A new district general hospital was declared open in Nuwara Eliya by President Maithripala Sirisena today (Jul 15). The hospital was constructed through a Rs 7 billion grant from the Dutch government, ...

The government welcomed the decision of the Canadian government to retain the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) along with the World Tamil Movement (WTM) as terrorist entities, Foreign Ministry ...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CB) has announced new directives to strengthen corporate governance practices within licensed commercial and specialised banks, effective from January 1, 2025. These new ...

A new system is implemented with effect from today (6) for the convenience of Passport applicants to register for applying passports under One day or Normal service, the Department of Immigration and ...

A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed between the Australian Federal Police and the Sri Lanka Police to facilitate cooperation in the prevention, investigation and enforcement of transnational ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath met the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, during his visit to Baku, where he is leading the Sri Lanka delegation to the ...

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has set aside the judgment imposing the death penalty on Anojan Sivarasa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra stated. Making ...

Vehicle owners have flagged low-grade and counterfeit motor spare parts as a major concern as the government proposes ...

The 103rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye was celebrated in Colombo this week. Ambassador of ...

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya left for St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, yesterday to represent Sri Lanka at the 2026 ...

The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations on Friday held a protest march in Colombo to draw public attention to ...

The smooth corporate handoff of HSBC Sri Lanka’s retail banking portfolio to Nations Trust Bank (NTB) with the approval of the Central Bank has hit a wall of consumer friction. While the Rs. 18 ...