India, which is trying to expand its influence in crisis-hit Sri Lanka after China made deep inroads there, said on Thursday it was aware of reports about the planned visit of a Chinese vessel to a Sri Lankan port built with money from Beijing.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has invited all Members of Parliament to join discussions on forming an all-party government to resolve the current situation in the country.

Social media activist Pathum Kerner, who was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has been remanded until the 04th of August until an identification parade is carried out on that day.

The new public bus transport service for school children, introduced in view of the ongoing fuel crisis, will be in operation from the 01st of August, the National Transport Commission (NTC) says.

Minister of Power Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says 931 filling stations across the island have adopted the National Fuel Pass QR code system as at 3.30 p.m. today (July 29).

Headline inflation of Sri Lanka, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2013=100) increased to 60.8% in July 2022 from 54.6% in June 2022.

Thusitha Halloluwa has been appointed as the Director-General of Public Relations to the President.

School holidays will not be given this August, Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha says.

The Health Ministry says that 143 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to address the third session of the Ninth Parliament on August 03.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says it has approved a CEB request for a power cut of three hours for the 30th and 31st of July.

Food prices up 90 percent over 12 months

The Finance Ministry said protests and changes in administration delayed the process

The package was said to contain a foot massager, but when inspected was found to contain 2,973 methamphetamine tablets w

The Police Special Task Force has arrested two persons who have been operating the drug syndicate of the organized criminal gang leader ÂKibula Ale GunaÂ.

Merchant Shipping Secretariat informs the public that its head office will not be opened for public services on Fridays until further notice.

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Seoul [South Korea], July 24 (ANI): With the growing assertiveness of China in the Indo-Pacific region, the topic of relations with China, a top trading partner and powerful neighbour, remains a sensitive one among South Korean industry and government officials. Erika Na, writing in The Star said that South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy will ‘imitate’ the […]

Sovereign default together with increasing economic challenges poses significant downside risks to DFCC's profitability

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Deputy Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ruwan Wijewardene has been appointed as Presidential Advisor on Climate Change.