Sri Lanka Tourism yesterday sounded upbeat in the efforts they are currently rolling out to lure international travellers and said they are confident of the island nation attracting at least half of the pre-pandemic arrival numbers in 2022.

The victims of domestic gas cylinder explosions, properties and equipment damaged will be duly compensated by the government after collecting all information of the mishaps and analysing the root cause, Cooperative Services, Marketing Development and

As the festive season is just around the corner, the regional Public Health Inspectors have been informed to take legal action those who violate health guidelines, PHIU Head Upul Rohana said.

The Railway Department closed the Kandana sub railway station until it is disinfected and certified, Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) said.

Prime Minister Imran Khan awarded on Tuesday a certificate of appreciation to Malik Adnan, who tried to save Priyantha Diyawadana from being lynched, stressing the government will not spare those who resort to violence in the name of religion.

UAE announced on Tuesday that it will transition to a four-and-a half-day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday forming the new weekend.

Steps will be taken to digitalise the transport services to provide an efficient and comfortable public transport service to commuters by 2022, Transport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.

One-hour power cut will be imposed at several areas in the country between 06.00 pm to 09.30 pm today and tomorrow (08), the Ministry of Power said.

The excavations at Puthukudiirippu in Mullaitivu to retrieve gold suspected to have been buried by the LTTE during the war, were suspended as nothing was found after numerous attempts.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has lodged a formal complaint with the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Commonwealth Parliament Union (CPU) over the recent alleged attempted assault of MP Manusha Nanayakkara at the Parliamentary complex.

Major General H.L.V.M Liyanage has been appointed as the 59th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, effective from today (7).

The government approved the facility to issue birth certificates with an identity number.

The Cabinet of Ministers today approved the proposal to provide a grant of 2.5 million to the wife and children of Priyantha Kumara who was brutally killed by a mob in Sialkot, Pakistan recently.

Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal sees a rare silver lining for the country to transform its external sector and the debt profile to a much resilient and sustainable position, with the unique approach taken by the government to emerge out of

The trade unions at the BOI yesterday said they had decided to continue the protest against BOI Chairman Sanjaya Mohottala, who tendered his resignation last week but who is “trying to come through the back door”.

Two suspects were arrested with a haul of Kerala marijuana (Kerala Ganja) to the value of over Rs. 80 million while attempting to flee after dumping the contraband into the sea off Madhagal, Jaffna yesterday.

Police have arrested the most wanted accused Imtiaz alias Billi, who was involved in the gruesome murder of Priyantha Kumara and desecrating his body, the Punjab Police announced on its official Twitter handle.

North-Western Province Governor Raja Kollure passed away at the age of 83 while receiving treatment for COVID-19, family sources said.

The experts’ committee that examined the domestic gas leak explosions said the supplying companies had been instructed to add Ethyl Mercaptan, a chemical liquid with a distinct odour, for consumers to identify any leak.

The remains of Priyantha Kumara, the Sri Lankan export manager who was brutally killed by a mob in Sialkot on Friday, arrived in Colombo on Monday evening on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight from Lahore.

Sri Lankan High Commissioner Mohan Vijay Vikrama has assured that the Sialkot lynching will have no impact on the two countries’ amicable relations.

The Sri Lankans living and working in Pakistan should be recalled unless the Pakistani Government is prepared to ensure their safety, JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Enforcement Directorate of India has summoned actress Jacqueline Fernandez for questioning on 8th December in relation to a Rs 200 crore extortion case, the Indian media reported.

Government MP Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon today requested the Speaker to conduct an investigation into releasing a video to private media showing the incidents that took place within the Parliament chambers last Friday.

The two main gas companies have decided to issue their new stocks of LP gas cylinders while carrying coloured polythene seals with changed logo colours, the Consumer Affairs Authority said.

Bodies of all three youths who went missing since last evening while bathing in the Mullaithivu sea, have been found this morning, Police said.

Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar today ordered to release several accused including former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayke, Central Bank former Governor Arjuna Mahendran from 11 charges out of 22 in connection with the Central Bank bond auction held

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, in the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life.

Young Nilushi Kumara, the widow of Sri Lankan export manager Priyantha Kumara who was brutally massacred in Pakistan on Friday, has appealed to the Pakistani government for justice and compensation over her husband’s killing and urged for the safet

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs staged a protest outside the Parliament complex alleging that ruling party MPs were behaving in a violent manner.