Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry recently met with Dr. Peter Ramsauer, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Parliament in charge of bilateral relations with Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) eased year-on-year to 53.2% in January, after a 59.2% rise in December, the statistics department said on Tuesday.

Despite having informed the Supreme Court of the difficulties pertaining to the holding of the 2023 Local Government election, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka has stated that they are unable to refund the election deposits which have already been placed.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that he is ready to arrange a meeting with officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Sri Lanka s opposition parties including the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP).

Sri Lanka is tangled in the worst financial crisis in over seven decades, triggered by a severe shortage of foreign exchange that forced the country to annouce a suspension of foreign debt repayments in April 2022.

The Colombo District Court today (Feb. 21) issued an interim order against former President Maithripala Sirisena and General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Dayasiri Jayasekara, preventing the appointment of someone else to the position of SLFP Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha member Chamali Perera.

Faizal Salieh assumed duties as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), with effect from 20 February 2023.

The government is going to reduce the number of individuals eligible to receive social welfare benefits through surveys conducted across the country, says the Development Officers Service Union.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday (Feb. 20) condemned the alleged attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka nationals on February 15. The CM wrote to External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, requesting the central government to intervene and take up the matter with the Sri Lankan authorities.

Continues to contribute positively to Sri Lanka amidst unprecedented challenges The Board of Directors of Nestlé Lanka, 20 February 2023, approved results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2022. Sharing his thoughts on the results, Jason Avanceña, Managing Director of Nestlé Lanka said “It gives me immense pride to witness the […]

By Jehan Perera The local government elections are unlikely to take place as scheduled on March 9.  This is on account of the government printer declining to print ballot papers without prior payment by the Election Commission.  The Election Commission is on record saying that due to this delay in the printing of ballot papers, […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for an end to the practice of spending taxpayers’ money to maintain former Presidents and their spouses. Bankrupt Sri Lanka couldn’t afford to look after political families, MP Dissanayake told a gathering in Colombo on Sunday. Referring to the former first lady […]

Is it a curse to be living in these times in this country? It feels like it is so. For we do not find peace of mind in anything, anywhere. Everything is working against the ordinary citizens of the country. The prices of bare necessities of life like food, fuel, electricity, water, transport, health care, […]

Tuesday 21st February, 2023 The Opposition seems to have lost the plot. The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe regime has almost succeeded in sabotaging the local government (LG) polls, which were originally scheduled for 09 March. The Election Commission, which told the Supreme Court that it would hold the polls, has thrown in the towel, and the people have […]

Selection Trial for Asian Youth Championships by Reemus Fernando Asian Youth Championship medallist Nirmali Wickramasinghe of Wickramabahu Central, Gampola is among dozens of leading youth athletes vying to achieve qualifying standards for the next edition of the Asian event which will be held in Uzbekistan. The final selection trial to pick Sri Lanka’s team for […]

A Sri Lankan has been prosecuted in Vietnam on charges of property theft. The Hanoi People’s Procuracy prosecuted the Sri Lankan man on charges of property theft in line with Article 173, Clause 1 of the Penal Code. According to the indictment, Aruna Rukshan Rajapakshage, 42, entered Vietnam via Tan Son Nhat International Airport in […]

The Export-Import Bank of China has provided Sri Lanka with a debt extension, China s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, noting that China is willing to negotiate a medium- and long-term debt disposal plan with the country in a friendly manner, and do its best to promote Sri Lanka s debt sustainability.