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• President Congratulates Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Election Triumph

  On behalf of the Government and the people of Sri Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended warmest congratulations and sincere best wishes to Bangladesh... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024

• Joint Program to Save Coconut Plantations from Climate Change

  According to the predictions made by the local weather department as well as the international weather departments that the current El Nino climate situation ma... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024

• China to Provide New Technology Rice Mill to Angunakolapalassa Area

  Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries Mahinda Amaraweera stated that the Government of China’s Hainan Province has expressed its agreement to... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024

• Everyone Should Move Forward as One Sri Lankan Nation Focusing on Future Not...

  Published on: January 8, 2024 The President presided over the 125th anniversary celebration of the Colombo YMBA Everyone should move forward as one Sri Lankan... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024

• Yukthiya’ Operation: 955 Arrested

  During the special operation ‘Yukthiya’ conducted by the Sri Lanka Police and its Special Task Force (STF) in 24 hours, the following quantities of narcotics... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024

• Japan Urges Early Signing of Debt MoU Between Sri Lanka and Creditors

  Japan restated the importance for early completion of signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sri Lanka and creditor nations on debt... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024

• Alaska Airlines Plane Had Warnings Days Before Mid-air Blowout

  Alaska Airlines placed restrictions on the Boeing plane involved in a dramatic mid-air blowout after pressurisation warnings in the days before Friday’s... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024

• Sheikh Hasina Wins Fifth Term in Bangladesh

  Sheikh Hasina has secured her fifth term as Bangladeshi prime minister in an election whose outcome was decided the moment its schedule was announced in early... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024

• Workers’ Remittances Top US$ 5,969.6 Mn in 2023

  An increase of 57.5% as against 2022 Tourist arrivals top 1.5 Mn with  US$ 2.068 Mn revenue Sri Lanka recorded Workers’ Remittances (Inflows) of USD 5,969.6... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2024

• Wanindu Might Play in Second One-dayer Against Zimbabwe

  Sri Lankan key spinner Wanindu Hasaranga will most probably play today’s second ODI game against Zimbabwe at the R. Premadasa International cricket... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2024

• President Underscores Significance of Business Development for NP

  Published on: January 6, 2024 The challenges faced by business community in the Northern Province will be addressed within the next two months The President... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024

• Warner Signs off from Test Cricket with a Medley of His Greatest Hits

  The stage was set, and David Warner didn’t disappoint. Signing off from Test cricket with a century was beyond even him with a target of only 130 against... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024

• Fixtures Revealed for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

  The U.S. is set to host its first ever ICC cricket tournament this year, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, as a co-host with West Indies. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024

• Supreme Court to Rule If Trump Can Run for President

  The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a historic case to determine if Donald Trump can run for president. The justices agreed to take up Mr Trump’s appeal... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024

• Religious Harmony is Crucial for Economic Development

  President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the significance of religious harmony for economic development. He expressed his intention to expedite the developmen... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024

• Sri Lanka’s Workers’ Remittances Increased in 2023

  

  According to Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Sri Lanka has recorded a 57.5% increase in workers’ remittances in 2023 compared to the preceding year. A total o... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024

• Measles Vaccine Extra Dose Jabbed

  Phase one of the Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA) implemented by the Health Ministry in collaboration with the UNICEF and the World Health... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024

• Businessman Arrested at BIA with Foreign Cigarettes Worth Rs. 2mn

  A large consignment of foreign cigarettes worth approximately two million rupees has been impounded by the officers of Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024

• Navy Recovers Haul of Tendu Leaves

  The Navy recovered a haul of Tendu leaves weighing about 118kg (wet weight), adrift in Ambalangoda sea area, during a patrol carried out in the sea area on... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024

• President Declares Electricity, Fuel Supply, Ports and Aviation as Essential...

  President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification, making power supply, petroleum production and fuel supply or distribution... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2024