Despite request by the ruling party - affiliated Ceylon Electricity Employees’ Union, the director board of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has not approved bonus for its workers this year, an informed source said.

The Sri Lankans working abroad have sent back US$ 530.1 million in November.

Tourism earnings in November 2024 recorded US$ 272.9 million, rising sharply from US$ 205.3 million in the same month a year ago and US$ 185.6 million generated in October due to a solid winter arrivals season.

A 39-year-old man riding a motorcycle was shot dead in Gampaha this evening.

Sri Lanka’s young innovators achieved a remarkable milestone at the prestigious Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (APICTA) 2024, held in Brunei from December 4 to 7.

The Sripada pilgrimage season for 2024/25 will commence on Unduwap full moon poya day on December 14 after taking caskets of sacred relics, the image of the deity and the royal regalia from the Sripada Rajamaha Vihara in Galpottawala in procession to

As a government, it is unacceptable to leave the control of animals that damage crops entirely in the hands of the people without taking appropriate action, Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) legal advisor Ravindranath Dabare said.

Three suspects, including a cashier and a driver from the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) depot in Nuwara Eliya, have been arrested in connection with the murder of a security officer at the depot and the theft of over Rs. 1 million.

In response to a query regarding the inability to reduce electricity tariffs for another six months, a top official said the additional requirement of one billion units of electricity next year and the absence of construction of low cost power plants

The leader of the Islamist group leading an insurgency in Syria says his forces have taken full control of Homs - the country’s third largest city.

The low pressure area formed over south-east Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further and move west-north-westwards during the next 24 hours and is likely to reach over south-west Bay of Bengal off tbr Sri Lanka-Tamil Nadu coasts around December

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed rice traders to sell Nadu rice to consumers at a wholesale price of Rs. 225 per kilo and a retail price of Rs. 230 per kilo.  

The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Mr. Donald Lu expressed the United States government’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s on-going anti-corruption initiatives as needed during a meeting with President

The number of accidents involving tourists engaging in unsafe behaviour on the upcountry mainline trains have been on the rise, prompting calls for stricter safety measures and greater awareness.

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has decided not to change electricity tari for six months and to go for a revision by mid next year, it was revealed yesterday.

Do not fall prey to automobile smugglers and lose both wealth and the car, when vehicle imports are still strictly banned in the country! Sri Lanka Customs warned the public yesterday.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has apologized to the nation in his first public comments since his abortive attempt to impose martial law threw the country into political chaos and led to calls for his impeachment.

The government has no plans to lay off the public service, but will focus instead on improving productivity, a minister said.

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte has been arrested by the police following an accident reportedly caused by driving under the influence of alcohol.

The resolution on the Vote on Account for the first four months of 2025 was passed in Parliament today (6) without a vote.

The controversial letter, issued by the Regional Director of Health Services in Matale, instructing medical specialists aged 60 and above to retire by December 31 was withdrawn following agitations by specialists.

An unknown disease with flu-like symptoms has killed at least 79 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the BBC.

President of Sri Lanka Cricket Shammi Silva has officially assumed the Presidency of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

Former chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has challenged Speaker Dr. Ashoka Ranwala to prove his degree if he had claimed so.

Sugath Wasantha de Silva who is visually impaired began his speech in Parliament thus becoming the first physically challenged MP to speak in Sri Lankan legislature in local political history.

Police launched investigations in search of a group of individuals who had robbed Rs. 900,000 and murdered a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) security officer, the Nuwara Eliya Police said.

A mill owner who had failed to release rice stocks to the market is included in the SJB’s national list, Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament today.

The ruling party in Parliament has decided to allow a member from the Opposition to head the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayke told Parliament today.

NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing more delays. The agency said Thursday that a planned mission to land on the moon in 2026 will now tak

A total of 55 vulnerable Sri Lankan workers have been evacuated from Lebanon, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beirut said.