Papua New Guinea have earned an disciplined 0-0 draw with Sri Lanka at the Race Course International Stadium in Colombo, as part of the FIFA Series. Warren Moon’s side, who will also take on Central African Republic next week, were well organised and hard-working in their performance as they continue their preparations for the OFC […]

Inflation rate dropped to 5.1 percent in February from 6.5 percent in January, official data showed on Thursday.Food inflation increased from 4.1 percent to 5 percent and non-food inflation dropped from 8.5 percent to 5.1 percent. Sri Lanka’s inflation has been dropping steadily since September 2022, when inflation was at 69.8 percent. The Central Bank […]

Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s draft bill amending the Penal Code has proposed to lower the age of female consent to 14, but no MP had protested, the Federation of National Organizations (FNO) on Thursday (21) said.Dr. Wasantha Bandara said that previously the age of consent was 16 and anyone engaging in sex with a […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita The Sri Lankan government was going to great lengths to suppress those who criticise unsolicited and disastrous Indian projects and interventions in Sri Lanka, Education Secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), Pubudu Jayagoda said on Friday, addressing a press conference in Colombo. Jayagoda said that on 20 March members of the […]

After constructive discussions in Colombo, IMF Senior Mission Chief Peter Breuer and Deputy Mission Chief Ms. Katsiaryna Svirydzenka issued the following statement: “The IMF team reached staff-level agreement with the Sri Lankan authorities on the second review under the economic reform program supported by a 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and concluded the 2024 […]

Saturday 23rd March, 2024 Never a dull moment in this country despite its economic difficulties! Parliamentary sessions, more often than not, leave the public none the wiser, but at times they can be really entertaining although they cost the public an arm and a leg. On Thursday, Parliament had a sitting, which was replete with […]

… corruption cited as one of the three issues faced by the country Japanese Ambassador Hideaki Mizukoshi Thursday (21) urged Sri Lanka to turn the continuing economic, political and social crisis into an opportunity to achieve success. The Ambassador said that the country should take advantage of the continuing external pressure to adopt reforms, build-up […]

General Moeldoko, Chief of Staff to the president of Indonesia, accompanied by the Ambassador of Indonesia to Sri Lanka Dewi Gustina Tobing, visited the Pathfinder Foundation office and met Ambassador (retd.) Bernard Goonetilleke, Chairman of Pathfinder Foundation, and senior staff at the Foundation. General Moeldoko and Ambassador Goonetilleke reviewed the developing situation in the Indian [R...

On a day unusually dominated by seamers in Sylhet, centuries from skipper Dhananjaya de Silva (102) and Kamindu Mendis (102) enabled the visitors to take the honours on the opening day that saw 13 wickets fall. Put into bat on a grassy surface under overcast conditions, Sri Lanka were tottering at 57/5 in the first […]