A high level delegation headed by the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya is scheduled to visit Russia to arrange for the repatriation of Sri Lankan ex-military personnel deployed in Russia for military purposes and the related discussions will be held on June 26 and 27.

Key recommendations included enhancing administration, training, and player well-being across national men’s and women’s teams. The restructuring of the Sri Lanka Cricket Institute’s composition and structure is also being prioritized. The draft constitution, prepared by the Judge Chitrasiri Committee for the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the President...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that the country is striving to develop the best education system in South Asia, tailored for the future. He made this announcement during the ceremony of handing over the first phase of the newly constructed three-storey building at Buddhist Girls’ National College – Kirimatiyana, Chillaw to the students on Friday (14). […]

The External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar will arrive in Sri Lanka on an official visit on June 20, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The new draft constitution for the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has been handed over to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat today (15).

A special operation mounted by the Navy led to the interception of a local multi-day fishing trawler suspected of smuggling narcotics, on the high seas about 400 nautical miles (740km) south of Sri Lanka. The trawler was escorted to the Galle harbour on Friday evening (14th June)  and a thorough search of the trawler was […]

A high level delegation headed by the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya is scheduled to visit Russia to arrange for the repatriation of Sri Lankan ex-military personnel deployed in Russia for military purposes and the related discussions will be held on June 26 and 27, said Minister of Foreign Affairs, President’s Counsel Ali […]

Sri Lanka s Rumesh Tharanga has renewed the meet record and Sri Lanka record in the Javelin Throw event after clinching the Gold Medal at the Asian Throwing Championships, a short while ago.

The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters Union has decided to temporarily call off their planned strike action, with the suspension in effect until next Tuesday (18).

USA have qualified for the Super Eight stage in their maiden T20 World Cup appearance, after their final group game against Ireland was washed out in Florida. The no-result gave USA five points, which was enough for a second place finish behind India in Group A. There was heavy rain in Florida all week and […]

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.