Soldiers in the West African country of Niger have announced a coup on national TV.

They said they had dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation's borders.

Eight Sri Lankan business conglomerates have signed agreements to pursue commercial mediation to settle disputes as opposed to always using litigation, a move that will help make the Sri Lankan judicial system more efficient and effective by reducing case backlogs.

Sri Lanka’s real estate expert Research Intelligence Unit says that since the beginning of 2023, the apartment selling price rupees per SqFt has remained steady and in the four months ending June 2023, the suburban apartment selling prices dollars per SqFt have shown a consistent increase.

Sri Lanka’s iconic Lotus Tower has now been subjected to vandalism due to recent practice of drawing graffiti at the site by some visitors to the tower.

Sri Lanka Customs today seized the largest stock of ‘Magic Mushrooms’ in history worth over Rs.70 million along with a stock of other narcotic drugs from a parcel courier service in Seeduwa. The parcels had been sent from the USA and the Netherlands.

A court in Brussels has found six men guilty of terrorist murder, more than seven years after suicide bomb attacks killed 32 people at the city's airport and a metro station in March 2016.

• Sri Lanka relaxes capital controls for first time in over 3 years
• Restrictions on outward remittances have been in effect since April 2020
• New Order will be valid for six months from June 28, 2023

The Wildlife Conservation Department has introduced an online permit system for ease of access for tourists to the national parks.

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in the first 23 days of July topped the 100, 000 mark, the data released by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed.

Sri Lanka has sought financial cooperation from four countries - India, China, Russia and Belarus - for electrification of the Kelaniweli rail line from Colombo to Avissawella but no one has come up with any concrete investment proposal yet, Minister Bandula Gunawardane said.

The Export Development Board (EDB) yesterday said Sri Lanka’s gem and jewellery sector is under serious threat, due to a surge in foreign traders’ involvement in key gem markets without the required licences, threatening the sector’s integrity and sustainability.

Sri Lanka will import one million eggs per day from five selected chicken farms in Tamil Nadu, India to be sold through the state–run retail chain called ‘Lanka SATHOSA’ primarily in the Western Province to address the shortage, an official said

Sri Lanka’s inflation in June 2023 measured on National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) slowed to 10.8 percent from the previous month’s 21.6 percent, data from the state statistics office showed, as the central bank operated deflationary monetary policy.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that several halted development projects would resume promptly, on successful completion of the debt restructuring efforts.

Sri Lanka is considering the possibility of allowing the usage of the Indian rupee for local transactions just like the dollar, euro, and yen to facilitate Indian tourists and businessmen, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Saturday.

Sri Lanka continues to make strides in enhancing fuel competitiveness by allowing three foreign companies including China’s Sinopec to enter the local market and it first oil shipment will arrive in the island next t month.

Sri Lanka continues to make strides in enhancing fuel competitiveness by allowing three foreign companies including China’s Sinopec to enter the local market and it first oil shipment will arrive in the island next t month.

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector continues to thrive as it surpasses the significant milestone of 700,000 tourist arrivals, demonstrating the country’s resilience and allure as a favoured holiday destination.

Sri Lanka has taken a significant step toward promoting sustainable energy solutions by becoming a founding member of the Global Biofuel Alliance.

State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that an import tax will be imposed on imported coconut oil with effect from next week.