A Dutch cultural delegation is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from August 27 - 31 to sign the legal document transferring the ownership of the cultural artifacts that will be returned to the island nation later this year.

Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha states that a special cabinet paper will be submitted in order to fill the existing graduate teaching vacancies.

A circular focusing on measures to accelerate the fall in market lending rates is due to be issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Friday (25 Aug).

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bangalore police in India has arrested three Sri Lankan nationals staying at an apartment in the Bangalore city.

The newly constructed Polpitiya-Hambantota 220kV transmission line has been connected to the national grid, upon completion of its preliminary work.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has banned 9 entities including the OnmaxDT and MTFE SL Group that have conducted pyramid schemes which are prohibited in the country.

The trade unions affiliated with five professions of Supplementary Medical Service have launched a 24-hour token strike this morning (Aug. 23).

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says its Monetary Board has decided to impose caps on interest rates on pawning facilities, pre-arranged temporary overdrafts and credit cards for all licensed banks.

Herath asks whether govt. wants to pave the way for new player By Shamindra Ferdinando The Cabinet-approved national energy policy related to the development of natural gas infrastructure has been suspended by the government following representations made by Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera. Dissident SLPP MP Prof. Charitha Herath on Tuesday (22) said that […]

Indian High Commissioner Gopal Bagle yesterday (23) said in Parliament that relations between the two countries were expected to be further enhanced in four main areas of Food security, Energy security, Currency Support and long-term investment, the Parliament announced. The High Commissioner said so addressing a meeting of the Sri Lanka-India Parliamentary Friendship Association held […]

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their current levels of 11.00 per cent and 12.00 per cent, respectively.

Thursday 24th August, 2023 It must have gladdened the hearts of all Sri Lankans, who are undergoing untold suffering owing to corruption, waste and economic mismanagement, to hear that the law had eventually caught up with two foreign political leaders. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was arrested and taken to jail, on Tuesday, upon […]

A Cultural delegation from Myanmar will visit Sri Lanka from 25 August to 01 September 2023. The delegation includes trustees of the Sacred Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar. The delegation is scheduled to witness the Kandy Esala Perahera which is now taking place from 21 to 30 August at the invitation of Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga […]

by Sanath Nanayakkare Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara alleged loose checking of passports by some immigration officers at the Katunayake International Airport on receiving bribes. “We know that some immigration officers are taking bribes and supporting illegal human trafficking through the Airport. These are pre-arranged, well-coordinated exercises. The cohorts...

By Rathindra Kuruwita The Forest Conservation and Wildlife Departments held about two million hectares of land between them in Sri Lanka’s dry zone, Director General of Wildlife Conservation, Chandana Sooriyabandara, said. The Department also had water bowsers with a total capacity of 400,000 litres of water, he said, adding that they could pump 600,000 litres […]

By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Not a day passes without a news item highlighting the exodus of various professionals, especially doctors. In fact, the editorial “Brain exodus and ‘loincloth remedies’” (The Island, 17 August) which focused on the exodus of doctors, concluded with following paragraph, justifiably laid with sarcasm: “Perhaps, one only hopes against hope when […]

India s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday pledged continued development assistance in every possible area to Sri Lanka amid its ongoing economic crisis.

Train services on all railway lines have been delayed since this evening (23) due to a strike action launched by railway electrical technicians, the Sri Lanka Railways Department announced.

The Chairman of the Office on Missing Persons, Attorney-at-Law Mahesh Katulanda states that justice will be served for the families of Sri Lanka s missing persons within a period of 06 months.