Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda who met Indian Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi sought Indian investments in the development of Sri Lanka’s transport sector, particularly electric mo

US$50 will be charged per passenger for one way trip

A tour guide suspected of sexually harassing a Japanese tourist woman was taken into custody by the Anuradhapura Tourists Police yesterday.

The Treasury would have to bear a part of the debt burden of the SriLankan Airlines even after it was restructured, Ports, Shipping and Aviation Services Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said yesterday. He told Parliament that the total debt of

The Elections Commission will be summoned for a meeting to discuss the matters with regard to the uncertainty of the commission about holding the Local Government election, Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Governmen

The President’s Senior Adviser on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake said sustainable economic development goals cannot be accomplished without taking steps to mitigate climate change. He said

Three military officers including retired Air Vice-Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha had been blacklisted for engaging in poli

The only rescue plan for Sri Lanka to use the IMF bailout package to salvage the country from the current political and socio-economic unrest is to form an all-party government and discuss the burning national issues with an inclus

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was yesterday disqualified as a member of India’s Lok Sabha, a day after being convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment in a defamation case filed over his remarks about Prime Mini

Valid examination index number should be entered to access details

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extended its support to restore the economy of Sri Lanka and Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited (AASL) can resume the Terminal 02 project with the Bandaranaike International Airpor

State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said yesterday that 121 million US dollars out of 333 million US dollars, the first tranche that was extended to Sri Lanka by the IMF, was used to pay the instalment of the Indian cre

The company currently offers bunkering services at Hambantota port

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had deviated from its original stance where they claimed earlier that the Government should obtain the people’s mandate to implement the economic reforms of the IMF, Chief Opposition Whip Lak

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with the President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe yesterday in New Delhi to follow up on the earlier discussions the two have had on the ways a

Sri Lanka will establish a joint working group with South Africa to work out the modalities of the proposed truth and reconciliation mechanism in Sri Lanka to address the ethnic question, a Minister said. Foreig

The 44-year-old, who claims to be a prophet and heads a congregation — the Good News Church

Two children who, presumably, went in search of their mother who was late to be back after work had fallen into a canal at Bogoda in Haliela and drowned, the area police said. Their bodies were recovered yesterday afternoon by the Police a

According to a recent assessment conducted by Verité Research, 93% of policies introduced by Sri Lankan Government MPs in 2022 pertaining to health, agriculture and power have no record of implementation. The results reveal the “closed culture”

We will liberalise further and attract more investment as we cannot go on with economic stagnation

EC to reach to a decision over polling date later

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has identified the air quality in the Puttalam District region as unsuitable for sensitive groups.

President Wickremesinghe said education had the same importance as the economy of the country

Price of a 1 kg packet would be reduced by Rs. 200, and a 400g packet would be reduced by Rs. 80

SRU will appoint recognized professional and qualified consulting firms or development finance institutions to provide transaction advisory services

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname by a court in Gujarat’s Surat. However, he was granted

Minister Ranatunge claims opposition political parties had requested diplomatic corps to delay IMF funds to SL

The first consignment of eggs imported from India reached the Colombo Port yesterday, Commerce and Food Security Minister Nalin Fernando said. He told Parliament that the eggs would be released to the market after the necessary tests within the nex

The third term of the School Holiday for the year 2022 will begin today (24), Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said. He said this while addressing a national ceremony of distribution of free textbooks and uniforms to schoolchildren held at th