Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is to increase its female strength to 30 percent in order to allow more women to serve in the force covering many areas including as pilots, newly appointed Air Force Commander Udeni Rajapaksa said yesterday.

The illicit liquor manufacturing plant had been carried out in the guise of operating a toddy collection point

Inflation reading in the month of May was 25.2 percent

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved an overall 14.2 per cent of electricity tariff reduction from today, subjec

The Opposition parties are reportedly divided on the proposed Domestic Debt Restructuring programme, with some members undecided

Oppostion’s request for two-day session shot down

In the current context during the process of debt restructuring, we need a rate ensured for members reflecting the present inflation

Dr. Ranaweera said there is a possibility of a few such isolated incidents where patients develop complications

The injured was the pillion rider of one motorcycle

While sparking a debate whether the domestic debt restructuring (DDR) plan that was approved this week is sufficient for Sri Lanka to attain long-term debt sustainability, the plan is being widely praised for not delivering a jolt and taking an eq

The debate on the proposed domestic debt restructuring programme is to be confined to one day as most of the issues pertaining to it has been resolved, Senior Presidential advisor Sagala Ratnayake said.

The Achchuveli Police said that they had to fire shots into air to control a group of individuals who were assaulting a civilian in Nirveli area, under the Achchuveli Police division in Jaffna.

The Committee on Public Finance of Parliament (COPF) has emphasized the need for the government to present a resolution outlining the specifics of the Domestic Debt Restructuring (DDR) programme during its me

The parliamentary group of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to vote against the government’s proposals for domestic debt restructuring, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said last night.

Tensions flared at the government’s parliamentary group meeting on Wednesday as several MPs from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) engaged in a heated argument with State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe regarding discrepancies in the governm

GMOA says issue should have been nipped in the bud

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa was prevented from active participation in the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) as the majority of members in the committee decided he can only observe.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed members to both the Election Commission and the Human Rights Commission. Retired S

The World Bank Board of Directors has approved US $ 700 million in financing for Sri Lanka through the International Development Association (IDA).

Sri Lanka Customs have sent the seized contraband of gel like solution used by the five local traders to mix gold particles, which they tried to smuggle in rectum concealed in plastic capsules, to the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) to determ

China has helped Sri Lanka to develop its economy and trade

President Ranil Wickremesinghe should address the nation and reveal the government’s domestic debt restructuring plan, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said. “President should address the nation and explain the government’s domestic

The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) of Parliament has scheduled two special sessions today with various institutions, including the Central Bank, the Attorney General’s Department, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), banks, insurance companies,

Sri Lanka’s candidate Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam was elected to the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families at the election held on 27 June 2023 at the United Nations in New York. Ambass

The Present Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa will be promoted to the three-star rank of Air Marshal with effect from 30 June 2023 and will be appointed as the 19th Commander of the Air Force.

The Country’s health sector is facing a dire situation now where some 300 out of 1,400 medical graduates who had completed the internship in April this year, have not obtained appointments as doctors, former NPP MP Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said. He

Two eminent Sri Lankans joined the international election observer mission to observe and assess the conduct of the General Election in Sierra Leone on June 24, 2023, in which the country’s president, parliament, and other local representatives wil

The ailing Thai Elephant is being prepared for an arduous journey home from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic dispute between the two Asian nations over the creature’s alleged mistreatment, a veterinary surgeon at the national zoo in Colombo Dr. Madusha

Restructuring/optimization will apply only to Treasury bills held by the Central Bank and the bonds held by superannuation funds

23 senior pharmacists transferred