SriLankan Airlines (SLA) and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will together receive Rs. 238.9 billion from the Treasury to settle their debts, enabling the two entities to restructure their balance sheets ahead of their divestment process.

The Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) has called a new tender for the procurement of 5 million pre-printed Poly-carbonate National Identity Cards (NIC) on Wednesday November 1

The approval rating of the government fell from 21% in June 2023 to 9% in October 2023, according to the latest round of the Gallup style ‘Mood of the Nation’ poll of Verité Research.

The Israel-Gaza war is "taking away the focus" from the conflict in Ukraine, the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted.

The Government mulls establishing a Social Intelligence Unit to help students rid themselves from the drug menace.

The inaugural charter flight of Enter Air arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday, connecting Poland and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe told a forum in Colombo that the country's economic model would be built on competitiveness, digital transition, energy transition and the transformation to a green economy.

Sri Lanka backed a resolution against the United States’ economic and trade embargo against Cuba.

South Korea has pledged its assistance to Sri Lanka for several programmes including employment generation for young people and reinforcement of employment cooperation.

Four women giving birth by Caesarean have had surgery to cut their risk of ovarian cancer at the same time, in what doctors say is a documented first.

More than 100 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday.

Several important documents at the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) have been reportedly destroyed, the Society of Government Pharmacists alleged.

Recording the highest number of quality failures of drugs in a year, a total of 100 drugs have failed quality tests so far in 2023, according to the Medical Supplies Division of the Health Ministry.

Sri Lanka has not met its monthly tourist arrivals targets for three consecutive months, with October falling short as well, the data released by the tourism authority showed.

Sri Lanka has not met its monthly tourist arrivals targets for three consecutive months, with October falling short as well, the data released by the tourism authority showed.

The 12th Round of Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) negotiations between Sri Lanka and India took place from 30 October to 1 November in Colombo.

Sam Bankman-Fried, who once ran one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been found guilty of fraud and money laundering at the end of a month-long trial in New York.

Israeli forces have encircled the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City, Israel's military says, as it continues its assault on the Gaza Strip.

The Excise Department said the licenses of five liquor manufacturing companies have been suspended due to their failure to pay tax arrears.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived yesterday for a three-day visit engagement during which would give a further impetus to strong and growing economic ties with Sri Lanka.