Sri Lankan authorities have uncovered a scam involving fraudulent phone calls aimed at extorting money.

Spider-Man star Andrew Russell Garfield was seen drinking the  Sri Lankan ginger beer brand EGB on a popular YouTube show.

Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, moderating inflation, and lower interest rates are poised to spur finance and leasing companies’ (FLCs) performance in the financial year ending March 2025 (FY25), says Fitch Ratings in a report.

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has decreased to -0.2% in September 2024 from 1.1% in August 2024, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.

Former Dharmaraja, Kandy SC, CH & FC, CR & FC, Up Country and national sevens and fifteens player, former Army SC and Nepal Men’s and Women’s Head Coach, and Royal's Backs and Assistant Coach, Radhika Hettiarachchi, signed with Zahira College for the 2025 rugby season, which will come into effect from 1 November 2024.

Former military general Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia's president, as he announced the country's largest cabinet since the 1960s.

Claiming that those who were in a state of coma for the last five years about the Easter Sunday attacks had now started to question the reports of the Presidential Commission, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday those reports were not secret reports and that some people were perturbed after the government initiated a proper investigation into the Easter attacks.

Claiming that those who were in a state of coma for the last five years about the Easter Sunday attacks had now started to question the reports of the Presidential Commission, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday those reports were not secret reports and that some people were perturbed after the government initiated a proper investigation into the Easter attacks.

The continuous appreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee following Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s assumption of the presidency has brought both positive and negative effects on the nation’s economy, prompting intervention from the Central Bank (CB).

The UK government continues to extend its support to Sri Lankan exporters through tariff reductions, offering significant concessions aimed at boosting trade under the new regime.