ASPI was down 1.54 percent, or 343.15 points, at 21,954.92. S&P SL20 was down 1.28 percent, or 78.96 points, at

The number has risen 2.3 percent in the first quarter

The contract will run for a period of two years, minister Vijitha Herath said.

Bond yields were quoted higher and wider, dealers said.

At least 10 people have died after heavy rains caused widespread flooding and landslides across southern and central China. The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) maintained elevated orange alerts on Tuesday for h

People living close to the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak have told the BBC of their fear, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned cases may be spreading faster than originally thought. One man in the Democra