A group of foreign nationals, who were staying under suspicious circumstances at a hotel in the Chilaw area, has been arrested over suspicions of being involved in online financial scams.

On Monday, Canadian police made a sensational claim.

The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut off.

China is closely following the recent reports that Sri Lankan police arrested a number of foreign suspects of online fraud, including Chinese nationals.

Sri Lanka’s passport shortage and long queues of persons seeking new passports or to extedend the date of expiry to travel overseas will come to to end by next Monday

Sri Lanka’s financial system is on the path to improvement, with expectations of enhanced asset quality and stronger capital buffers, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) in its Financial Stability Review 2024.

In a critical response to the Hamilton Reserve Bank’s (HRB) legal opposition, Sri Lanka has reaffirmed its commitment to progressing with its debt restructuring efforts.

Minister Vijitha Herath states that the import of vehicles will only be carried out under a proper procedure and in a manner that will not exhaust the foreign reserves in the country thereby causing a dollar crisis again.

The 687 room luxury hotel “Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams Sri Lanka” by the John Keells Group was officially declared open in Colombo, on Tuesday (October 15).

SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that an investigation is currently underway in accordance with civil aviation regulations “regarding the incident on flight UL 607” from Sydney to Colombo on September 21.