In a pioneering breakthrough, 1990 Suwa Seriya, Sri Lanka’s national pre-hospital emergency ambulance service, is ushering in a new era in emergency healthcare through its innovative Connected Ambulance.

The workers’ remittances in the first 11 months of this year have topped the $ 5 billion mark sustaining the growth momentum.

Andre Braugher, the star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Homicide: Life on the Street, Men of a Certain Age and Glory has died at the age of 61.

US President Joe Biden has said Israel is starting to lose global support over its "indiscriminate bombing" of Gaza.

Sri Lanka needs to enter into agreements with its official and private creditors before the second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which is expected to be concluded by the end of the first half of next year, IMF Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Peter Breuer said.

Sri Lanka currently remaining extremely reliant on fossil fuels for the generation of its electricity is now encouraging renewable energy projects especially solar and wind power plants with foreign investor involvement.

Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier last week launched a new route connecting Abu Dhabi and Colombo.

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Economic and Physical Plans in Sri Lanka discussed the government’s goal to attract five million tourists to the country in the year 2024.

"When he asks me about his family I can't answer. Instead, I take a deep breath and try to avoid the question in a childlike way by changing the subject."

The US Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted for crimes he allegedly committed while he was president.

Colombo, Dec. 11 (Daily Mirror) - Following the involvement of former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, the government is likely to lift the ban on the cultivation of palm oil imposed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa when he was in power in 2021.

The Government has extended the deadline for submission of Request for Qualification (RfQ) for the purchase of controlling stake in Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) until 12 January 2024.

Claiming that the government was expecting Rs. 227 billion in state revenue from the increase of VAT from 15 percent to 18 percent, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said today the inflation will also escalate by 2.5 percent as a result of the VAT increase.

Over 3,000 complaints concerning incidents of bribery have been reported as of November this year, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said.

The teenage twins of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf.

Images of detained and stripped Palestinians apparently surrendering some weapons to Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip have prompted speculation about the circumstances of the events and the filming.

Sri Lanka’s remittances coming through official channels went up to $537.3 million in November 2023, up 40 percent from $384.4 million in the same month a year earlier, due to improved exchange rate after better monetary policy, finance ministry soirces said.

Russia has confirmed the commitment to further fortify the bilateral relations between the two countries, in the economic and security spheres, as well as the cooperation between the two countries on international agenda issues.

Australian budget airline Jetstar is considering operating flights to Sri Lanka after a major shake-up to its long-haul flights.

The High Commission of India recently signed two significant agreements for the construction of 10,000 houses in plantation areas of Sri Lanka under phase IV of the Indian housing project.