The ÂWasath Siriya 2024Â celebration for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year will take place on 27 April (Saturday) at Shangri-La Green, Galle Face, Colombo.

Nineteen Indian fishermen detained by the Sri Lanka Navy were on Tuesday repatriated to India, the Indian High Commission said, almost a week after a similar number of fishermen were sent back to their home country.

In a significant diplomatic exchange, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan engaged in a telephone conversation with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security Sagala Ratnayaka on Wednesday (10).

The government has declared 15 April (Monday) as a public holiday,

Keeping with customs and traditions, the ‘Nekath Seettuwa’, the table of auspicious times for this year’s Sinhala and Tamil New Year, was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat today (10). The  auspicious times, have been repared by the State Astrologers’ Committee of the Department of Cultural Affairs.  

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan engaged in a telephone conversation on Wednesday with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security Sagala Ratnayaka. The dialogue encompassed a range of crucial topics aimed at bolstering bilateral relations between the two nations. =

The government has declared 15 April (Monday) as a public holiday, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced.

Vote counting is underway in South Korea as the country awaits the results of its parliamentary elections.

The bail application filed by the Additional Secretary of the Health Ministry, who is allegedly complicit in the procurement of substandard human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) vials, has been rejected.

British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of a mass-giving particle  the so-called Higgs boson  jointly earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics, has died aged 94, the University of Edinburgh announced on Tuesday.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has affirmed his commitment to empowering the people and fortifying the economy by ensuring access to education, land, housing, and business opportunities.

The Hambantota International Port (HIP), in a landmark move, inaugurated its container transshipment service operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

In compliance with the customs and traditions, the Nekath Seettuwa , the table of auspicious times for this year s Sinhala and Tamil New Year, was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat today (10).

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) crossed the 12,000-point mark at the end of trading on Wednesday (10).

The government has urged the members of the public to exercise caution and minimize road accidents and fireworks-related incidents during the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year season.

All postal workers have agreed to work on 12 April, despite it being a public holiday, to handle the significant volume of goods received by the Central Mail Exchange for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season, for the first time in its history.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed 22-year-old Sri Lanka legspinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga at his reserve price of INR 50 lakh. Hasaranga was officially ruled out of IPL 2024 on Saturday owing to chronic pain in his heel that initially delayed his arrival for the tournament. Viyaskanth first rose to […]

The first phase of the first term for the academic year 2024 of all government and government-approved Sinhala and Tamil private schools ends today (10), the Ministry of Education announced.

Tensions between China and the Philippines continue to sour due to a recent escalation in the South China Sea. Beijing has warned Manila against further provocations after an incident near a Philippine-flagged grounded warship. Beijing and Manila have had a series of maritime run-ins, including water cannon use and heated verbal exchanges, which have triggered […]