The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) has revised its fuel prices with effect from midnight today (30). The revised prices per liter are • Petrol 92 Octane – Rs. 346 (reduced by Rs. 10) • Petrol Octane 95 – Rs. 426 (increased by Rs. 3) • Auto Diesel          – Rs. 329 (reduced […]

Celebrity Chef and former MasterChef Australia judge Gary Mehigan speaks Exclusively to Colombo Gazette on his visit to Sri Lanka organised by Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, his time as a MasterChef Australia judge, and his future. 

The United States has welcomed the in-principle agreement reached between Sri Lanka and the Official Creditor Committee (OCC) on specific financing terms to restructure the island nation s debt in line with the parameters set in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program.

Minister of Transport and Highways and Minister of Mass Media Dr Bandula Gunawardena at a press briefing held at the Presidential Media Center today (30) said that the earliest Sri Lanka can recover from bankruptcy is in 2027, at which time it is envisaged that the countries foreign reserves which stand at USD 3.5 billion […]

Sri Lanka s overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year (y-o-y) basis has increased to 3.4% in November, from 1.5% in October.

Customs Intelligence Unit in Tamil Nadu seized eight kilograms of gold worth Rs 5 crore which was smuggled from Sri Lanka. The seized gold was in the form of gold biscuits and gold bars.

The Minister of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Alibrahim, has announced that the country s national carrier Saudia, formally known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, would recommence flights to Sri Lanka very soon.

Sri Lanka s in-principle pact with creditor nations to restructure its debt prepares the way for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to consider clearing the first review of a bailout next month, the global lender said on Thursday.

India is planning to build 10,000 houses in the plantation areas of Sri Lanka as an extension of its housing project in the island nation.

Five companies volunteer to participate in the project By Sanath Nanayakkare Grievance handling in Human Resource Management (HRM) refers to the process by which employee complaints, concerns, or disputes are formally addressed and resolved. The goal is to provide a structured channel for employees to express their concerns or report issues they are facing in […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita The Department of Census and Statistics plans to complete the listing phase of the 15th housing and population census by December 2023, Director of the Department Dr. Chandani Wijebandara said. She said that a census was conducted in four stages. The first stage is the census mapping which subdivides the country into […]

The French Development Agency’s (Agence Française de Développement also known as AFD) Regional Directorate is strengthening its base in Sri Lanka in line with the commemoration of 75 years of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and France. It also marks the enduring partnership between AFD Group and its Sri Lankan partners, which began in 2005 […]

by Rex Clementine   Members of the national selection panel are set to be the first casualties post World Cup in which the national cricket team had a disastrous campaign. Despite Sri Lanka finishing ninth in the ten-team event and failing to qualify for the Champions Trophy, none holding key positions within the national cricket […]

No country could be described as democratic if there is no separation of powers that ensures one branch of government does not exceed its powers, former head of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) Prof. Deepika Udagama said in a televised interview on Tuesday (28.) “The three branches of government, i.e., the executive, […]

By Hiran H. Senewiratne The trading activities at the Colombo Stock Exchange witnessed a positive trend yesterday after a negative streak in the past few days, following the much anticipated debt restructuring deal between Sri Lanka and its official creditors. “The Official Creditor Committee (OCC) and Sri Lanka agreed on the main parameters of a […]

By A Special Sports Correspondent The 71st badminton national championship will take place from December 4-10 in three venues in Colombo with the organizers of the event receiving a record number of entries for this year’s event. As many as 1139 players have entered the tournament and according to officials of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) […]

The national cricket team will be involved in ten Test matches next year touring England, South Africa and Bangladesh while hosting Afghanistan and New Zealand. The tour of England is significant in many ways as this is the first time they will be playing a three Test series in England since 2011. Since Sri Lanka […]

The Sri Lankan Catholic Church has deplored the appointment of Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP).

The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) has contributed a total of Rs.07 billion to the National Treasury this year. Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkaraa presented a cheque for  Rs.04 billion to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat, this afternoon (29). Of the Rs. 07 billion,  Rs.03 billion was handed over […]