When the Ministerial Consultative committee on Industries met on Tuesday (06), Minister of Plantation Industries and Minister of Industries  Ramesh Pathirana  instructed ministry officials to discuss with  banks and speed up  providing  credit facilities to small and medium scale industrialists. The minister added that the restriction of imports had resulted in the rapid growth of […]

Pope Francis has undergone abdominal surgery “without complications”, the Vatican says. The hernia operation at Rome’s Gemelli hospital lasted three hours. The 86-year-old is expected to stay in hospital for several days to recover. In a statement, the Vatican said the pontiff’s medical team had decided in recent days that surgery was needed. Earlier on […]

Travis Head and Steve Smith feasted on India’s wayward attack in what weren’t easy batting conditions to put Australia in the box seat of the World Test Championship final by the end of day one at The Oval. Head stroked his way to his first century outside Australia, and Smith was five short of his […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced plans to establish a Digital Promotion Agency aimed at developing computer applications for the collection and monitoring of data from various government entities in Sri Lanka.

The Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) Prof. Ranjith Bandara has taken stern exception at the non-compliance of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) that despite this being the third time it was summoned before the committee, no redress had been made for outstanding issues.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek maintained her dominance over American teenager Coco Gauff to set up a French Open semi-final against Brazilian 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia. World number one Swiatek, who beat Gauff in the 2022 final, won 6-4 6-2. The contest was much closer than last year but Swiatek’s quality showed in a seventh […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe convened a meeting today (7) with a delegation composed of members from the  Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The delegation comprised of Jagath Abeysinghe, President of SLRCS, Dr. Mahesh Gunasekara, Director General of SLRCS,  Alexander Matheou, IFRC Regional Director […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a meeting with Governing and Opposition Members of Parliament held at the Parliament Complex, announced plans to establish a Digital Promotion Agency aimed at developing computer applications for the collection and monitoring of data from various government entities in Sri Lanka. Previously, private companies had been responsible for creating such applications...

Rear Admiral Hiran Balasuriya assumed duties as Director General Civil Engineering at the Office of Director General Civil Engineering at Navy Headquarters on 06th June 2023.

The Sri Lanka Navy successfully rescued 38 individuals who were stranded on a grounded trawler at the entrance of Delft Jetty this morning (07th June 2023). The timely intervention of the Navy prevented a significant loss of life and property. Had the trawler sunk at the entrance of Delft Jetty, it would have posed significant […]

Sri Lanka s official reserve assets stood at USD 3,483 million in May 2023, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The existing import restrictions on 300 items are due to be lifted by the end of this week, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe convened a meeting today with a delegation composed of members from the esteemed Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) and the prestigious International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

The Secretary of the Sooriyawewa Pradheshiya Sabha (PS), who was arrested for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 50,000, has been remanded until 20 June.

MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, who was arrested over allegations of obstructing police duties, has been granted bail by the Kilinochchi Magistrate s Court.

Indian gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva was shot dead inside a Lucknow court today (07 June), during his hearing for an ongoing criminal case against him, Indian media reported.

Floodwaters in southern Ukraine were expected to crest on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of civilians fleeing in peril from the destruction of a vast dam that both sides called an act of wartime sabotage.

Sri Lanka and Thailand could sign a free trade agreement (FTA) by March, a top official of the Indian Ocean nation told Reuters on Wednesday, as it attempts to rebuild its crisis-stricken economy.