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Sri Lanka president to address the nation on Wednesday amid economic crisis, protests

The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya has planned a protest in Colombo on Tuesday.

March 14, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka hosts London investor forum aiming foreign money into capital market

Sri Lanka saw 50 billion rupees net foreign outflow last year due to the macroeconomic uncertainty

March 13, 2022 2 min read

India signs JVSHA for 100MW solar power plant in Sri Lanka's strategic Tricomalee

The JVSHA was signed a week ahead Finance Minister Basil Rajapakasa's visit to sign USD 1 billion cvedit line

March 13, 2022 2 min read

Wizz Air Abu Dabhi adds weekly flights to Mattala, Sri Lanka, in first South Asian destination

The new route aims to promote Sri Lanka to an entirely new segment of tourists from UAE and neighbouring regions.

March 10, 2022 1 min read
Sri Lanka's stocks close lower as investors wait for clarity on IMF and end of financial year

The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.47 percent or 43.93 points to 9,228.50. 

Top Amnesty International official to meet IMF representatives on Sri Lanka deal

“Put people at the centre of any economic programmes that the government is embarking on."

Government MPs asked to rush to Parliament

All United National Front Members of Parliament are rushing to the House after the party leadership said they should be ...

July 11, 2019 1 min read

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator to visit Sri Lanka

Counter-terrorism Coordinator of the European Union (EU) Gilles de Kerchove will be in Sri Lanka and the Maldives betwee...

July 11, 2019 1 min read

US will support Sri Lanka in counter-terrorism, maritime and border security- Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that the United States will work with Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the terrorist att...

July 10, 2019 1 min read

PSC orders Taj guest list on Easter Sunday upon Dayasiri's request

The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday attack is expected to order the Taj Samudra Hotel in ...

July 10, 2019 2 min read

Trinco Five case: HRW, AI call for court with international participation

Issuing a joint statement on last week’s acquittal of all 13 defendants of the so called Trinco Five case citing a lac...

July 10, 2019 4 min read

Green Society Act to be presented in P'ment - Mangala

A ‘Green Society Act’ will be presented in Parliament to facilitate a bipartisan approach to protecting the environm...

July 10, 2019 1 min read

AG directs CID to name intel officer Lalith Rajapaksa a suspect in Keith Noyahr case

Attorney General Dappula De Livera has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to name Army Intelligence of...

Imesh Ranasinghe
July 10, 2019 1 min read

Close associate of Zahran handed over to TID

Shahul Hameed Hizbullah, a close associate of Easter attack mastermind Zahran Hasheem, who was arrested on 15 June was h...

Imesh Ranasinghe
July 10, 2019 1 min read

Three busted while stealing iron from H'tota Port

Police together with the Navy on Monday (8 July) nabbed three suspects who were illegally transporting iron from the Ham...

July 10, 2019 1 min read

President appoints professional advisory board on national security

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a "professional advisory board" on national security to be chaired by Parli...

July 9, 2019 1 min read
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Power cuts temporarily on hold as CPC resumes fuel supply to CEB

There will be no interruptions to the power supply for the time being as the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has temp...

July 9, 2019 2 min read

Separate Intelligence Unit for prisons

Cabinet has approved a proposal to establish a separateIntelligence Unit in prisons with a legal framework that would un...

July 9, 2019 1 min read

No SOFA proposed to Cabinet; MCC will need Oversight Committee review - PM's Office

The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to be signed between Sri Lanka and the United States has yet to be proposed to the...

July 8, 2019 2 min read

Five nabbed for illegal excavations near Sigiriya

Five persons who allegedly carried out illegal excavations at an archaeological site in Siyambalangotuwa Yaya near Sigir...

July 8, 2019 1 min read

Supreme Court stalls hangings

President Maithripala Sirisena’s declared intent to begin executions of serious drug offenders immediately took a body...

July 5, 2019 2 min read

Soldier who shot parent to be handed over to Army

The Army Lance Corporal who shot and killed a parent at a school in Akmeemana on Thursday is to be handed over to his Re...

July 5, 2019 2 min read

AG tells Acting IGP to arrest eight Avant Garde suspects

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has issued instructions to Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickra...

July 5, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lankan appointed Secretary of Vatican’s Inter-religious Dialogue

Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, a Sri Lankan priest as Secretary of the...

Nisali De Silva
July 5, 2019 1 min read

Vaiko sentenced to year in jail for pro-LTTE comments

Veteran Tamil Nadu politician V. Gopalaswamy, popularly known as Vaiko, was sentenced to a year in jail by a special co...

July 5, 2019 1 min read

Supreme Court stops executions until Oct 30

The Supreme Court which today heard 12 Fundamental Rights petitions challenging the death penalty, suspended executions ...

July 5, 2019 1 min read