Thailand and Sri Lanka expect to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) in early 2024 as the two parties aim for three more rounds of talks this year to conclude the negotiations, according to the chief of the Trade Negotiations Department.

Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera has called for an immediate report regarding the alleged use of internationally banned pesticides within Sri Lanka, from the Secretary of the Agriculture Ministry.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has informed the general public that the CBSL does not collect taxes from the people on any occasion.

On the apparent southward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28th of August to 07th of September in this year. The nearest towns of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (28) are Kovilan point and Mallakam (Jaffna District) about 12.11 […]

Critics allege whole project a smokescreen; Shi Yan 6 receives premission for docking by Shamindra Ferdinando Amidst the ongoing controversy over a proposed survey to be undertaken in terms of a project initiated in late 2014 to locate the wrecks of vessels belonging to Admiral Zheng He’s fleet off the southern coast, the government has […]

Continuing the investigation into the arrest of three Sri Lankan nationals involved in murder cases, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) team has arrested two suspects who were allegedly funding them and making arrangements to send them to a foreign country on Indian passports. The arrested have been identified as ASK Mansur Ali, a resident of […]

JVP-led NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Saturday said that Sri Lanka had lost its financial sovereignty to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which, he said, was overriding Parliament’s power over taxation and fiscal policies. Addressing a seminar organised by JVP’s Bhikkhu wing the National Bhikkhu Front, at the Foundation Institute in Colombo, Dissanayake said […]

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has pledged to protect Sri Lanka’s unitary status. Gunawardena, who is also the leader of the MEP, made this pledge at the Kataragama Kirivehera on Saturday (26). The MEP parliamentary group members Yadamini Gunawardena and Sisira Jayakody accompanied the PM.The Prime Minister stated: “We will preserve the unitary state, territorial integrity, […]

by Rex Clementine Hot on the heels of the Parliament debate on the affairs of Sri Lanka Cricket, the Sports Ministry could present the newly drafted Constitution for Sri Lanka Cricket that had been drawn up after meticulous consideration following a petition to the courts. Leading stakeholders of the sport had petitioned the court to […]

The Meteorological Department yesterday announced that the Sun would be directly above several places in Sri Lanka from today until 07 Sept.A showery condition is expected in the south-western part of the country in the next few days starting from 28 August, according to the Met Department. Several spells of showers would occur in the […]

A cultural delegation of the Netharlands led by the State Secretary for Culture and Media in the Netherlands Gunay Uslu has arrived in Sri Lanka in order to sign two legal documents related to transferring the ownership of the artifacts that will be returned to Sri Lanka this year.

The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says that if a bridge is to be constructed connecting Sri Lanka and India, a referendum should be held in order to seek the people s consent for such a move.

A further probe in connection with the recent arrest of three Sri Lankan nationals led the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police to nab two more people in the case.

The Department of Meteorology announced that on the apparent southward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during August 28 to September 07 this year.

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities rose by 29 percent to Rs77.1 trillion in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, the central bank said on Wednesday, as the government borrowed heavily to finance its spending requirements. At the end of the last fiscal year, the country’s debt and liabilities, including domestic and foreign, […]

Beijing [China], August 15 (ANI): The number of newborns in China in 2023 is estimated to be between 7 to 8 million, which is the lowest tally in 85 years, Khabarhub reported, adding that the Communist nation’s economic slowdown and high unemployment have led to a low birth rate. It reported that the birth rate […]

The Ministry of Defence has granted approval for the Chinese geophysical and seismic survey vessel Shi Yan 6 to carry out research on Sri Lankan waters with the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA).

The train services on the main line will be delayed due to a technical issue experienced by a Kandy-Colombo train at Daraluwa in Gampaha, Sri Lanka Railways announced.

ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board is looking for cheaper private power to plug near term gaps in supply and to offset high-cost power at the margin of costly generators owned by the utility, Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said. The CEB has advertised for firm energy above 50 Mega Watts that can dispatched at […]

ECONOMYNEXT –The current dry weather has damaged 51,055 acres (around 20,662 ha) of paddy, State Minister for Agriculture, D B Herath told parliament. The damaged paddy area is around 4.3 percent of the estimated 484,437 hectares of sown extent in the Yala minor harvest season. According to the Department of Agriculture, the sown extent was […]