President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday (13) that he had not deviated from the principles of the democratic socialist system of Sri Lanka, in his efforts to revive the economy. Delivering his keynote addressed at the inaugural session of the 45th “SAARCFINANCE” Governors’ Meeting and Symposium held at the Colombo Hilton, the President said that […]

‘That legislation in its entirety is illegal and contrary to the unitary status –Gen Dias By Shamindra Ferdinando The full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution portends massive risks and, therefore, those political parties and alliance seeking to woo Tamil speaking voters should be wary of the threat to the country’s unitary status, top constitutional […]

Chair of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security retired Vice Admiral Sarath Weerasekera has said an external mechanism is in place to prepare the ground for a war crimes probe against the Sri Lankan military and those who provided political leadership for the country’s war on terror. Addressing the last SOC held in the Parliamentary complex, […]

Saturday 15th June, 2024 The Sri Lanka police are known for their efficiency, which is unfortunately selective in most cases. They swing into action and make arrests in double quick time when lawbreakers happen to be ordinary people. They even act on social media videos—and rightly so—in arresting suspects. A few weeks ago, they swooped […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that there has been sufficient progress for Sri Lanka’s Debt Restructuring process to move forward. Joining the IMF press briefing on Sri Lanka’s second review of EFF programme held virtually yesterday morning (14), IMF Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer stated that the IMF fully respect the democratic […]

Arrangements are being made by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages of the Sabaragumawa University to hold its second International Conference on Social Sciences and Languages (ICSSL) on the 18th and 19th of December 2024. A press release said that the conference will feature a wide range of presentations on multidisciplinary research activities in the fields of social sciences […]

The UN World Food Programme has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s donation of 300 tonnes of dates for vulnerable children in Sri Lanka.Provided through Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief, the dates will be given to primary grade children enrolled in the country’s national school meal program. The contribution was acknowledged at a signing event on Tuesday between […]

Groundbreaking solar-powered battery swapping stations recognized for their impact on sustainable urban mobility and economic development in Sri Lanka  The U.S. Embassy announced on Friday that Sri Lanka’s USAID-funded Sri Lanka Energy Project (SLEP) has received top honours at the 2024 annual conference for the Society for International Development, the premier U.S. event for international [̷...

Sri Lanka’s HC in the UK Rohitha Bogollagama has sought an opportunity to engage in further discussions on the UK models of devolution with the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish government representatives.The Foreign Ministry revealed this in a press release issued on Wednesday (12) regarding a team led by HC Bogollagama with the UK […]

The Colombo Stock Exchange’s (CSE) implementation of the shortened settlement cycle for equity trades has been executed seamlessly with the first settlement under the T+ 2 cycle taking place on 12th June 2024, marking a significant milestone in Sri Lankan Capital Market operations. Investors have experienced swift payment processing, receiving their funds within two days […]

Independent think tank providing strategic analysis for Asia in the areas of economics, politics, law, and media, Verité Research, has found that 89% of the highest-value expenditure proposals from the 2023 Budget lacked progress information, amounting to a total of LKR 43.8 billion out of the allocated LKR 49.3 billion. The findings, contained in Verité […]

Sri Lanka needs to put together a cohesive and comprehensive set of regulations and standards when it comes to advertising, marketing and communications and this should be done in consultation with various stakeholders in the industry, highlighted Thanzyl Thajudeen, the country representative of the Public Relations & Communications Association (PRCA), the world’s largest and influential [R...

A tournament of firsts has an addition: this is the first time South Africa and Nepal will meet on the international circuit. And they do so from opposite ends of the group’s points table. South Africa advanced to the Super Eight after the Nepal-Sri Lanka washout, but would have likely made it there anyway. They […]

Minister of Sports Harin Fernando, while speaking to the media this afternoon (14), expressed his views regarding Sri Lankan team s early elimination from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Sri Lanka s year-on-year GDP growth rate for the first quarter of 2024 has been estimated as 5.3% of positive growth rate, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

Florida is in the midst of a tropical disturbance  that has brought intense rainfall. And there’s no respite for the remainder of the week. A flash-flood emergency in the region threatens to wash out the entire leg of matches at Central Broward Park. Two days ago, Nepal vs Sri Lanka was washed out before there […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially launched www.publiclearn.lk a new education platform aimed at transforming Sri Lanka’s learning landscape at the Chamber Hall of the Presidential Secretariat, on Thursday [13] Public Learn is a platform that guides users to free courses from the world’s top universities. . Emphasizing the importance of adapting to a knowledge-intensive society, the […...

Sri Lanka s economy is expected to expand by 2.2 percent in 2024, according to the World Bank s latest Global Economic Prospects report issued on Friday (14).

The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered for five luxury vehicles, seized by the Bribery Commission after it was found that they had been imported by submitting false information to the Department of Motor Traffic, to be handed over to Sri Lanka Customs.

The US Ambassador in Colombo Julie Chung says that the United States welcomes the International Monetary Fund s (IMF) approval of Sri Lanka s second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme.