The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has denounced the assessment by Fitch Ratings (Fitch) that downgraded Sri Lanka’s international sovereign rating.

International ratings agency Fitch downgraded cash-strapped Sri Lanka Saturday by one notch to ’’CC’’ due to mounting fears of a sovereign default on its $26 billion foreign debt.

Litro Gas Lanka today announced that Litro Gas operations will recommence from today, as per the approval given by the Consumer Affairs Authority and the SLSI for one ship containing LPG .

SJB MP Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday said he had got a threatening call from an anonymous caller who had threatened that he would put out a video clip of the former.

Devotees are seen engaged in religious observances at the Gangaramaya Temple and Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya to mark the Unduvap Poya Day. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana and Kithsiri de Mel

Whilst stating that Parliament was prorogued to sweep important scams which Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) in particular had uncovered, under the carpet, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa yesterday challenged the government to reappoint

A number of government legislators requested Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday to take action against Ministry Secretary Sanjeewa Munasinghe over the reinstatement of Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen who is facing charges over unlawful sterilisation

Credit rating agency ICRA Lanka said consumer prices, which hit nearly a decade high last month, indicate that the economy might have entered an era of higher prices and the trend could persist in the next few months, proving that it is no longer tra

The Women for Rights organisation today staged a protest in front of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) calling for the authorities to resolve the issues related to gas explosions.Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

A suspect wanted by the police on a number of crimes including murders had been arrested by the Kataragama Police after about 8 years while hiding in the Yala Reserve

Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen attached to the Kurunegala Hospital has not been acquitted from all charges against him even though he was reinstated by the Health Ministry, Parliamentarian Athuraliye Rathana Thera said today.

While slamming the Health authorities for relaxing restrictions amid a Omicron threat, the Public Health Inspectors Union (PHIU) today said they doubt whether restrictions were eased under the advise of health experts.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, today declared 2022 as the ’Navalar Year’ after the ’Letter of Authorization for the Declaration’ was handed over by him to senior Hindu officials from the Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs.

Former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra and her mother Sumana Premachandra have sought a fuller bench comprising five judges or more than five judges of Supreme Court to hear the Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the legality of th

The Supreme Court today commenced hearing into several Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the agreements on Yugadanavi power plant.

The Court of Appeal today issued an Interim Order preventing Litro Gas and Laughs Gas Companies from releasing gas cylinders for domestic use without specific standards prescribed by Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI).

Sialkot police on Friday claimed to have arrested 33 more primary suspects involved in the lynching of 49-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara in the city.

The two chairmen of Litro and Laugfs gas were summoned before the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka today.

Discussions were held between Sri Lanka and Dubai over the threats to the region following the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan, the Public Security Ministry said.

Sri Lanka is to shut three overseas Missions as part of moves to cut costs and save on much needed US Dollars, Daily Mirror learns.

More than 80 per cent of canteens and hotels will be closed from tomorrow due to the shortage of domestic Liquid Petroleum (LP) gas, Chief of the All Island Canteen Owners’ Association (AICOA), Asela Sampath said.

More than eight million litres of organic liquid fertiliser and 300,000 tons of organic fertiliser have been distributed among farmers, State Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa said.

The Cabinet grants permission for coconut cultivation on all paddy lands that cannot be cultivated, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Health authorities are making a monumental effort to curb the spread of the dengue virus before it wreaks havoc in the country, officials said.

More than 50 lands in Colombo city and elsewhere are to be sold out to foreign countries such as India, China and Switzerland to earn much needed foreign currency, Samagi Jana Balawegaya charged yesterday.

An industrial zone for this purpose has been allocated at Oyamaduwa export processing Zone in Anuradhapura The Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals State Ministry has taken steps to produce all medicinal drugs and medical equipment th

Sri Lanka will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Georgia next month for the promotion of tourism, the Tourism Ministry said.

The time table for the scheduled GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examination for the year 2021 (2022) has been issued today, the Examinations Department announced

The selling or displaying of non-standard plugs in shops and online shops is prohibited in the country, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said

The Health Ministry has observed public hesitancy in getting the booster dose of COVID-19, Director General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardena said today.