Sri Lanka is currently grappling with one of the most severe flooding events in recent memory. With vast tracts of land submerged, lives lost, and critical infrastructure severely damaged, the immediate

Sri Lanka is facing a growing humanitarian crisis as Cyclone Ditwah continues to cause severe damage across the island.

In the wake of massive floods that ravaged one-third of the country, Sri Lanka is in need of Rs.31 billion as estimated by November 28, for restoration of agriculture, irrigation tanks and canals damaged, according to a communication by the Foreign

Sri Lanka is bracing for days of record-breaking rainfall, with the Department of Meteorology warning that Cyclon Ditwah is set to unleash severe weather across the island until November 30.

Serious security lapses have been reported in Sri Lankan prisons, with 995 prisoners or suspects escaping custody over the past six years, and 554 of them still not rearrested, according to a recent audit.

In a bid to circumvent legal restrictions abroad, pro- LTTE Tamil diaspora activists have reportedly been using versions of the organisation’s insignia that are only slightly altered, making them appear similar to the original while attempting

The government is planning to relax wartime restrictions on aircraft flying over the parliamentary complex and the defence headquarters in Akuregoda, a deputy Minister said yesterday.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is in assessment of the current hike of global fuel prices, triggered by multiple factors including sanctions on Russia, an official said.

Only five out of 79 government construction projects, earmarked to be completed in 2025, have been completed and handed over, Sri Lanka Builders’ Association Chairman Susantha Liyanarachchi said.

A series of recent budget defeats across several Pradeshiya Sabhas—many controlled by the governing National People’s Power (NPP), has raised concerns about the stability and functioning of local government bodies.

Nearly a quarter of a million vacancies are set to remain unfilled across Sri Lanka’s public sector as the government moves to limit new recruitments to the bare minimum for the upcoming fiscal year (2026).

With uncertainty swirling over the return of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) founder Basil Rajapaksa for a court case, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (18) asked the former Finance Minister

The government’s recent budget, with its well-intentioned promise to build a more equitable society, has brought a familiar refrain: higher taxes on businesses.

With the key medical professional body declaring a trade union action from today (17), the patients are once again held to ransom, leaving them to face the fallout of stalled services.

Around 10,000 female sex workers of Sri Lanka have organised themselves under a common banner to push for their legal and social recognition.

Health experts have sounded the alarm over a growing diabetes crisis in Sri Lanka, revealing that one in five adults are now living with the disease, with cases rising by 73% in recent years.

In what appeared to be another instance of multi-billion rupee waste of taxpayers’ money, more than 2700 government buildings, constructed in the past, remain abandoned or not being used properly, according to the budget speech delivered by Preside

The government is heading for trouble over the budget proposal to pay Rs.200 as a daily allowance for estate workers since such state revenue cannot be used to make payments for those employed by the private sector.

After listening to the 2026 budget speech, one thing became clear: this Government has no plan for economic growth.

After many decades, the government pulled off what was unthinkable for many by presenting a budget which ticks almost all boxes in its fiscal parameters while laying the foundation for a fully fledged digital economy powered by artificial intelligenc

The 2026 budget, presented to Parliament by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is a continuation of the government’s reform path without immediate benefits to people in terms of tax cuts and price slashes.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present his government’s budget for 2026 in Parliament today, the second by him upon election to office, and it is expected to be aligned with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic reform agenda.

Sri Lanka continues to spend trillions of rupees importing products that could easily be cultivated or produced locally, a costly trend that has persisted for over a decade despite the country’s rich agricultural potential.

Sri Lanka is planning to open international tenders during the first week of next month, calling for bids for oil and gas exploration and development in the Mannar Basin, an official said.

Despite Sri Lanka’s impressive progress in hygiene and sanitation, more than 13,000 families still defecate in open areas such as forests and beaches, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

Sri Lanka is the second most expensive South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) country to live with cost of living for an individual being $506 or Rs. 153,899 excluding rent to live a comfortable life according to Numbeo, a user-gene

Recent police investigations have revealed that the majority of shootings reported across Sri Lanka were carried out by hired gunmen, many of whom had no connection to the victims.

German Ambassador Dr. Felix Neumann, asserting that around 300 German brands are currently present in Sri Lanka, said more investments could flow from his country if bureaucracy acts faster, the “corruption-free policy”

Sri Lanka has teamed with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to curb scamming activities involving Chinese nationals who arrive here mostly on tourist visas and deport them back for legal action in terms of the Chinese law, a M