Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandala Weerasinghe has emphasised the importance of the continuity of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Treasury has released funds for all government-approved payments until 15 December 2023, aligning with the 2023 Budget.

The overall rate of inflation measured by Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year basis has increased to 4.0% in December 2023 from 3.4% in November 2023.

An inmate of the Kalutara Prison has reportedly died while receiving treatment at the Kalutara General Hospital in Nagoda.

The stretch of road between Gallella and Manampitiya remains inundated after Mahaweli Road overflew due to heavy rainfall in the area.

Maine s top election official has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that four strong earthquakes took place in the Mid Indian Ridge of the Indian Ocean on Friday morning (Dec.29) south west of Sri Lanka. The first quake registered a magnitude of 4.8 and a depth of 10km, with three subsequent quakes registered magnitudes of 5.2 (depth 10km), 5.8 […]

The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.

The prices of all liquor products manufactured by the Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) are expected to go up from 01 January 2024.

A train plying on the Upcountry Line has derailed between Badulla and Hali-Ela railway stations this morning.

Thailand s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) in February 2024 after the successful conclusion of the latest round of negotiations between the two countries, Bangkok Post reported.

During the ongoing Yukthiya operation, the security forces personnel have arrested over 1,400 more suspects on suspicion of drug peddling.

Four strong earthquakes have struck the Carlsberg Ridge of Indian Ocean on Friday morning (Dec.29), off the archipelagic state, the Maldives.

India’s government has used the highly invasive Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post. The findings, published on Thursday, noted India’s repeated use of Pegasus against journalists, including one who was previously a victim of an attack using the same spyware. Created by Israeli […]

The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has visited neighbouring Ethiopia, where he has had discussions on the end of the war between the RSF and Sudan’s army. Dagalo, known as “Hemedti”, landed in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on Thursday in the second stop of his first known public […]

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces, the Meteorology Department says.

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 29 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning. Showers or thunder showers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces while several spells of […]

Former United States President Donald Trump has been kicked off the ballot for the 2024 presidential primary in Maine after a state official determined the Republican front-runner is ineligible due to his support of insurrection. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, announced the decision to remove Trump from the ballot on Thursday, citing […]

Education of about 54.9 percent of Sri Lankan students has been affected by the economic crisis since March 2022, the latest Household Survey on Impact of Economic Crisis – 2023 by the Department of Census and Statistics reveals. Out of the respondents surveyed 93.5 percent have adopted at least one strategy to counter the impact […]

The demand for fuel during the current Christmas season had decreased by 50% compared to that in 2022, President of the Fuel Station Owners Association, Kumara Rajapaksa said on Thursday (28). The number of vehicles arriving at gas stations had dropped, and the amount of fuel dispensed for individual vehicles had also dropped, Rajapaksa said. […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Health Secretary Dr. Palitha Mahipala said on Thursday that over 700 cases of measles had been reported since May 2023, mostly from the Colombo District.Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Kandy, Jaffna, Kurunegala, and Ampara were among the districts affected by the spread of measles, Dr. Maheepala said. In 2019, the World Health Organization […]

By Dinasena Ratugamage Kilmisha Yaazhisai, a young girl from Jaffna, who became the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs Season 3 winner on Indian TV channel Zee Tamil, returned to Sri Lanka on Thursday (28). A large number of people had gathered at the Jaffna International Airport to welcome her.She was taken to Jaffna […]

The CID on Thursday (28) recorded another statement from the owner of the company, which sold a stock of fake intravenous human immunoglobulin (IVIG) to the Health Ministry. The CID recorded the statement in compliance with an order issued by Maligakanda Magistrate Lochani Abeywickrama on Wednesday.  When the case was taken up on Wednesday, a […]

Under 19 Cricket   by Reemus Fernando   Centuries by Iruth Gimshan and Malitha Perera helped Ananda and D.S. Senanayake dominate proceedings in their respective Under 19 Division I two-day tournament matches at Ananda Mawatha and Mount Lavinia on Thursday. Put to bat Ananda reached 309 for six wickets before rain forced an early end […]

By Dinasena Ratugamage Mullaitivu Police on Wednesday (27) took into custody 4,500 rounds of live T-56 ammunition found in a paddy field in Church Road, Mullaitivu. The owner of the paddy field found the stock of ammunition and informed the Navy, who called in the police. The paddy field had remained uncultivated for years, and […]