Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has decided to collect all possible income through navigation, stevedoring and income from terminals from shipping lines in US dollars instead of Sri Lankan rupees with effect from June 1, 2022, Ports and Shipping Min

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is ready to support an interim government without President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP Kabir Hashim said today.

A 24-hour trade union action will be launched at midnight today in solidarity with the people’s struggle, the Railway Trade Union Alliance (RTUA) said

An Ayurvedic doctor was hacked to death by a beggar near a leading supermarket in the Battaramulla area in Thalangama last night, the police said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that he still holds the majority support in Parliament, but if he loses this, he will step down and not hang on to the premiership.

Sri Lanka is facing the risk of becoming the country with the highest inflation rate, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is presently facing one of his toughest challenges in his political career with certain sections of the population calling on him to step down with the present crises.

One should not get deceived by the political dramas which aims to change Presidents and Prime Ministers, but should join the Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) struggle to push the present government out of power, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa sai

The World Bank has agreed to provide US$ 600 million in financial assistance to address the current economic crisis, President’s Media Division said.

Claiming that no solution could be found to the present crisis within the current parliament, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today going for a general election to form a new government was the only way out of the

Finance Minister Ali Sabry was sworn in as Minister of Justice in addition to his current portfolio of the Minister of Finance, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The Provincial Council Members’ Forum of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has unanimously passed a resolution that neither the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa nor the government should resign.

Litro Gas Lanka Limited increased the price of a 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder to Rs. 4,860 from Rs. 2,675 with immediate effect, senior official of the Litro Lanka said.

Claiming that they could not continue the gas supply unless the prices were increased, Litro Gas Lanka Limited Chairman Vijitha Herath today expressed hope that the government would announce new gas prices soon.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) will take a decision to increase electricity tariffs as soon as the government grants policy guidelines, PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said today.

The delay in bringing the no-confidence motion against the government could be a deal between the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the government, Former Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara alleged today.

The existing medicine and antibiotics in the country are not sufficient for at least one month, All-Island Private Pharmacy Owners’ Association (AIPPOA) President Chandika Gankanda said.

The remains of the victims killed during the explosion in Sainthamaruthu in 2019 are to be exhumed tomorrow to obtain another DNA sample to find out whether the body of Pulasthini Rajendran alias Sara Jasmine, the wife of Easter Sunday suicide bomber

Considering the rumours spreading in social media, power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera said there is no decision has been made as yet to increase the electricity bill upon the request.

The government granted approval for the new methodology to issue resident visas for foreign investors on a long-term basis.

Cabinet approval has been granted to issue licences to selected specific sectors that play key role in domestic economy to import and use fuel they require individually.

The government approved the visa extension for Russian and Ukrainian tourists who are stranded in Sri Lanka due to Russia- Ukraine crisis.

Sri Lanka must tighten monetary policy, raise tax and adopt flexible exchange rates to address its debt crisis, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday.

Following weeks of political instability and rising public protests against the President, Prime Minister, and the government, fresh moves are now underway by the President’s loyalists to gather numbers for the opposition initiated No Confidence Mo

In a controversial disclosure, China’s Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said Sri Lanka still owes US $ 390 million to PetroChina Company Limited for the supply of 12 shipments of diesel and petrol from July, last year to January, this year.

Serenity Group - Uganda issuing a statement to the media yesterday clarified on the allegations made on social media regarding its founders, operations and business profile.

The poverty rate in Sri Lanka will witness further increase in 2022, as the country’s economic crisis worsens.

The maximum retail price of a 50kg bag of cement has been increased by Rs.400 with effect from tonight, the Cement Manufacturers and Importers said.

Twitter’s board has accepted a $44bn offer to sell the company to Elon Musk, handing control of the influential social media platform to the world’s richest man.

The Railway Trade Union Alliance (RTUA) today decided to indulge in a 24-hour trade union action on Wednesday, February 27, midnight in solidarity to the people’s struggle.