The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has urged China and India to agree a write-down of their loans as soon as possible.

The U.S. aviation sector was struggling to return to normal on Wednesday following a nationwide ground stop imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a computer issue that forced a 90-minute halt to all U.S. departing flights.

The five-member committee appointed to investigate a number of incidents related to Sri Lanka cricket during last year’s T20 World Cup in Australia presented their report to Minster of Sports and Youth Affairs Roshan Ranasinghe on Tuesday.

The Examination Department said that arrangements have been made to release the 2022 Grade 5 Scholorship Examination results within this month.

At least 14 people have died in California as a fierce storm brings torrential downpours, high winds and flooding to the state.

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara today said that the Japanese government has agreed to help Sri Lanka to establish a vocational training centre targeting the automobile industry to train local youth for jobs in the automobil

An Assistant Manager of Narahenpita Vocational Training Authority (VTA) who was in the custody of the Police Narcotics Bureau(PNB) has died due to gunshot wounds after being admitted to the National Hospital in Colombo following an incident with the

The government’s move to import eggs will be an utter failure and will be a waste of foreign exchange as the present shortage of eggs will be rectified in two months, the All Island Egg Producers Association (AIEPA) said today. Sources within the i

Adrasha Karandana, who held a media briefing along with former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra against Prof. Ashu Marasinghe was arrested by the Police Computer Crime Division over a complaint lodged by Prof. Marasinghe.

Claiming that a variant of influenza and dengue are spreading fast these days, Consultant physician at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital Nandana Dikmadugoda said high risk people such as pregnant mothers and elderly people should seek medical advic

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today approved a two hour and 20-minute power cut for tomorrow (12).

Due to the absence of train-running staff, the Railway Department has decided to cancel 42 train services, including office trains and passenger services from tomorrow until further notice.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today filed a writ petition in Supreme Court seeking an order quashing Cabinet Decision

Secretary to Ministry of Public Administration will be summoned and an explanation will be sought over his directive to District Secretaries not to accept deposits from candidates, Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa said.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has decided to declare the ’Black Week Protest’ from January 23 as scheduled earlier due to the government’s failure to remove recent tax policies.

A 50-year-old man who was returning after his two children were dropped to school was gunned down at Kalugalahena in Panamura this morning.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s court today permitted former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to travel abroad from January 20 to January 31.

With both parties defending the move to contest together in the upcoming Local Government Elections, the United National Party yesterday said they decided to form an alliance with the SLPP for the sake of the country while the SLPP said it was Presid

The Supreme Court today affirmed the conviction and sentence imposed by Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar against former President Maithripala Sirisena’s former Chief of Staff Kusumdasa Mahanama and former State Timber Corporation (STC) Chairman Pi

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry summoned the Canadian Acting High Commissioner Daniel Bood today and expressed the deep regret of the Government on the announcement of unilateral sanctions brought against four individuals including two former Presidents o

The Committee on High Posts has approved the appointments of three new ambassadors to the Republic of Lebanon, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Federal Republic of Ethiopia.

The Railway Department today announced the charges for transporting goods using railway carriages.

Around 10% of the heavy vehicle drivers have been found intoxicated while driving their vehicles while some others use drugs, the National Transport Medical Institute (NTMI) Chairman Dr. Shavendra Gamage said.

The Foreign Ministry will summon the Canadian envoy today to register its strongest protest over the issuing of targeted sanctions on four Sri Lankan officials including former leaders Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said he did not want Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka ‘Mankaded’ after the batter had backed up too far on way to a gallant hundred in the first ODI here on Tuesday.

The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central bank rate hikes intensifies, Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, and the world’s major economic e

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Secretary-General Stephen Twigg arrived at the Katunayake International Airport on an official visit to the island.

The SLPP was ready to form an alliance even with the JVP for the sake of the country, party’s General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said yesterday addressing the media after paying for the Local Government elections in Anuradhapura.

As State coffers have run dry owing to the steep contraction of the economy last year, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed all ministries to cut five percent of their allocated budgets for 2023 to manage limited funds by prioritising salary

It was a direct violation of the Constitution by the President to take a Cabinet decision to halt accepting deposits for the Local Government elections, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday.