Sri Lankan central bank governor Nandalal Weerasinghe told media on Sunday that the country s Âdollar crisis is over, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to approve a 2.9 billion U.S. dollar bailout package for the country on Monday.

Sri Lanka Navy and the Police have nabbed two suspects in possession of 58 Water Gel Sticks  a type of commercial explosive  during a special search operation carried out at the Trincomalee Bus Stand yesterday (March 18).

More than a million Sri Lankan paddy farmers in all 25 districts will get vital assistance through a shipment of over 36,000 metric tons of fertilizer handed over today by the United States to the Ministry of Agriculture, says the United States Embassy in Sri Lanka.

High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan Vice Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama has suggested the establishment of a working group between the two countries to promote cooperation in trade, economic, tourism, political and defence sectors.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the country is moving towards stabilization, but the ultimate goal is to create a surplus in the country like other prosperous countries.

Sri Lanka is counting the minutes to Monday, when the International Monetary Fund s executive board is expected to approve a $2.9 billion bailout for the bankrupt island nation.

New Zealand took a decisive step towards sealing a 2-0 series win after a dominant display with the ball on the third day of the Wellington Test. Having amassed 580 runs over the first two days of the Test, the hosts bowled Sri Lanka out for 164 before enforcing the follow on and taking two […]

The Bar Council of England and Wales has urged the Sri Lankan government not to undermine the independence of the judiciary.

The government of India has decided to provide full support to revive the livestock development sector of Sri Lanka, which has collapsed so far.

The term of office of 340 out of the 341 local government bodies is set to expire at midnight today (March 19).

The Geological Survey Mines Bureau (GMSB) says two minor tremors were reported in Sri Lanka since last evening.

ECONOMYNEXT –The government debt has risen to 115.2 percent of gross domestic product by end 2022 from 104.5 percent a year earlier based on the latest national account estimates by the island’s statistics office. Sri Lanka’s central bank’s gross debt was about 4.66 percent of gross domestic product. The central bank has also spent special […]

A new orchid species has been discovered by researchers in the Walankanda Forest Reserve and the discovery published recently in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, Dilmah Tea announced on Friday.The announcement said that the orchid was found in Dilmah’s Endana Nature Corridor, a landmark project aimed at linking two fragmented forest reserves running through an abandoned […]

Ambassador Palitha Kohona was invited as the guest speaker at the China International Gem and Jewelry Exhibition in Beijing on March 16 attended by many Chinese dignitaries and specialists in the gem and jewelry field. Those present included former Minister of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources and President of Gems & Jewelry Trade […]

SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne Friday said politicians who did not have any experience in statecraft destabilized the country.Addressing a press conference on Friday, he said Sri Lanka has sent a message to the world by agreeing to an IMF program. “It indicates that we are running the country with some financial discipline. Then we will be […]

The latest Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) completed in February 2023 shows that nationally voters are consolidating around the NPP/JVP and the SJB.According to the latest national survey by the Institute for Health Policy (IHP), voters are also consolidating around the ITAK and SJB in the Northern Province. The survey also shows that support […]

By Uditha Devapriya In Sri Lanka, March conjures visions of big matches, cycle parades, and elitist tamashas in Colombo. This March, we will be seeing an outpouring of opposition, defiance, resistance. The outpouring is in the form of anger at the powers that be and their enforcement of austerity at any price. The elite of […]