The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to award the contract for ground handling services for SriLankan Airlines at Sydney Airport in Australia. This decision follows the expiration of the previous service agre

Opposition MP Dayasiri Jayasekara alleged that Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne is using the Speaker’s official residence and another apartment in the apartment complex belonging to the Ministry of Public Administration, Pro

PET scan services, which had been suspended since March 27 due to a shortage of the radioactive chemical FDG, are set to resume from tomorrow (May 6).

First came the purported attack on a rugby referee in a mafia like pursuit by a group of thugs on motorcycles.

Minister Nalinda Jayatissa today dismissed reports alleging that Finance Ministry Secretary Harshana Suriyapperuma was a dual citizen. Recent reports hadContinue Reading The post Minister shuts down dual citizenship clai

The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court today (05) imposed a fine of Rs. 500,000 on a supermarket in Wellawatte for selling riceContinue Reading The post Wellawatte supermarket fined Rs. 500,000 for selling rice above MRP app

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of Wimal S.K. Liyanagama as the new Director General of Customs, effectiveContinue Reading The post Wimal Liyanagama appointed new Customs Director General appeared f

For Wildlife Conservation, minister says

Hilton Yala Resort has been recognised on the global stage at the 2026 Haute Grandeur Global Excellence Awards, securing multipleContinue Reading The post Hilton Yala Resort Wins Multiple Honours at the 2026 Haute Grande

Opposition MPs today (05) issued a statement warning that recent remarks by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake pose a serious threatContinue Reading The post Opposition warns of threats to Judicial independence appeared

A fragile truce in the Middle East was under strain on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire ​in the Gulf as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Eye-catching gains on the updated T20I rankings for a host of players from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with just over a month until the T20 World Cup.

Jaffna District MP Archchuna Ramanathan declared in Parliament today (05) that Jaffna should be handed over to Tamil Nadu alongContinue Reading The post Archchuna says Jaffna should be handed to Tamil Nadu alongside Kach

S P Arukgoda retires today

The government today agreed to grant an urgent debate on the disappearance of USD 2.5 million from the Treasury, following a request by the Opposition.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service has officially designated Sri Lanka as a priority country for its Food for Progress programme in the upcoming 2026 fiscal year.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has changed slightly against the US Dollar today (05), compared to Monday.  According to the CentralContinue Reading The post CBSL rates: Rupee remains steady against USD appeared first on Newswire.

A senior minister from India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu has lost his seat by a margin of just oneContinue Reading The post Every vote counts : Indian minister loses seat by just one vote appeared first on Newswire.

The “Memories of a People’s Struggle” exhibition, organized to preserve the true events, memories, and core values of the 2022Continue Reading The post Exhibition to preserve memories of 2022 Aragalaya to be held in Colo

A Police Constable attached to the Peliyagoda Police Station has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate AllegationsContinue Reading The post Police Constable arrested over Rs. 200,000 bribery allegati

Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha renewed the call for the need to build a land link between Sri Lanka and India and said the time for wavering is over.

Sri Lankan students are increasingly affected by the impact of Australia’s tightened student visa policies, with new data showing a significant rise in rejection rates for higher education visas.

Market turnover was 1.5 billion rupees.

Speaking at a recent Strategic Dialogue organized by The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS)

The acceptance period for the exit offer commenced at 9 am on May 5 and will end at 4.30 pm on June 5.

The official appointment letters for the members of the newly established “Cricket Transformation Committee” (CTC) were handed over on Monday (04) by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports,  Sunil Kumara Gamage. The fo

The funds are to be used to increase the company's Tier I capital and facilitate future business growth.

Three prison guards attached to the Welikada Prison have been arrested by Borella Police following the death of an inmate on Monday (04).    

China overtook India to become Sri Lanka’s largest trading partner in 2025, driven by a sharp rise in imports, particularly vehicles, following the easing of restrictions, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said. In it

ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 319.50/320.20 to the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday, after trades at 319.60/320.00 the previous day, dealers said, while bond yields were broadly steady. On April 30

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 05 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 05 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge) affects

‘Bar Association must reveal its stand’ Civil society group ‘Free Lawyers’ has requested Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena to probe whether political pressure was brought on a Magistrate, or a High Court Judge, in re

The Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Isabelle Martin over the last weekend met representatives of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) in the East. Tamil Guardian reported that talks focused on

A section of residents of Keppapilavu, in Mullaitivu, on May Day protested. demanding the release of lands still occupied by the military, 17 years after the end of the armed conflict. They reiterated their longstanding

SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has strongly opposed the forthcoming Value Added Tax (VAT) increase. In a post on X, Premadasa has said that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be brought within the

The appointment of former minister Eran Wickremaratne to chair the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee is significant for more than the future of cricket. It signals a possible shift in the culture of governance e

Former Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday alleged that President Dissanayake’s declaration on the impending court verdict clearly indicated that he was aware of its outcome. Addressing the media at Ranil Wickremesingh

Sri Lanka today stands at a sensitive crossroads where national security, economic recovery, and intercommunal trust intersect. Recent developments including heightened security measures around areas popular with Israeli

Viet Nam's President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm will visit

Bond yields edged up on the longer tenors.

Total arrivals dropped to 135,643 from 174,608 in the same time last year, official data showed.

In seizing opportunities in a ‘Look East’ strategy amidst tensions elsewhere, Japanese Ambassador Akio Isomata last week urged Sri Lanka to “walk the talk” and not “talk the talk.”

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