After Chinese Research Survey Vessel Shi Yan 6 completed its survey off the coast of Sri Lanka and reached Singapore on December 2, Beijing asked permission from Colombo and Male to allow another Research Survey Vessel to dock at their ports and conduct a deep water exploration of South Indian Ocean from January 5 till late May 2024.

Sri Lanka Police have implemented a specialized data system, encompassing all police stations across the island, with the aim of streamlining the process of identifying criminals arrested over drug-related activities.

Two collapsed companies belonging to the defunct conglomerate Ceylinco Group namely Finance & Guarantee Real Estate Company Ltd., and Finance & Guarantee Property Developers (PDL) have now been taken over by ZRA Company Ltd., a privately owned Company, under the directives of the Supreme Court.

Colombo, Dec. 15 (Daily Mirror) - About 10 percent of males in the country have become victims of domestic violence, health authorities said.

Aitken Spence Travels yesterday welcomed simultaneous arrivals of three cruise ships—Vasco Da Gama, Mein Schiff 5 and MS Seven Seas Navigator at the port of Colombo.

Sri Lanka needs to enter into agreements with its official and private creditors before the second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which is expected to be concluded by the end of the first half of next year, IMF Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Peter Breuer said.

In a pioneering breakthrough, 1990 Suwa Seriya, Sri Lanka’s national pre-hospital emergency ambulance service, is ushering in a new era in emergency healthcare through its innovative Connected Ambulance.

Sri Lanka needs to enter into agreements with its official and private creditors before the second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which is expected to be concluded by the end of the first half of next year, IMF Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Peter Breuer said.

Sri Lanka currently remaining extremely reliant on fossil fuels for the generation of its electricity is now encouraging renewable energy projects especially solar and wind power plants with foreign investor involvement.