Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe commenced discussions with the IMF delegation a short while ago at the Prime Minister’s Office.

Following series of incidents at filling stations in the recent past between the public and the law enforcement authorities the United Nations and the US have called on the Sri Lankan authorities to investigate any excessive use of force.

Nearly 5 million people, or 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population, are food insecure and in need of assistance, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said.

Except for academic staff and security force officials, teachers are not required to report for duty in schools today where the activities in the main educational zones are on mute, since this week is considered a school holiday, according to Educati

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) yesterday said that all-Island private bus services will resume to normalcy after tomorrow following the decision of the Power and Energy Minister.

Global financial agencies or donor countries would not come forward to bail out Sri Lanka from her current economic, political and social mess as long as Gotabaya Rajapaksa – Ranil Wickremesinghe kleptocracy remains in power, former President and S

Sri Lankan economy comes to a complete standstill from today as the country has run out of fuel, bringing all economic activities to an abrupt halt as the government declared holiday for most State sector services, suspended schools and universities

Korean SPA Packaging (Pvt.) Ltd (KSPA) recently signed an agreement with the Board of Investment (BOI) with respect to the resumption of the operation at the defunct Embilipitiya Paper Mill, which had discontinued its production since 2012.

Pathum Nissanka’s magnificent century powered Sri Lanka to a six-wicket win in the third ODI of the five-match series against Australia on Sunday at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

The government has launched a cold hunt on leaders of the struggle, activists and people who demand basic rights instead of trying to meet basic needs of the people, JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva said today.

LITRO Gas Lanka Ltd has issued a statement clarifying the truth behind the Freight Costs pertaining to the 280,000 MT International LPG Tender for the period 2022-23.

Government officials today said that no curfew or lockdown had been planned for the coming days, but schools would switch to an online learning method and government employees would begin a work-from-home policy for two weeks.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera today requested people not to queue up for petrol next three-four days.

A general election could be held if that is the only option available to bring political stability, Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB) MP Harsha De Silva said today.

Claiming that some scammers were defrauding money from people promising them foreign employments, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employments (SLBFE) warned people seeking foreign employments to be cautious of such scams.

Veteran actress Liyoni Kotelawala has passed away this morning at the age of 78.

The Army said that yesterday’s incident at a fuel station in Vishwamadu was a deliberate attempt by some suspicious elements to sabotage the goodwill and the cooperation that prevail between members of the Security Forces and the general public.

The Ministry of Public Security has instructed the police to use minimal force against those who behave violently near filling stations and during protests.

A tension flared up near a fuel station in Vishwamadu between a group of people and soldiers.

One person was killed when a firearm of a police officer had discharged during a raid in a house in Neluwa, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.

The Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant, more commonly known as the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant (NCPP) is a 900-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station located in the village of Narakkalli and Penaiyadi near Norochcholai, within Puttalam District, on the Wes

Following illegal fuel pumping video footages circulated on social media, the licenses of three fuel trucks have been suspended, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

All government and government-approved private schools in Colombo city limits as well as schools in other main cities in the other provinces will be closed during the next week, the Education Ministry said.

A 23-year old young man died after having fallen from a moving train at the Matara railway station last night.

All rice varieties should be sold under the government approved controlled price from tonight, the President of Rice Millers Association Dudley Sirisena said today.

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on June 18 chaired a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka and said there was ’’unanimous support’’ on the need to stand with the neighbouring country in this

The official website (fuel.gov.lk) of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has been temporarily shut down.

A school holiday has been announced for all government and government approved private schools in the Colombo city limits next week, the Education Ministry Secretary said.

If the government is unable to bring a crude oil shipment, there is a possibility of shutting down the Sapugaskanda refinery after June 23, the Petroleum General Employees Union President Ashoka Ranwala said.

The cardiac surgeons and cardiac anesthesiologists at national hospitals have claimed that they have decided to curtail several operations from Monday (20) due to the shortage of drugs and consumables and the fuel crisis.