Verité Research’s annual evaluation has shed light on the state of budget proposals in Sri Lanka, revealing that 89% of the highest-value expenditure proposals from the 2023 budget lacked progress information, amounting to a total of LKR 43.8 bill

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the second review of the country’s programme, Minister Ali Sabry said.

Former Australian rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has won an appeal against his rape convictions and has been ordered to stand trial for a fourth time in the same case.

A significant repatriation took place recently as twelve bodies, thirty skulls, and numerous cultural artifacts weighing four hundred kilograms belonging to the indigenous people of Sri Lanka were brought back to Sri Lanka from museums in Switzerland

Sri Lanka will be able to further strengthen its ties with Malaysia, with the Cabinet of Ministers this week giving the nod to commence the negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.

The National People’s Power (NPP) would bring in a new Constitution under its rule, which would incorporate a lasting solution to the national issue agreed by all parties, NPP MP Vijitha Herath said today.

A private bus on Padukka- Pettah route that ran out of control had crashed into the Makumbura Multimodal Centre in Kottawa causing injuries to five individuals. Extensive damage had been caused to the building and the bus as well.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has established a Committee of Inquiry to investigate the actions and responses of Sri Lanka’s intelligence and security authorities in relation to the April 21, 2019 bombings.

A collision between a van and a passenger bus in the Wegama area has left three members of a family dead and several others injured.

Cabinet approval was granted for the revision of the Penal Code to strengthen legal provisions to prohibit sexual harassment.

Three eminent environmentalists together with the Bishop of Mannar Rev. Fr. Bastian have filed a fundamental rights petition before the Supreme Court against the procurement and construction of the proposed 250 MW Mannar Wind Power Project in Mannar

Sri Lanka is optimistic about a favourable outcome from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) second review, under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) today denied the reports circulating in social media that people are suffering from diarrhea and vomiting after drinking the pipe borne water distributed by the National Water Supply and Drainage B

Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces, as well as Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, and Matara districts are expected to experience fairly heavy showers, with some locations in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces likely to receive rainfall

The United Postal Trade Unions Front (UPTUF) is set to launch a 24-hour trade union action from tonight due to the failure to fill more than 6,000 existing vacancies in the postal service.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the upcoming presidential election will be pivotal for the country’s future, focusing on national success rather than individual triumphs or losses.

Australia marched into the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket demolition of Namibia at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Tuesday.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) is set to finalise the approval of the new electricity tariff revision proposed by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) by mid-July.

US President Joe Biden has said he will respect a jury’s decision to find his son guilty of gun crimes, after a week-long trial that laid bare a tumultuous time for the family.

Heavy rain and a waterlogged outfield led to the abandonment of the T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Nepal on Tuesday in Florida.

As parties gear up for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections scheduled to be held later this year, it is learnt that an extensive popularity poll on all presidential candidates is being conducted by an international IT company who conducted a

The atmosphere for the operation of the NGOs (non-governmental organizations) has improved in Sri Lanka in 2024 compared to the previous years, a report says.

Mohammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam starred as Pakistan stayed alive at the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over Canada on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka will take on Nepal in the 23rd match of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Florida tomorrow morning (Wednesday).

An investigation has been launched by the Anuradhapura Wildlife Assistant Director regarding a video circulating on social media showing a youth touching a wild elephant while it was asleep.

In a move to address longstanding salary anomalies within the public service, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced the formation of a specialized expert committee.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh and President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka have initiated discussions on a free trade agreement (FTA) and the potential launch of a passenger ferry service between the two countries.

Nationals People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today met people’s representatives of the North including TNA MP M.A Sumanthiran and Mavai Senadirajah at the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) office in Jaffna.

The Ceylon Electiricity Board (CEB) last Friday submitted its proposal to the Pupblic Utility Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) for the tariff revision from July 2024, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee announced the 16-member Sri Lanka squad to play the ODI series against the West Indies.