Saudi Arabia has ranked first in providing work opportunities to Sri Lankan expats in 2023, as more than 63,000 of them found employment in the Kingdom.

Dasun Shanaka’s reign as Sri Lanka’s white-ball captain has come to an end as Sri Lanka’s new selection committee appointed Kusal Mendis and Wanidu Hasaranga to lead the ODI and T20I sides, respectively. With Dimuth Karunaratne currently leading the Test side, this is the first time Sri Lanka have three different captains in the three […]

Sri Lanka has seen more than 200,000 tourist arrivals in the month of December alone, marking the highest monthly arrivals recorded over the past four years.

The National Tsunami Early Warning Center of the  Department of Meteorology issued an alert that a magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck in the Indian Ocean at a depth of 10km off Sumatra at  around 10:49am today (30). The coastal areas were declared safe as there was no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka.    

Water tariffs will be increased by 3% from January 2024 in line with the VAT increase, the National Water Supply Drainage Board (NWSDB) says.

A White warning has been issued by the National Tsunami Early Warning Center, urging those living near and around the coastal areas to remain vigilant.

Conducting all tuition classes in preparation for the 2023 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination have been prohibited from midnight yesterday (Dec.29), as per an earlier announcement made by the Department of Examinations.

New Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha called on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Temple Trees in Colombo on Friday (Dec.29).

The Pathfinder Foundation has formed a Study Group of Experts to develop a blueprint and framework aimed at doubling Sri Lanka’s economic growth rate through accelerated economic integration and infrastructural connectivity with India. The framework document is expected to be formally launched in March 2024. Most economic forecasts place Sri Lanka on an average growth trajectory of 3% per […...

One of the key factors that contributed to the exodus of medical specialists from the state sector is the disparity of the total remuneration received by the state medical specialists when compared to parallel grades in the government sector, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) says. There was always a shortage of medical specialists in […]

Saturday 30th December, 2023 Sri Lankans are gripped by an anticipatory dread of another surge in the cost of living owing to the crippling effect of enhanced VAT and the expansion of its application. Hardly a day passes without people being shown on television cursing the government for the untold suffering it has inflicted on […]

Court requested to prevent his elevation to post of police chief By A.J.A. Abeynayake Four persons, including the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, filed separate petitions in the Supreme Court yesterday (29) against the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Acting IGP. The other petitioners are three victims of the Easter Sunday carnage, representatives […]

People can seek redress from the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) or the judiciary if their properties suffered any damage during the continuing ‘Yukthiya’, anti-narcotics operation, Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe says. However, he said that policemen did not visit houses for inspection according to their whims […]

Sri Lanka was witnessing a surge in dengue with over 10,000 cases reported in December alone, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said in its latest update on Friday. The NDCU said 10,590 cases were reported in December, an increase from 7,995 cases reported in November.In October 4,010 cases were reported, and in September the […]

The banking sector has recovered less than 0.5% of total loans with the help of Parate execution, the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Friday (29) at a press conference in Colombo. Dr. Weerasinghe said that a previous Supreme Court decision had prevented banks from using Parate laws […]

Chathurika  Priyanthi representing the Sri Lanka Navy set three (03) national records at the National Weightlifting Championship 2023 on Thursday (28). Competing in the 87kg senior women’s weightlifting event,  Priyanthi set national records in both snatch (90kg) and clean and jerk (113kg), while achieving the highest total weight (203kg) lifted by any female athlete in […]

Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandala Weerasinghe has emphasised the importance of the continuity of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).