One person died and four others were injured in an accident when a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus tried to overtake a van in the Tittawelkada area of the Colombo-Kandy main road and collided head-on with three other vans, police said.

The government is in the process of evolving fresh legislation to curb or eliminate the distortion of core religious teachings by some individuals creating social tension, Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs Minister Vidura Wickramanayake said.

United Nations Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Director for Asia and the Pacific, Kanni Wignaraja, expressed strong support for Sri Lanka's ongoing socio-political development reforms during a meeting with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena today (January 4th).

The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka in association with the IGTD Exim Chamber of Commerce in India, will conduct a B2B session for the Sri Lankan corporate/business community to explore trade and investment opportunities between the two countries on Tuesday,

The United States and Sri Lanka are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to prevent the smuggling of nuclear and other radioactive material.

In a strategic move of aiming to strengthen diplomatic relations, the Sri Lankan government has approved plans to establish a High Commission in Wellington, New Zealand.

Sri Lanka Customs has achieved a record revenue exceeding Rs. 900 billion in 2023, according to Customs Media Spokesman Seevali Arukgoda.

Sri Lanka has just barely missed its 1.5 million tourist arrivals target set for 2023, despite seeing a record number of tourists visit the island nation in December last year.

Department of Inland Revenue Commissioner A.M. Nafeer on Thursday revealed a sharp rise in tax files in 2023.