Hot on the heels of the successful conclusion of bilateral debt restructuring, Japan has taken up the position that any new yen loan will be considered for Sri Lanka depending on the successful implementation of the projects suspended due to the economic crisis and subsequent confidence building, a top source said.

Akurana, July 5 (Daily Mirror) - The Kandy-Matale main road (A9) has been temporarily closed due to a fire at a bakery and restaurant in Akurana, Police said.

The U.K.’s opposition Labour Party is on course to win a huge parliamentary majority in the country’s general election, unseating the incumbent Conservatives after 14 years.

Last week, the government very proudly signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Paris Club and India and China which gives the country some breathing space to pay up its loans.

A fundamental rights petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an order to prevent the Election Commission from conducting the Presidential Election until the Court decides on the incumbent President's tenure.

A crowd crush at a religious gathering in northern India killed more than a hundred people Tuesday, mostly women, in one of the deadliest such incidents the country has seen in recent years.

Sri Lanka’s world-famous Ministry of Crab is opening in Singapore on Jul 3 to a welcome carpet rolled out by seafood-loving foodies.

The Excise Department has successfully collected Rs. 105 billion in revenue so far this year, marking a significant increase of Rs. 17 billion compared to the same period last year.

The Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, stated that Lanka IOC will be launching a 100 Octane premium petrol to the market from today (02).

Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Tuesday praised Sri Lanka's recent efforts to address its economic crisis and debt restructuring, following the South Asian country's agreement with creditor nations, according to the Japanese government.