Chamari Athapaththu, who has been in the middle of a sensational run of form, has been signed up by Northern Brave for the 2023-24 women’s Super Smash competition, with the team calling it “a huge coup”. Sri Lanka stalwart Athapaththu is playing in the WBBL for Sydney Thunder, and is currently the second highest run […]

The 2024 Advanced Level Examination will not be postponed, the Ministry of Education says.

President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Shammi Silva has revealed more details on the suspension imposed against SLC by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Train services on the up-country line have been disrupted owing to an earth slip on the tracks between Ohiya and Idalgashinna railway stations, the Sri Lanka Railways said.

The case filed pertaining to the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee is due to be taken up for further consideration before the Court of Appeal on 23 November.

The government of Japan has provided grant assistance amounting to LKR 770 million to support Sri Lanka s fisheries sector and the field of meteorology.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says Sri Lankan cricket crisis should be resolved by bringing in relevant laws to select the most suitable persons for the administration of the sport.

A former Sri Lanka Army sniper has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), over his suspected involvement in the plot to help notorious underworld figure Harak Kata to escape from the custody of the CID.

The agreement reached between Sri Lanka and the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) is a positive step forward in the island nation s debt restructuring process, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.

The debate on the Committee Stage or the Third Reading of the 2024 Appropriation Bill kicked off today (Nov 22) in parliament and will be held for 19 days until December 13, excluding Sundays.

By Rathindra Kuruwita Hospitals like the Colombo National Hospital had the facilities to conduct complex medical procedures like neurosurgery, and Sri Lanka must seriously consider airlifting patients who suffer serious accidents in rural areas to those hospitals, Dr. Kirthi Abayajeewa, consultant surgeon at the Colombo National Hospital said. “We can’t establish such hospitals in each...

Sri Lanka was expected to secure over Rs. 3 trillion (9.14 billion U.S. dollars) in tax revenue in 2023 for the first time in its history, Director of the Economic Development Stabilization Unit at the Presidential Secretariat, W. M. G. Kumaratunge said addressing the media on Monday. Kumaratunge said the government had collected Rs 2,394 […]

The Main Air Traffic Control Tower and the radar Operations Centre at Bandaranaike International Airport had initiated operations utilizing full digital technology and those improvements were part of the ongoing modernisation programme to enhance Air Traffic Control operations at the airport, Ports, Shipping and Aviation Ministry said yesterday (21). The inauguration of this latest Digital […...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe met visiting Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin, on Monday, with both sides pledging to deepen cooperation and friendship between the two countries. Wickremesinghe thanked China for its long-term valuable support and assistance to Sri Lanka, saying that Sri Lanka firmly supports the joint Belt and Road cooperation, and encourages Chinese enterprises to […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Top SJB spokesman Dr. Harsha de Silva on Monday (20) dismissed Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s claim that well over USD 56.5 bn had been parked overseas by some exporters. Dr. de Silva also contradicted claims made by rebel SLPP MPs Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Wimal Weerawansa and Gevindu Cumaratunga on the matter. The […]

The passing out parade of the No. 9 Contingent of Aviation Unit under the United Nations Multidimensional Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was held on Monday (20) at SLAF Base Katunayake. The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa took the salute of the parade which was commanded by Wing […]

By Saman Indrajith Yesterday’s parliamentary session was marred by aggressive protests by government MPs against Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa, who demanded that those whom the Supreme Court had held responsible for the collapse of the national economy be stripped of their privileges. Protests erupted as Opposition leader Premadasa commenced his special statement on […]

“The Sri Lanka National Hydrogen Road Map” was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe  by the Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekara today (21). This roadmap is a collaborative effort between the Petroleum Development Authority of Sri Lanka (PDASL) and Greenstat Hydrogen India, with the invaluable support of the United States Agency for International Development […]

The ICC Board on Tuesday decided to shift the 2024 men’s Under-19 World Cup from Sri Lanka to South Africa. The move, a unanimous decision by the board, was taken as a consequence of the ICC recently provisionally suspending Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) due to extensive government interference in the board’s administration. The development will […]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the European Union (EU), has launched a Farmer Field Schools Program to train 6,000 smallholder paddy farmers across four key rice-growing districts on sustainable approaches to paddy cultivation.