Sri Lanka commenced the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group (IMF/WBG) Spring meeting with a very productive bilateral discussion with Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managjng Director of the IMF, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe sai

The Agriculture Department is set to provide urgent recommendations for the cultivating one of the world’s most popular pineapple varieties, MD 2 or Super Sweet Pineapple (Ananas comosus) in Sri Lanka.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in May where he is expected to inaugurate the Uma Oya Multipurpose project, Iranian media reported.

The FBI has opened a federal criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge last month when a ship crashed into one of its supports, the bureau said on Monday.

Commuters along with their children and belongings, were stranded at the Fort Railway Station due to train cancellations. Eleven scheduled trains were cancelled today due to the absence of locomotive operators and railway guards. Pix by Nimalsiri Edi

Amidst reports that some ex-military men from Sri Lanka have joined the Russian military operations against Ukraine, Sri Lankan Ambassador in Moscow Prof. Janita Liyanage said she asked for details about them from the Russian military if any.

The Railways Department said that 11 scheduled trains have been cancelled today due to locomotive operators and railway guards failing to report for duty.

The effectiveness of the legal system in handling investment-related matters in Sri Lanka is often questioned due to perceived corruption and inefficiency, an official said.

The official vehicle of Primary Industries State Minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake caught fire this morning in the Halpe area, as reported by the Ella police.

Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process with private bondholders is stuck with two aspects of disagreement, whereas it is well underway with bilateral creditors, a top official said yesterday.

A group of MPs from both the ruling party and the opposition have urged the speaker and government officials to provide vehicle permits at lower prices if the previously issued duty-free licenses cannot be granted before the upcoming presidential ele

Sri Lanka’s celebrity chocolatier, chef and agriculture enthusiast Gerard Mendis faces an uphill battle in his bid to take single-origin Sri Lankan chocolates global. This is primarily due to the shortage of cocoa beans and absence of active cooper

The Central Bank has purchased the most amount of dollars for a single month in March, a sign that the country is currently in a very comfortable position in its foreign currency liquidity, after two years into the worst currency crisis in the countr

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) stressed that for Sri Lanka, the near-term priority during economic recovery is to lay institutional and structural frameworks for an inclusive social protection system.

Claiming that only vehicle imports have been restricted by now, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said today that a committee is studying the possibility of permitting vehicle imports on a priority basis in the future.

The government of India has lifted the export restrictions on onions to Sri Lanka, with export of up to 10,000 MT of onions permitted vide the enclosed notification of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Despite assurances from transport authorities that sufficient facilities would be provided to accommodate commuters during the festive season, people were highly inconvenienced due to inadequate public transport, resulting in them risking their lives

People begin arriving in Colombo after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations. Long-distance buses were deployed to beef up transportation. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

A train crashed onto the railway platform at the Colombo Fort railway station today after failing to stop it at the designated place.

A woman who was bathing in the Victoria Reservoir at Kumbukkadura in Theldeniya drowned and her husband is missing, police said.

Health authorities have noticed a significant decrease in accidents, notably firecracker-related incidents, during the festive season.

Even after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festivals, some foreign tourists were seen walking in the streets of Colombo. According to the reports by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Sri Lanka crossed the 50,000 mark of tourist arrivals dur

A 62-year-old woman who was receiving treatment at the Jaffna Hospital died of Covid-19, hospital sources said.

Oil anointing ceremonies were held throughout the country this morning. This is from a ceremony held at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo under the aegis of Ven. Dr. Kirinde Assaji Thera. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men, a police commissioner said on Monday.

The annual traditional Avurudu Perahera of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya was held yesterday, ushering in prosperity following timely rainfall. Pix by Nisal Baduge

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for maximum restraint after Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Israel over the latter’s deadly assault on the Iranian consulate in Syria.

At least ten people were killed in eight road accidents within the past 24 hours in differenet parts of the country, Police said.

Landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on the weekend killed at least 18 people with rescue efforts, including police sniffer dogs, still ongoing for two missing people, local authorities said on Monday.

During the traditional oil anointing ritual after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year dawn, a blessing is recited that invokes a series of seemingly impossible transformations to grant longevity to the anointed.