At a recent meeting, the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has heard that a ship sailing from Seychelles to Thailand had unloaded 98 containers carrying a large cache of rotten fish in Sri Lanka, claiming that the consignment was intended for organic fertilizer manufacturing.

Litro Gas Company s profits for the year 2023, totalling Rs. 1.5 billion, was officially handed over to the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, the company s parent entity, during a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat on Friday (Jan.26).

A total of 818 more suspects have been arrested by the security forces personnel within a 24-hour window ending at 12.30 a.m. today (Jan.27) as part of the ongoing countrywide anti-drug operation Yukthiya .

Sri Lanka Police has provided a cash donation of Rs. 1.5 million to the bereaved family of the Police Constable, who died while on duty in the tragic crash along with State Minister Sanath Nishantha.

Saturday 27th January, 2024 Thursday’s tragic accident on the Colombo-Katunayake expressway, where State Minister Sanath Nishantha and his security officer died, has rekindled public debate on road safety. That fatal accident could have been avoided if the driver of the ill-fated vehicle had abided by road rules, we are told. A foreigner was killed yesterday […]

The government was considering leasing state-owned plantations to Sri Lankan companies or Sri Lankan companies with foreign shareholders for the development of the food industry including confectionery, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said addressing the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Lanka Confectionery Manufacturers’ Association (LCMA) on Wednesday night (24). He said that the confectionery i...

Sixty nine out of the 173 children who had contracted leprosy, by the end of last year, are from the western province, Dr. Dammika Jayalath, Western Provincial Director of Health Services, told the media on Thursday. She said that of the total number of reported leprosy cases around 40 percent are from the western province. […]

A 37-year-old Austrian national died and two others were injured when the van they were travelling in collided with a lorry on the Outer Circular Expressway yesterday morning. The van was taking the tourists to the Katunayaka Airport.Police said that the lorry which was travelling in front of the van stopped suddenly due to a […]

Speaking at a Press Briefing held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) on the theme ‘Collective path to a stable country’ today (26), State Minister for Irrigation  Shasheendra  Rajapaksa announced that the Uma Oya project is expected to add 120 MW of electricity to the national grid by February 15th. This marks a significant step […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended an invitation to all political party leaders in the Parliament to engage in discussions with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the implementation of the agreement with the IMF. Emphasizing the importance of unity in leading the country to success, he reiterated that withdrawing from the agreement […]

The controversial Online Safety Bill has sparked a geopolitical debate with the Russian Ambassador in Colombo Levan Dzhagaryan stating that regulations of the online sphere are solely a domestic issue of Sri Lanka, and that any interference in this internal issue by foreign powers is absolutely irrelevant and unacceptable.

A new Board of Directors has been appointed to the Sri Lanka Telecom PLC with immediate effect, in place of the current members appointed on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Parliament will remain prorogued with effect from midnight on Friday (Jan.26) until February 07 (Wednesday).

The UP Warriorz have roped in Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu as a replacement for England pacer Lauren Bell, who has withdrawn from the upcoming season of the Women s Premier League (WPL) 2024.

By Ifham Nizam Renowned global technology company, Zoho Corporation, founded in India, announced that it is serving 100 million users worldwide across its 55+ business applications, with particular emphasis on the outstanding 30% revenue growth achieved in the Sri Lankan market during 2023. The Corporation crossed the USD 1 billion market in 2022. Gibu Mathew, […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged all political parties to formulate a comprehensive plan for rebuilding the country, especially when gearing up for the elections.

Police in Thailand have arrested a woman whose pet lion was pictured going on a joyride in the streets of Pattaya.