Indian Navy’s frontline Warship INS Mumbai, will arrive in Colombo today on a three-day visit and it will be received ceremonially by the Sri Lanka Navy, a statement from the Indian High Commission said.

Various institutions which purportedly conduct opinion polls and surveys, and publish results in a manner adversarial to some candidates and advantageous to others will come under scrutiny by the Election Commission, an official said yesterday.

Australia’s United Petroleum plans setup a food manufacturing venture in Sri Lanka with an investment of US$ 20-30 million to produce pies and other convenience food items under Australia’s iconic pie brand ‘Pie Face’.

Sri Lanka has earned a robust income of US$ 328.3 million from the tourism trade in July at a level nearly equal to what the country gets from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for six months for raising taxes of its people and corporations and p

A coalition of Sri Lankan trade associations is urging authorities to reduce water tariffs for industrial users, citing the need to ease financial pressure on local industries.

The cybersecurity threat landscape is constantly evolving as new threat actors, technologies and threats emerge, creating an uncertain world for organisations and the public alike with potential pitfalls in even opening an email.

Distributing bottles of toddy to large groups of estate workers who attended political campaign rallies of two Presidential candidates in the upcountry recently would seriously breach the election law, independent polls monitors said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited his rival candidates Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake for a live dicussion with IMF officials and see how they will react to ammendments they have proposed to the agreement which Sri Lanka has sign

Two Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) drowned while bathing in the Ethawatunu Wala at Yagirala today, police said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a meeting with the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Harold Anthony Perera, and other key members, including Secretary General Don Anton Jayakody and the Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo.

A National People’s Power (NPP) government is ready to bring in a foreign investor to manage Sri Lanka Telecom, NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Israel has declared an emergency for the next 48 hours amid the country’s escalating tensions with Lebanon, according to The Times of Israel.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe accepted the challenge even when there is no reference in the Constitution as to what should be done when the country becomes bankrupt, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX.

Indian Navy’s frontline Warship INS Mumbai, will arrive Colombo on August 26, 2024 on a three-day visit, Indian High Commission in Colombo said.

A fuel train bound from Galle to Maradana derailed at the Maradana Railway Station this morning affecting train services, the Railways Department said.

A National People’s Power (NPP) government will collect reasonable tax in a transparent manner and every tax payer will be informed of the taxes paid and how it is utilised by the end of every year through an SMS, NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayak

Grandson of Sri Lanka’s first Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake, UNP stalwart and former Cabinet Minister Rukman Senanayake passed away today at the age of 76, family sources said.

Giving life blood and easing their suffering is not a violation of human rights, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

Only ballot boxes made of cardboard will be used at the presidential poll on September 21, instead of traditional wooden boxes, and the election authorities are currently in the process of making them, an official said.

The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a total of 45 Indian trawlers and 333 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters so far in 2024 and handed them over to the authorities for legal proceedings.

The schedule for Sri Lanka’s upcoming Test series has been confirmed, with the opening match set to be played across six days

India batter Shikhar Dhawan has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Saturday, 24 August.

Referring to his recent episode with MP Velu Kumar at a political talk show telecast over a private TV channel, MP P. Digambaram said he got annoyed with the former as he was making false allegations.

All the presidential candidates are required to submit the campaign financing report outlining the income and expenditure within 21 days after the Presidential Election and in the event of a failure to do so, they will have to face legal action, Chai

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a rise in dengue cases, with the latest data from the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) indicating 35,118 cases reported up to the 33rd week of 2024, an increase from 30,575 cases recorded during the correspondin

Close on the heels of the Supreme Court’s direction to conduct elections to the local authorities as early as possible, the Election Commission said it would be possible only after the conclusion of the Presidential Election.

Sri Lanka’s middle-order batsman, Dinesh Chandimal, was injured while batting in the 2nd innings after receiving a nasty blow from Mark Wood’s thunderous delivery.

The transshipment volumes declined for the third straight month, bringing to a four-month low in July this year, as the Colombo Port started to see competition from the newly operationalised Adani’s Vizhinjam Port located in South India.

The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB), the nation’s primary credit information authority, announced it is broadening the digital accessibility of credit scores and reports through strategic collaborations with banking and financial ins