Increase in production costs resulted in all soft and hard liquor prices in Sri Lanka to go up from today midnight, with approximately Rs.100 per bottle of arrack and Rs.10 per a bottle of beer, the Department of Excise said.

The price of Brent crude - the global benchmark for prices - has fallen below $100 a barrel for the first time since the start of March.

An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued announcing the price revision of 60 varieties of medicines with effect from today (15).

Sri Lanka has informed the British Government rejecting the latest travel advisory issued by the United Kingdom on Sri Lanka, Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage said today.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa while pledging to convert the Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB) has called for a snap presidential election, while addressing the crowds at the SJB protest.

Former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne through his lawyer today raised preliminary objections challenging the maintainability of the case filed against him in connection with the controversial White Van Press Conference during the 2019-Presidential

The Sri Lankan rupee hits a record low of Rs. 275 against the US Dollar.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) protestors who have presently gathered outside the Presidential Secretariat have thrown a dummy coffin inside the Secretariat premises along with a flower wreath leading to a tense situation.

Several representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.

Opposition Leader and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa joined the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) protest that was marching towards the Presidential Secretariat along the Galle Road.

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Secretary to the Ministry S.R. Attygalle left for India today to seek a USD 1 billion line of credit (LoC).

The protest organised by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya commenced opposite the Public Library Colombo a short while ago.

The Kohuwala Police have arrested a businessman with a stock of sharp weapons, including swords and drugs at a house in Kalubowila, Kohuwala.

Sacked Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said that people are suffering in queues today because of a man-made crisis.

At least 100 STF personnel attached to the security at the Boossa Prison have been transferred with immediate effect in connection with an attempt to smuggle two bottles of liquor into the prison premises.

The government has decided to increase train fares shortly to cover the cost of fuel and not to earn a profit, Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a 14-member Advisory Committee to advise the National Economic Council, Cabinet spokesman Minister Ramesh Pathirana said.

The power interruptions that are currently being implemented on a daily basis will no longer be applicable to factories functioning under the Investment Promotion Board (IPB), which play an important role in the Sri Lankan economy, Power Minister Pav

The Cabinet of Ministers has taken a policy decision to let the Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to engage with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek technical support to find solutions for the current economic crisis, says Cabinet Co-spokesp

The government has approved a long-term contract for importing crude oil and diesel for a period of seven to eight months from a Dubai-based United Arab Emirates (UAE) petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesaler.

The long awaited meeting between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the members of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) which was to be held today afternoon has been cancelled yet again due to the SJB protest, the Daily Mirror learns.

Owing to the failure to establish power plants in recent times to add power to the national grid, immediate action need to be taken to construct another 105 MW thermal power plant at the Kelanitissa power plant premises to overcome the present power

Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera said the Sri Lanka Freedom Party was not prepared to be part and parcel to the government’s downfall if the government was not prepared to accept the positive features of their proposals to overcome the pr

The earnings from tourism have exceeded US $ 500 million for the first two months of the year, with the industry generating an excess of US $ 300 million for the month of February.

Now we stand together & fight this economic crisis together. #WeAreWithGota,” said Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella in a twitter message

Cabinet approval was granted for the fare increase by 15 percent with effect from yesterday, Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

Former Minister Udaya Gammanpila said that Sri Lanka witnessed the record increase in the price of fuel in history. This was due to many reasons apart from the increase in global fuel prices.

China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions in its invasion of Ukraine, the US says.

National Freedom Front (NFF) MP Nimal Piyathissa who functioned as the Chairman of the Kotmale Divisional Coordinating Committee resigned from that post today.

The Inter Provincial Private Bus Owners’ Association (IPPBOA) said they have decided to hold operating bus service, if the bus fare revision is made focusing only on considering the diesel price hike.