Japan and Singapore have topped the list in the annual Henley & Partners’ Henley Passport Index of 199 countries and Sri Lanka ranked 102 along with Lebanon and Sudan with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 41 countries.

Leading integrated logistics company, Maersk has warned its customers that 2022 will be yet another challenging year as there will be more issues in the global supply chains going forward.

If the government does not manage the demand the need for 1.9 billion coconut properly, there would be a risk of increasing prices of both the local coconut and coconut oil, the National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) said.

The Education Minister advised the National Institute of Education (NIE) officials to commence their education activities by January 15,

Chairman of Litro Gas Lanka Theshara Jayasinghe is reportedly to be fired from his post soon, informed sources said.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe which will commence on January 16, 2022 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

The Meenagaya Intercity Express Train (6079) was pelted with stones at the Kekirawa Railway Station this morning, a railway senior official said.

China said that Sri Lanka will surely overcome the temporary difficulties as soon as possible and usher in renewed and greater development.

Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Mohan De Silva has confirmed that Bhanuka Rajapaksa has withdrawn his letter of retirement.

Uncapped Kamil Mishara was the latest Sri Lanka cricketer to test positive for Covid-19, while a support staff member of the Zimbabwe camp was also confirmed to be infected.

Due to not regulating domestic gas and appliances following the recommendations of the expert committee in the past, has contributed to the current situation, the Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection State Ministry sai

The government is likely to lose its two-third majority in Parliament if the Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP) exits the government as it has already signaled it intends to form a common alliance to contest future polls.

With Sri Lanka on the verge of an Omicron-fueled wave, Health authorities are extremely concerned over hesitancy shown by the general public in receiving the booster dose despite constant reminders that Omicron can be contained with the booster shot.

A 35-year old Russian who was in a parachute from Lulkadura in Galaha was injured when he hit the ground in Ralimangoda.

The Sri Lanka Air Force will not purchase any new aircraft for the SLAF fleet this year due to the current economic and forex crisis in the country.

The former chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sri Lanka was released on bail by a Colombo court on Wednesday, sources said.

The Railway Station Masters’ Union (RSMU) launched a 24-hour token strike last night based on several demands, including the arbitrary cancellation of long distance train services without prior notice, RSMU President Sumedha Somaratne said.

Investigations into the recovery of a hand grenade at the Borella All Saints’ Church premises revealed that a man who was employed at the church had got a 13-year-old boy to keep the grenade there.

The 15-year-old girl who went missing from Maharagama on January 7 this year, has returned home, the girl’s mother informed the police today.

India has planned to construct a shortest route to Trincomalee from Dhanushkodi after they take over the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm, putting the sovereignty and safety of the country at stake, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today.

Sri Lanka’s top order batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksha has promised ’’to reconsider’’ his international cricket retirement.

Former Superintendent of Magazine Prison Lamahewage Emil Ranjan was sentenced to death today by Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar over the killing of eight inmates on November 09, 2012.

Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thera and Ven. Bengamuwe Nalaka Thera today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court challenging the legality of the cabinet memorandum that authorised to enter into an Agreement with the Lanka IOC PLC to jointly deve

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa invited the people not to ponder on the previous two years which were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic and keep hopes for the next three years instead.

Chairman of Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka (ITSSL) Yasiru Kuruwitage has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court challenging his arrest and detention for allegedly sharing an opinion regarding a Cyber Attack on the President

The Maharagama Police are still continuing its search operations to find the 15-year-old girl who went missing from Maharagama onJanuary 7 this year.

The Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the legality of the agreements on Yugadanavi power plant were today fixed for January 19 by Supreme Court.

Sri Lanka urgently needs change of government, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said today.

Sri Lanka’s economy is gradually but surely on the road to recovery and the country will record a GDP growth of over 5% in 2022, Governor of the Central Bank, Ajith Nivard Cabraal said today.

Prof. H.D. Karunaratne has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Colombo University with affect from today.