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• Trade Account Narrows to USD 390 Mn in Nov. 2023

  

  The trade deficit narrowed in November 2023, compared to a year earlier and October 2023, as a combined impact of an improvement in exports and a compression... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2023

• 2023 in Review

  

  2023 was a year marked by significant events with major global impacts. Several earthquakes with widespread destruction and loss of life occurred. Two ongoing... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2023

• SriLankan Catering Staffer Arrested for Smuggling Gold

  Sri Lanka Customs officers arrested a staff member attached to SriLankan Catering while trying to smuggle 66 ten-tolas (116.6 grams) gold biscuits worth Rs.176... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2023

• Framework to Utilise Government-owned Plantation Lands

  The Finance and Plantation Enterprises Reforms State Minister, Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said that the framework related to transforming Government-owned... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2023

• Plans to Increase Port Income to Rs.100 Bn, Airport Income to Rs.60 Bn in 2024...

  Ports, Shipping and Aviation Services Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva emphasized that the revenue of Sri Lanka Ports Authority and the Airport and Aviation... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2023

• Crucial Year for Sri Lankans – Opposition Leader

  The year 2024 is a crucial year for all Sri Lankans as there are several elections slated to happen which could decide the future path of the country, Oppositio... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2023

• Brash Cab Driver Who Knocked Down PC Arrested

  Pictures have emerged of a Police officer from Bambalapitiya clinging to the door of a car as the driver attempts to flee during an incident which happened at... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2023

• ComBank Donates Ultrasound Scanner to National Hospital

  

  The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently donated an ultrasound scanner to the Professorial Medical Unit of the National Hospital Colombo which is one of the... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Gangster Kudu Roshan, Fourteen Arrested

  Returning from Nuwara Eliya to Mattakkuliya : Had fled upcountry during Yukthiya operation : Fifteen persons including underworld gangster Thuppahi... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Collective Progress Essential to Forge a Robust Nation – President

  Resolutions to address the challenges in Muslim religious education: Attention to issues faced by the Hill Country Tamil community: Freedom of expression... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Japanese FM Here in January

  Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday he will visit Sri Lanka and Cambodia on a four-day tour from January 9 to strengthen Japan’s relations... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Nine Vehicles Damaged in Kandy Tree Fall

  Two trees that fell near the Kandy Police stadium caused heavy damage to nine vehicles which were parked there. Two persons who were traveling in a three-wheele... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Kataragama Devala Head Custodian Arrested, Gets Bail

  The head of custodians of the Kataragama Devalaya Somipala T.Rathnayake who was arrested in connection with the disappearance of a bowl made from gold, from... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Check If Mobile Phones Are TRCSL Approved on 1909 – Official

  Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL)yesterday said that when a mobile phone is purchased, the customer should ensure that the relevant... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Request Made to Bring 22,500 Vials When 56,000 Were Available

  Former Health Secretary, four others further remanded : Permission given for 22,500 vials when request was for 7,500: Supplier Sudath Janaka Fernando, Director... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• No Need to Panic Over New Covid Virus Strain – Minister

  Health Minister Dr.Ramesh Pathirana yesterday said that the people need not panic over the new strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading in various other countries... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Reported Dengue Cases Less Than Last Year – Minister

  Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana yesterday said that the number of dengue cases reported has been reduced this year compared to last year. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Parasite Actor Lee Sun-Kyun Found Dead

  South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in Oscar-winning film Parasite, has been found dead, according to police. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Registration of Five Sports Federations Suspended

  A Gazette notification has been issued by the Ministry of Sports announcing the temporary suspension of the registration of five National... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023

• Insurance Association of Sri Lanka Held a ‘Sing Along’ Event for the Insurance...

  

  Reflecting the commitment to foster community spirit within the insurance sector, the Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL) organized the ‘Sing Along with... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023