Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is experiencing a downturn, with the export performance in the recent months not being at the expected levels.

Teachers, principals, teacher instructors, and Piriven teachers are set to stage a one-day sick leave campaign today (26th) to protest against unresolved salary discrepancies and other demands.

Sri Lanka is likely to secure a grace period to settle its debts to bilateral creditors - India and China and the Paris Club of Nations - when signing the restructuring agreements with them today, an informed source said.

The party formed by ex-LTTE militants is in the political amalgam that seeks to field a common Tamil presidential candidate at the upcoming elections, Daily Mirror learns.

A sailor sustained fatal wounds and a Navy Dora damaged due to the aggressive maneuvering of a poaching Indian bottom trawler during a pre-dawn operation by the Sri Lanka Navy to seize the intruding vessel in the seas off Delft Island in Jaffna yeste

The government has not decided to grant permission to the state officials or any other individuals to import vehicles tax-free or allocate foreign exchange for them, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

The Indian High Commission facilitated a two-week training programme on Media Management for Sri Lankan journalists and media professionals in Hyderabad, India together with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

Two Intervenient-Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking an order to rescind the interim order issued by the Supreme Court preventing the President from submitting any other nomination to fill the vacancies in the SC other than th

The officials from the Ministry of Health and the Department of Animal Production and Health convened an emergency meeting today (25) at the Ministry of Health to address the current bird flu situation.

The President approved the required financial allocations to compensate and assist disaster-affected individuals in repairing their damaged houses.

Frank Duckworth, one of the inventors of the Duckworth-Lewis (later Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) method to determine results in rain-affected cricket matches, died on June 21 at the age of 84.

Anti-tax protesters in the Kenyan capital Nairobi have pushed their way into the complex where parliament sits.

A special sitting of Parliament will be held on July 2, 2024, the Parliament’s media unit said today.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena appointed four new district secretaries for the Colombo, Kalutara, Jaffna, and Kilinochchi districts.

An agitation organized by the Sri Lanka Movement for the Freedom of Palestine was held today in front of the Labour Department demanding to stop military attacks on Palestine and not to send workers to countries where there are war situations.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) observed that Members of Parliament should not interfere with the functions of the judiciary or the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) by making statements under the protection of Parliamentary Privileges.

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has formally requested the Speaker to summon key officials of the Judicial Service Association (JSA) to the Committee on Privileges.

The Cabinet Paper presented to introduce digital technology to all Piriven education for modernization and development was approved by the Cabinet, said Cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardane.

David Warner’s international career is officially over, as Australia’s T20 World Cup run comes to an end.

The sub-committee has recommended increasing the allowances for rescrutinising answer scripts of the G.C.E. Ordinary Level and Grade 5 scholarship examinations, the Education Minstry said.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organiser Tissa Attanayake said today that though he does not agree with the party on certain matters, he will not act irresponsibly.

The Sri Lankan government has committed to providing full support for the upcoming Bora community’s spiritual conference and annual convention.

Cabinet approval was granted to making preparations to develop the Hingurakgoda airport as a fully-fledged airport, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

A total of 946 people belonging to 432 families have been affected by the drought, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

Due to heavy rain fall in the catchment areas of the central hills, the Wimalasurendra reservoir has started spilling since this morning, the Irrigation Department said.

Trinidad and Tobago will host the first semi-final at the event between South Africa and Afghanistan, with India and England battling it out in the second knockout contest from Guyana.

The Cabinet gave approval for the signing of the debt restructuring agreements with the relevant parties, a Minister said.

Afghanistan qualified for the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time in their history by beating Bangladesh in a low-scoring classic in St Vincent.

The National Consumer Price Index decelerated sharply to 1.6 percent in May, from 2.7 percent in April, as the food prices eased while the non-food prices remained nearly unchanged, measured from a year ago.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $150 million in financing for Sri Lanka to improve the quality and utilization of its primary healthcare services. The newly approved Sri Lanka Primary Healthcare System Enhancing Project w