Sri Lanka News Explorer
Last 7 Days
Older News
- Older than 2023-Oct (2316)
Narrow by Category
- Breaking News (2316)
Earnings from merchandise exports increased Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) to USD 1,208.3 million in June 2022, the Export Development Board (EDB) says.
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is going to launch a pilot program to allocate a separate lane for bicycle users today (July 29) as there is a significant increase in the use of push bikes in Sri Lanka due to current fuel and transport problems.The post Pilot program to allocate separate lanes for bicycle users in Colombo from today (July 29) appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breakin...
- National Fuel Pass: users able to use revenue licence to register from Friday (July 29) (Category: Breaking News)
- Driving licences to be issued for individuals with total deafness (Category: Breaking News)
- Police investigation launched against Police officers harassing Female Police officers, protestors (Category: Breaking News)
- Another Unidentified dead body found in Galle Face beach in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
The man who stole the President s flag on the 09th of July and used it as a bed sheet has been arrested by the police.
The World Bank Group says it is deeply concerned about the dire economic situation and its impact on the people of Sri Lanka.
Two suspects who had unlawfully stocked fuel in an unsafe manner have been arrested in Bogahakumbura and Mirissa areas.
Has government securities
- Fitch revises NDB’s outlook to negative but affirms AA rating (Category: Business)
- NDB’s bottom line tops Rs. 1 b in 1H (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka DFCC Bank rating watch negative kept in soft-peg collapse: Fitch (Category: Breaking News)
- NDB’s PAT Up 115% (Category: Breaking News)
A 20-year old woman had died and her sister was injured after they were hit by a moving train in Wellawatte last night (July 28), police said.The post Young woman died and her sister injured in a train accident in Wellawatte appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- Pregnant mother, daughter die and 4 injured in train accident (Category: Breaking News)
- Three persons killed, 17 injured in road accident in Vavuniya (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian woman killed, two including her daughter injured in accident at Hemmathagama (Category: Breaking News)
- One dead, 23 injured in bus-truck collision in Warakapola (Category: Breaking News)
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.The post India says it will protect its interests as Chinese boat heads to Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Lat...
- Chinese embassy seeks urgent meeting with Sri Lankan authorities (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Survey Vessel Yuan Wang 5 reaches Port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka asks China to defer arrival of ship after India objects (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says China survey ship can dock in its port (Category: Breaking News)
Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka Julie Chung, calling on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, has discussed the ways the U.S. can support the people of the island nation during this challenging period.
Part of a 'flexible strategic' move to boost the tourism sector
- Sri Lanka-Singapore joint venture to construct three more hotels (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. to give beer licenses to cheer tourist restaurants, hotels (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to have her first Seven Star Hotel (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourism Expected To Be A Major Industry In 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
Developments in Sri Lanka underline the risk of destabilising social and labour unrest throughout Asia-Pacific because of rising living costs impacting the region, S&P Global Market Intelligence said. Countries with similarly weak economic fundamentals and/ or poor economic policies have reduced resilience to external shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, high oil...
- Sri Lanka records slight drop in inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- WFP says 6.26 million people in Sri Lanka are food insecure (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s July consumer inflation more than halves to 4.6% (Category: Breaking News)
- China confirms two-year debt moratorium offered to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Japan handed over the first consignment of a total donation of USD 1.5 million value of medicines being procured through UNICEF to address the severe shortage of medicines in hospitals and clinics in Sri Lanka. The vital assistance will be used to provide much-needed healthcare for children, pregnant mothers, and their families, especially in some […]
- Japan to provide essential medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF (Category: Breaking News)
- UNICEF and Rotary International partner to deliver critical lifesaving supplies to families impa... (Category: Breaking News)
- Emergency relief packages for children, mothers in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Parents in Sri Lanka forced to admit kids to childcare institutions (Category: Breaking News)
Quickee.lk, Sri Lanka’s favourite online marketplace and innovative delivery solutions platform, has stepped forward to reenergize Sri Lanka schools’ rugby and help develop the sport in the country by powering leading schools in the ongoing rugby season. The schools are S. Thomas’ College – Mount Lavinia, St. Peter’s College – Colombo 4, Royal College – […]
- SLPP group led by Dullas and G.L threaten to sit with opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Security tightened around girls schools as Big Match fever grips Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore says Gotabaya has not sought asylum (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka facing fullblown humanitarian emergency (Category: Breaking News)
Chevron had imported lubricants on credit and had been hit as the rupee collapsed
- Sri Lanka’s NTB profits down 12-pct in March quarter (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s People’s Leasing net down 37-pct in March (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Haycarb March net up on forex gains (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs80bn in mostly 3-month bills, down 18bp (Category: Breaking News)
Cloudy skies are expected in Northern, North Central and Eastern provinces, the Department of Meteorology says.
Sri Lanka Navy (28th July 2022) bade farewell to Rear Admiral Thilak Sigera who retired from his distinguished naval service that spanned over 35 years.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry met with the Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong at the Ministry on 27 July, 2022.
Prime Minister Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena (July 27) handed over the appointment letters to the Deputy and Assistant Government Whips at the Prime Minister's Office in Parliament premises.
By Rathindra Kuruwita Emergency regulations were against the Constitution of the Sri Lanka SLPP founding Chairman Prof. G.L Peiris told the media yesterday. That would boomerang on Sri Lanka in the United nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva soon, he warned. Prof. Peiris said that due to the Emergency regulations approved by Parliament on […]
- State of emergency is against SLPP s principles - GL Peiris (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka remains open to engaging with diaspora community - Foreign Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- G.L Peiris to be removed as SLPP President (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP to take disciplinary action against G.L. Peiris (Category: Breaking News)
Newspapers, TV programmes and video presentations have been dealing with the terrible incident that occurred in the premises of the Presidential Secretariat and on the steps leading to it, at predawn on Friday 23 July. Cassandra feels compelled to present her opinion though it is one week from that day. Experts have dissected it and […]
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Cass County divorces (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County divorces (Category: USA, North Dakota)
British Politics and Ours Both Sri Lanka and the UK have experienced an unprecedented political upheaval of late. It is interesting that both leaders agreed to resign within a day of each other. Everybody else saw the ‘the end is nigh’ sign for quite a while. They didn’t or didn’t want to see it until […]
- Laksiri, Issadeen win open men’s and women’s titles (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka set to play ten Tests next year (Category: Breaking News)
- Lochana, Warangana clinch singles titles (Category: Breaking News)
- Mihiran, Malshani adjudged best boxers at Nationals (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 29th July, 2022 Humans are born dreamers, and dreams keep them going. But for their propensity for dreaming, they would never have invented the wheel, much less flown. It may be said that life is a process of chasing dreams, with or without success. Grave crises like the one Sri Lanka is experiencing are […]
- Hilary Duff confirms the Lizzie McGuire Disney Plus reboot is dead - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Hilary Duff confirms the Lizzie McGuire Disney Plus reboot is dead - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Hilary Duff confirms the Lizzie McGuire Disney Plus reboot is dead - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Zhoie's dream chance (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
Rex Clementine in Galle Having bowled Sri Lanka to a memorable victory over Pakistan in the second Test, Prabath Jayasuriya told the press that life had been hard for him having come to Colombo from far off Matale. Things were not going to plan for him and he had to wait patiently. But eventually perseverance […]
- Sri Lanka thrash Zimbabwe by 9 wickets to seal T20 series (Category: Breaking News)
- Thomians rattle Dharmapala for 29 runs (Category: Breaking News)
- President’s Mahara and Sri Parakrama NS Kobeigane declared joint champions (Category: Breaking News)
- Lawyers and Doctors undefeated in Professional Cricket League (Category: Breaking News)
Ideal Motors unveiled the ‘Ideal Moksha,’ Sri Lanka’s first home-grown fully-electric car at the JAIC Hilton yesterday. Drawing inspiration from the iconic Austin Mini Moke that took the world by storm, the Ideal Moksha is geared to be a game changer for the Sri Lankan market and the most practical solution in the current technology […]
- Vehicle Market (Category: Business)
- Program to allow Sri Lankan migrant workers to import electric vehicles launched (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk no longer world s richest man (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka could benefit from global trend towards EV use – IPS study (Category: Breaking News)
By By Eng. Parakrma Jayasinghe Bio Energy Association of Sri Lanka The much-awaited outcome of the interim President is now over. Will this result in some measure of hope for the beleaguered public of reversing the downward slide of the economy and the resultant crisis on the very livelihood of most strata of the society? […]
- Litro Gas denies claims on salary structure (Category: Breaking News)
- Independence Day Event at USA Embassy (Category: Breaking News)
- Pune Gas expands operations into Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Price of Laugfs gas increased with distribution to resume (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya Archive images courtesy of the J. R. Jayewardene Centre The role of the journal in the Buddhist Revival in British Ceylon has never been seriously examined by scholars. Most historical accounts trace the origins of a Buddhist press to the late Dutch and early British periods. The growth of print capitalism held […]
- New wine in old bottles: Anthropologising Sinhala middle-class (Category: Breaking News)
- Teargas cinema and Rukmani Devi (Category: Breaking News)
- The role of myth: A reassessment (Category: Breaking News)
- Piyadasa Sirisena – The great revivalist (Category: Breaking News)
They do not want to inconvenience people who come to relax at Viharamaha Devi Park By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon and Sujeewa Thathsara Anti-government protests will not shift to Viharamaha Devi Park, Convener of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige said yesterday. “We will protest where we want. It is our constitutional right,” he […]
- Reformists to gather at Viharamaha Devi (Category: Breaking News)
- We will not move till he resigns: Reformists (Category: Breaking News)
- Protest against abductions (Category: Breaking News)
- 4000 Buddhist Monks and other religious leaders at Monday's Adishtana pooja (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman indrajith The Russian energy company that sent representatives to Sri Lanka recently had presented the government with an MoU, National Freedom Front (NFF) leader, Wimal Weerawansa said in Parliament on Wednesday. If the Wickremesinghe administration was willing to sign the MoU, the Russians would supply fuel to Sri Lanka on credit, Weerawansa said. […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- Empire’s Enchantment (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News 1st); The General Secretary of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Sagara Kariyawasam said that he believes that the day when the people who believed in the bond between the Rajapaksas and Sri Lanka will rise again, and stated that he believes that the people who love the country will once again stand with them. […]NO split in the SLPP, but there is a conspiracy: Kariyawasam
- We never fire at Indian fishermen: Lankan envoy . (Category: Breaking News)
- No problems between India- SriLanka: Prasad Kariyawasam (Category: Breaking News)
- Attack aimed at sabotaging India -Sri Lanka relations - Kariyawasam (Category: Breaking News)
- SAARC Folklore & Heritage Festival (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe says that all parties within the Parliament have been invited to form an all-party Government. The Minister, stated that the Government will wait for a limited period of time to see whether the other parties would come forward to form an all-party Government. The Government seeks to […]Justice Minister invites parties to form all-...
- Sri Lanka main opposition to form a common platform against government (Category: Breaking News)
- A new Tamil political party forum formed in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka opposition NPP will support short term programme if govt doesn’t resign (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cabinet ready to resign en masse pending all-party government (Category: Breaking News)
Popular Topics
- International Monetary Fund (393)
- Political crisis (664)
- Foreign exchange reserves (355)
- Shortage (98)
- Bank reserves (307)
- Anonymous (3)
- Fuel (445)
- Economy of Sri Lanka (1465)
- Russia (63)
- Ukraine (55)
- Sri Lanka Tea (1441)
- Tourism (48)
- Sri Lanka Quality Tea (1447)
- Sri Lanka Tourism (1448)
- Sri Lanka Cricket (1446)
- Sri Lanka Hotels (1445)
- Sri Lanka Elections (1461)
- Sirasa (7)
- Hiru Tv (33)
- ITN News (2316)
- Newsfirst (6)
- Shakthi Tv (37)
- Rupavahini (10)
- Derana Dream Star (63)
- BBC (55)
- Rob Ford (2)
- Amanda Knox (1)