Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has conceded defeat in a presidential run-off vote after an official count showed his rival Mohamed Muizzu in an impenetrable lead. “Congratulations to president-elect Muizzu,” Solih wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the Elections Commission of the Maldives showed his opponent winning 54 percent of ballots on Saturday.  […]

The Parliament is scheduled to meet from 3rd to 6th October. The parliamentary business related to this week has been decided at the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on 22nd of September. Accordingly, time from 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. on each day has been allotted for Questions for Oral […]

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has raised concerns about Sri Lanka s new Online Safety Bill, which was published in the government gazette on Sept. 18, emphasizing that if adopted in its present form, the legislation would serve Âto crush free expression and further contract an already shrinking civic space in the country.

The Sri Lanka Navy on 29th September 2023 ensured the free flow of water in the Gin River by clearing  the blockage under the Wakwella Bridge  in Galle. Following heavy rains, tree trunks, branches and other debris carried by raging waters of the Gin River had  collected under the Wakwella Bridge, hampering the smooth flow […]

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called on the government to investigate the sudden resignation of Mullaitivu District Judge and Magistrate T. Saravanarajah.

The married couple, who had been arrested to assist a probe into the discovery of the bodies of three Sri Lankans in a house in Jalan Perhentian Kampung Kovil Hilir, Sentul in Malaysia recently, had their remand extended on Friday.

The Sri Lankan government is set to unveil a new standard operating procedure (SOP) for visits by foreign ships or aircraft, including military assets, as part of efforts to address India s concerns over port calls by Chinese vessels, people familiar with the matter said.

A panel constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to find durable solutions to short- and long-term issues of the Sri Lankan Tamils living in and out of camps across the State submitted its interim report to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the Secretariat on Friday.

The prevailing showery condition in the southwestern part of the Island is expected to continue further, the Meteorology Department said in its weather forecast today (Sept. 30).

About 60,000 Sri Lankans are likely to die in road accidents in the next 20 years, Prof. Samath Dharmaratne, Head of the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, at the Peradeniya University, has warned. Prof. Dharmaratne said so, at a recent seminar on road safety in Colombo. Another 400,000 people might suffer injuries in […]

by Reemus Fernando All three Sri Lankan sprinters qualified for the finals of their respective disciplines to give country’s track and field campaign a positive start at the Asian Games on Friday.While Kalinga Kumarage and Aruna Dharshana qualified for the men’s 400 metres final, Asian Championship gold medallist Nadeesha Ramanayake reached the finals of the […]

By Saman Indrajith Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe will present the Anti-Terrorism Bill, while Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, will present the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 03 October. Below are the bills to be debated during the Parliament week. On Tuesday, 03 October 2023, from 10.30 am […]

Fitch Ratings upgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC-‘ from ‘RD’ (Restricted Default), in its latest report.Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to sovereigns with a rating of ‘CCC+’ or below. The Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR has been affirmed at ‘RD’ and the Country Ceiling at ‘B-‘. ...

China will continue to firmly support Sri Lanka in pursuing a development path that suits its own national conditions, getting rid of the “poverty trap” and the “trap of non-development”, and safeguarding its independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national dignity, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said at the 74th National Day Reception of the People’s Republic of [R...

Half-centuries from Bangladesh’s top three of  Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took their side to a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in their first warm-up fixture ahead of the ODI World Cup, in Guwahati on Friday. Bangladesh bowled Sri Lanka out for 263 and chased it down with eight overs to spare; […]

Prosecutors in Nagoya, Japan said on Friday (29 Sep.) that they have decided not to charge officials at an immigration center in the city for the second time over the 2021 death of a Sri Lankan detainee, despite her family s repeated calls for them to be indicted.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has made a request from the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to increase electricity tariffs once again, citing the need to cover the costs for thermal power generation during the months when arid weather conditions were prevalent across the country.