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

A Sri Lankan national who arrived on the shores of Thal Deka (Kadawatha), Wennappuwa by an Indian fishing boat was arrested during a coordinated operation by the Sri Lanka Navy and Police.

United Republican Front (URF) leader MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said that no room should be left for the fate that befell Bangladesh to befall Sri Lanka, no matter what.

A fire broke out onboard a cargo ship anchored in the port of Colombo this morning.

The tally of dengue cases recorded for 2024 has topped the 34,000 mark with 16 deaths related to dengue being reported, according to the Epidemiology Unit.

A total of 320 complaints related to the upcoming Presidential election have been received by the Election Commission as of yesterday evening.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s Gampaha District MP Sudarshini Fernandopulle has announced her support for Samagi Jana Balawegaya Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming presidential election.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty discussed with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry boosting trade and investment relations between the two countries and recent developments in the Gaza war at a meeting on Saturday in Cairo.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested a key accused in the Sri Lankan human trafficking case who was on the run for the last three years.

A message circulating on WhatsApp claiming that Ms. Jamila Husain has resigned as the Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Mirror is completely false.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has issued a special gazette notice detailing the allocation of election symbols to recognized political parties and independent groups.

Two individuals were killed and two others injured when a three-wheeler collided head-on with a cab at Brownlow Estate on the Maskeliya- Nallathanniya road this afternoon.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has reported a total of 268 complaints related to the upcoming Presidential election within the period from July 31 to August 09.

Bangladesh‘s chief justice and central bank governor have resigned, officials said on Saturday, as student protests that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee have widened to target more officials appointed during her time in office.

A local man trying to bring in a stock of live marine species from Singapore without declaring to the Sri Lanka Customs was stopped at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning.

Claiming that seven plantation companies have agreed to pay estate workers Rs. 1,700 per day, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will convene the Wages Board on Monday to discuss the matter.

SLPP Presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa met TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran today where the two discussed issues facing the North and East as well as the development of the districts if Rajapaksa secures victory in the September 21 Presidential Election,

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has agreed to provide Sri Lanka with Rs. 7.2 billion to strengthen Sri Lanka’s market-driven growth, foster environmental sustainability and resilience and promote good governance pract

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided not to appoint new MPs for the moment in place of Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara who lost their seats following their expulsion from the SJB which was upheld by the Supreme Court yesterday.

Asanka Nawaratne, the leader of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Party, has announced that his party will support President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming Presidential Election.

Imane Khelif won Olympic women’s boxing gold a year after being disqualified from the World Championships for reportedly failing a gender eligibility test.

Presidential candidates will be barred from lavish spending unchecked this time because the Election Commission is slated to introduce a ceiling on spending on campaigning in respect of each voter according to the new law enacted this time, an offici

A controversial bill to reduce the legal marriage age of girls to 9 and boys to 15 has been introduced in Iraq’s parliament. This has caused a lot of concern among human rights groups and women’s organistions.

A plane has crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 61 people on board.

Moments after the Supreme Court judgement determined that the decision to expel Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara from the SJB was legally valid, President Ranil Wickremesinghe met Harin and Manusha last morning and thanked the two for their sup

The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka maintained momentum in August, as within the first eight days of the month, over 53,000 international visitors entered the country.