A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Central Bank (CB) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe was held yesterday (24) at the Presidential Secretariat, the Government Information Department announced.

China has expressed its readiness to play a constructive role in Sri Lanka's steady economic and social development, adhering to non-interference principles in the country's internal affairs and respecting its sovereignty.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Sri Lanka yesterday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Port City Colombo.

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is anticipating continued growth following the recent presidential election, widely regarded as one of the most peaceful in the nation’s history, Sri Lanka Tourism said.

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has decreased to 1.1% in August 2024, compared to 2.5% in July 2024, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.

The United States supported the people of Sri Lanka in their pursuit of “an inclusive, just, democratic, and economically sustainable future”, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ben Cardin has said.

New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the island nation would not align itself with any 'power camp' and that both India and China are valued friends.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has issued a Gazette Extraordinary dissolving Parliament tonight.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament yesterday through a gazette notice issued by the President.

Former President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to run for election again in 2028 if he is defeated in this November's US presidential poll.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardane has tendered his resignation to the President.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn in as the 9th Executive of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, a short while ago.

Weekly Political Review

Sri Lanka's 2024 Presidential Election: A Defining Moment for a Nation in Crisis

By Rohana Jith

Travis King, the US soldier who fled from South to North Korea last year before being returned home, has been sentenced to one year of confinement and dishonourably discharged from the military.

Tens of thousands of people in four cities in central Japan have been ordered to evacuate after weather forecasters warned of major flooding caused by heavy rain.

Panic buying was reported at Manning Market in Peliyagoda today during the eve of the presidential poll 2024 with people hurriedly buying stuff such as vegetables sufficient enough in anticipation of disruption to normalcy in the post-election period.

Ukraine has banned use of the Telegram messaging app on official devices used by government officials, military personnel and critical workers because it believes its enemy Russia can spy on both messages and users, a top security body said on Friday.

A curfew will be imposed if the need arises and it will be enforced strictly if violence erupts, Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles told journalists today.

The first result of the 2024 Presidential election can be released by midnight today, Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake said.