For the first time from Sri Lanka, arrangements have been made to export the first consignment of sour banana to the Dubai Market on November 26, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Akbar Brothers Ltd. cruised through to the semi final round when they beat John Keells Holdings at the 30th Mercantile Service Basketball Association B division tournament played at Royal indoor stadium on Monday 7th November afternoon.

The Court of Appeal today issued an order directing the SLPP media unit and three television channels to provide the video recordings pertaining to the alleged contemptuous statement made by State Minister Sanath Nishantha.

The Supreme Court determined that the Value Added Tax (VAT) (Amendment) Bill as a whole, is not inconsistent with the Constitution subject to the amendments proposed by the Deputy Solicitor General being moved at the committee stage, Speaker announce

The United States has imposed sanctions on a Sri Lanka-based businessman identified as Mohamad Irshad Mohamad Haris Nizar, over his alleged links to a financial facilitator and external operations plotter of al-Qa’ida.

Sri Lanka continue to monitor the progress of the passengers of Sri Lankan origin who were rescued and bought to the Port of Vung Tau in Vietnam on Tuesday (8), the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

World Bank Chief David Malpass during a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, encouraged the President to continue engaging with SL’s official bilateral and private sector creditors to promptly agree on debt restructuring.

A total of Nine thousand two hundred ninety five public complaints have been lodged against Sri Lanka Police with the National Police Commission (NPC) during the last five years, documents show.

A resolution on Sri Lanka which was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in September, has been presented to the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

Following the progress so far made with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for programme support and the country’s creditors to restructure debt and the key reforms already undertaken and to be implemented in future,

The attention of the Industry Ministry was drawn to the preparation of a series of guidelines regarding the use of electric vehicles in the country.

The Value Added Tax (VAT) liability on residential condominiums will commence from December 1, 2022, instead of October 1, 2022.

Sri Lanka needs to do more for it to fulfil the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda by 2030, as efforts taken thus far are not sufficient to complete the targets within the given time frame, the Colombo-based think tank Institute of Policy Stu

The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) has indicated its willingness to join the Government.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today remanded a catholic priest on charges of having cheated a man of Rs.8 million on a promise of providing a Prado Jeep imported from Japan.

Saudi Arabia has expressed its willingness to recruit more Sri Lankans for their construction and health sectors and to raise the minimum wage structure of Sri Lankan domestic workers employed in the Kingdom.

The Defence Ministry has informed the Tri-Forces absentees who are presently abroad to receive a legal discharge from their respective services without reporting to the unit under the recently declared general amnesty period, which is in force until

The construction work of the newly built Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT) within the Colombo Port was initiated today.

Pakistan have beaten New Zealand by seven wickets to become the first team to make it to the T20 world cup final today.

The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has hired an attorney-at-law to represent Sri Lankan cricketer Dhanushka Gunathilake who was arrested over rape charges in Australia, former Legal Head of the SLC Chanaka Senaratna said.

Another person diagnosed with monkeypox was found today, and the patient was admitted to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH), the Health Ministry said.

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe today tendered an apology to the Australian government, its people, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the ’concerned party’ in Australia over the ’irresponsible individual act’ of Sri Lankan Cricket

There has been no discussion held about siging the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement by the present government as yet, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said today.

Three underage couples have been taken into custody by the Kuliyapitiya Police after they were found to be staying in hotel rooms engaging in sex, while informing their parents that they were participating in tution classes.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka who faces 4 counts of sexual assault in Australia and remains in custody has maintained his innocence of all charges, his lawyers said in a statement.

A 22-year old woman who is a manager of the Sanasa Bank of Hakmana was hacked to death inside the bank premises.

A Sri Lankan cricketer in Australia for the T20 World Cup choked a woman so forcefully, she had a brain scan at a hospital, court documents allege.

Recent letter written by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the speaker alleging that Parliament is sluggish in its proceedings, came under fire in the House today with some MPs highlighting that the Executive has no right to find fault with the legis

Some 81 schoolchildren who were addicted to drugs have been sent for rehabilitation within the first nine months of this year, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said today.

Lengthy queues were witnessed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, as immigration/emigration process for passengers at the airport being carried out manually due to a computer system malfunction at the Immigration section.