China has donated a consignment of 1.55 million syringes of the Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Injection (Epiao) to Sri Lankan Hospitals, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selectors have decided to play 14 players including Kusal Janith Perera and Dushmantha Chameera as and when needed during the upcoming games against the England Lions Team, as part of their preparation for the Sri Lanka Tour of

A Chief Inspector of the Kebithigollewa Police had been admitted to Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital following an alleged assault by an SSP, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.

A discussion was held this morning about providing adequate preliminary training in Arabic culture and language for skilled and unskilled Sri Lankan workers who are leaving for gulf countries for jobs.

Eight-year-old Devanshi Sanghvi, the daughter of a wealthy Indian diamond merchant renounced the world and became a nun, the BBC reported.

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held yesterday decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their current levels of 14.50 per ce

Any government which was detached from people’s true aspirations cannot bring in economic recovery through measures such as imposing taxes, National People Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday.

The National Selection Committee (NSC) of the Ministry of Sports has rejected all ten names proposed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for its new national cricket selection committee, it was reported ye

Former Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera is all set to play in the Legends League Cricket (LLC) tournament in Qatar, it is learnt.

An extraordinary gazette notice has been issued informing that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to confer the title Sri Lankabhimanya, Sri Lanka’s highest national award on former Speaker Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya.

A. H. M. Fowzie has been appointed as a Member of Parliament from Colombo to fill the vacancy created by M. M. Rahuman who resigned from Parliament to contest for the Mayor of Colombo.

An Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of a private bank in Gampola on the Gampola-Kandy main road has been robbed by some robber gang last night.

There could be thundershowers in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night, the Meteorology Department said.

If the country’s burning issues can be resolved through local government elections, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara urged the responsible authorities to declare them publicly.

As businesses across diverse sectors are still hoping for some relief by way of debt moratoria, the Central Bank yesterday indicated that it does not encourage the continuity of such packages as that could take a heavy toll on the banking sector.

Overnight liquidity in the interbank market narrowed its deficit significantly and at times turned positive after the Central Bank announced limits on access to its standing facility windows from the middle of this month.

By the time children reach the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, they become sick of their education, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Kanchana Wijesekera, the Power and Energy Minister, announced today that 10 of the 33 coal cargo shipments required for the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant (NCPP) have already been unloaded.

There was a conspiracy hatched to evict former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, where even some of the ministers at that time, got involved, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said today.

Two persons including a three months old infant were killed and four women were injured in a head-on collision involving a bus and a van at Valachchenai on the Polonnaruwa-Batticaloa road this afternoon.

The Meteorology Department warned of thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning at several places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night.

The Election Commission and around 85 political parties yesterday reached an agreement on the maximum amount which could be spent by individual candidates and parties at the local government election.

The tax revenue expected from the Customs and Excise Departments will fall short of Rs.10 billion this month, according to State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalaptiya.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has summoned Secretary to the Power and Energy Ministry and Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) before the commission tomorrow for an inquiry over their failure to prevent

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) mayoral candidate of Colombo Municipal Council in the upcoming Local Government Election, Mujibur Rahuman today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Council seeking an order quashing the Cabinet Decision

The Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of a new High Commissioner, an ambassador and two Chairpersons, Secretary General of the Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said.

At least four persons were injured in a clash between the Ava gang and the Kany gang operating in Jaffna today at Chunnakam , Jaffna.

The Central Bank has said that the interest rates can be relaxed once again with a cash infusion via the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) from International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Former Highways Minister Johnston Fernando is reported to have sought a cabinet portfolio from President Ranil Wickremesinghe since a new cabinet was sworn in a few months ago, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Export-Import Bank of China has offered Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on its debt and said it will support the country’s efforts to secure a $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.