President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was harping on financial discipline, had sought Parliamentary approval for Rs. 200 million under a supplementary estimate for foreign visits, fuel and vehicle maintenance in addition to the budgetary allocations, NPP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said it is very concerned that authorities in Sri Lanka are adopting a heavily security-based response to the country’s drug problem, instead of public health policies grounded in human rights.

A Sri Lanka Air Force MI-17 helicopter, which was deployed in UN mission in the Central African Republic has crash-landed due to bad weather conditions, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) said.

Representatives from Singapore's renowned Surbana Jurong, a leading firm in urban development and infrastructure consulting, visited Trincomalee Wednes day10 as part of an extensive review of Sri Lanka's megapolis plans.

China has warned voters in Taiwan to make the "right choice", two days before presidential elections on the self-ruled island which Beijing claims.

eBay has agreed to pay a $3m (£2.36m) fine to resolve harassment charges against bloggers critical of the company.

While admitting that the health workers deserve a pay hike, the Health Ministry said the pay hike that the health trade unions are demanding is not fair at this juncture.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his meeting with the ambassadors of the West Asian countries, is reported to have justified the decision to join Us-led operations to protect merchant vessels from attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.

Two Russian missiles have struck a hotel in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, injuring 11 people, the Kharkiv governor says.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been asked to consider whether Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), has outlined positive update on the country's debt restructuring efforts by the governor of the bank Nandalal Weerasinghe when he presented “monetary and financial sector policies for 2024 and beyond at a press conference in Colombo on Wednesday10.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have partnered with the Sri Lanka Ministry of Agriculture in a (US) $9.2-million activity to continue revitalizing agriculture in Sri Lanka.

Applications have been received for ten new casinos but the government is yet to grant its approval, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya informed Parliament

The cost of war on Gaza's civilians is "far too high", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

Polish police have arrested the former interior minister and deputy interior minister inside the presidential palace in Warsaw in a day of unprecedented political theatre.

Solo travellers are heading to Sri Lanka to check out its legendary trains in 2024

The UNP Management Committee today decided to field incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the candidate for the Presidential election which is to be held in September this year.

With the elections looming on the horizon, the political landscape is witnessing strategic moves and party-switching among politicians, marking a season of political skulduggery.

With the elections looming on the horizon, the political landscape is witnessing strategic moves and party-switching among politicians, marking a season of political skulduggery.

With the elections looming on the horizon, the political landscape is witnessing strategic moves and party-switching among politicians, marking a season of political skulduggery.