The Bill to amend the Parate Act to give effect to the temporary suspension of recoveries till 15 December 2024 has been gazetted.

The Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI) is set to collaborate with the Standardisation Administration of China to alleviate technical barriers hindering non-tariff trade between Sri Lanka and China.

Sri Lanka has refuted recent claims from US intelligence that there are potential plans for a Chinese military base to be established on its soil.

Sri Lanka verifiably failed to meet 33% of the commitments due by end-February 2024 in its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, according to the February update of Verité Research’s ‘IMF Tracker’.

France together with Canada, Japan, Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom as long-standing and active members of the Paris Club recently requested the Southern District Court of New York to consider extending the five-month stay in support of the Government of Sri Lanka to safeguard the ongoing debt restructuring process.

SriLankan Airlines and Korean Air have officially activated a new codeshare partnership effective 15 March 2024, presenting enhanced travel options and connections for customers of both airlines travelling between Colombo and Seoul.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Dr. Thusitha Sudarshana, the Deputy Director of the Health Ministry’s Medical Supplies Division on arrival in Sri Lanka at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that he will submit the IMF technical assistance reports to Parliament soon.

The Railways Department has launched the process of train tickets and seat reservations only through the online system from today.

The polio survivor known as "the man in the iron lung" has died at the age of 78.