The Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA) warned yesterday that the high taxes, including the Value-Added Tax (VAT), are pushing businesses to relocate abroad, threatening the future of the industry.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has added a new feather in his cap. On Saturday, SRK became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Pardo alla Carriera award at the Locarno Film Festival.

Former Minister Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa, who served as the organizer for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Katana electorate, has pledged to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming Presidential election.

Pre-recruitment tests have now begun, aiming to further expand opportunities for Sri Lankan workers in Israel’s construction industry, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said.

Many independent candidates are used as proxy candidates for another candidate who was actually contesting the Presidential Election, former Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said.

A fast-moving wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds spread to the edge of Athens on Monday, torching trees, houses and cars and forcing evacuations of several hospitals and a dozen towns and villages, Greek authorities said.

The Wages Board today agreed to pay Rs. 1,700 as an increment for the daily payment for the estate workers.

Heavy showers exceeding 100 mm are likely in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, North-western, and North-central provinces after 12:00 p.m. today.

The Chairman of the Election Commission has been informed of the two Parliamentary seats that fell vacant due to the cancellation of parliamentary seats of Members of Parliament Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando.

Thorpe, who played 100 Tests and 82 one-day internationals for England, died last week aged 55.

Sri Lanka’s talismanic skipper Chamari Athapaththu beat a hot field by overcoming India’s star openers, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for July 2024.

Sri Lanka will field a nine-member contingent for the 2024 Paralympic Games, sources from the National Paralympic Committee of Sri Lanka revealed.

Following their confidence-boosting ODI series win against India in Colombo, the Sri Lanka national cricket team departed for England yesterday to play a three-match Test series.

Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry was sworn in as the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms before President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The Election Commission continues to receive a flood of complaints related to the upcoming Presidential election.

All pensioners will receive an additional Rs. 6,000 with their October pension payments. This amount includes a Rs. 3,000 interim allowance for October and Rs. 3,000 in allowance arrears that were due in September, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siya

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will kick off its campaign for the upcoming Presidential Election with its inaugural public rally in Anuradhapura on August 21, according to MP Johnston Fernando.

The Election Commission is scheduled to meet with the striking members of the All-Island Grama Niladhari Officers’ Association to ensure the smooth conduct of duties related to the Presidential election.

The Indo-Lanka passenger ferry services are scheduled to begin operations on August 16 between Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, IndSri Ferry Service Pvt. Ltd. said.

National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake signed his nomination papers today for the upcoming Presidential election.

An Education Exhibition, offering students a unique chance to explore overseas study options with universities from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Germany, Finland, Malaysia, and Singapore, is scheduled to take place on August 17, the I

A 35-year-old man died last night after being hit by a train travelling from Colombo towards Badulla.

Five Sri Lankan ex-soldiers who joined the Russian military and crossed the border have been arrested by the Ukrainian authorities and held up as prisoners of war, an informed source said yesterday.

Police began probe on a case where a 16- year- old girl in Thanamalwila had been raped by 22 schoolboys.

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, which only recently celebrated the suspension of the VFS Global-led visa issuing system, is now grappling with a significant crisis.

Sri Lanka is gradually clawing back its industrial heft it lost two years ago when it nearly ran out of foreign currency, reflecting that the manufacturing sector is on its way to its former glory.

Sri Lanka’s remittances from overseas workers continued to rise in July, providing a boost to the country’s external sector.

Digitalisation in education is not just about replacing blackboards with smart boards; it has a much broader purpose and vision, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said at a recent Ministry event.

One of the best meteor showers of the year the ‘Perseid meteor’ shower will be visible to Sri Lanka tonight, after midnight or pre-dawn light hours.

The increase in the number of candidates for the Presidential election is not a problem, and the Finance Ministry is prepared to allocate funds based on the estimates presented, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said while addressing a p