A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in Iran, killing at least 28 passengers, Iranian state media report.

The Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) Controller General Harsha Ilukpitiya yesterday said it is awaiting instructions from the Attorney General (AG) to resolve the ongoing visa issuance debacle following a Supreme Court ruling earlier this month.

Petronet LNG signed a MoU for LNG Infrastructure Development and LNG Supply

Sri Lanka’s tea exports in July 2024 reached 21.35 million kilograms, marking a decline of 1.42 million kilograms compared to the same month in 2023, according to data from Sri Lanka Customs.

SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, has reported moderate revenue growth for the first half of 2024, while demonstrating savings through cost management initiatives.

The world’s longest stamp, measuring 205 mm and symbolizing the historic Sri Dalada Perahera in Kandy, was released by the Postal Department of Sri Lanka on Tuesday (20).

The Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn has arrived in Sri Lanka, and she was welcomed by US Ambassador Julie Chung.

By Aryan Maha

With just three months to go before the 2024 election, thousands of people are gathering in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention.

Thirty six flights were cancelled and 201 delayed at a Japanese airport on the weekend after a pair of scissors went missing in a store near the boarding gates.

Sri Lanka’s central bank has bought 121 million US dollars from banks in July 2024, taking net purchases to 1.87 million US dollars in 2024.

The new luxury shuttle service which was recently launched to provide passenger transport services from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to the Colombo Fort Railway Station and the Multimodal Transport Centre (MMC) in Makumbura, has been temporally suspended effective from yesterday (August 19).

Sri Lanka has implemented various social protection schemes since independence. However, social protection was neither conceptualized nor managed as a single sector, as a result of which there has been no holistic national vision, policy, or strategy for social protection.

The USS Spruance, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo today for a scheduled replenishment visit.

Sri Lanka's Gross Official Reserves (GOR) have increased to USD 5.7 billion by the end of June 2024, up from USD 4.4 billion at the end of 2023.

The Election Commission has set Rs. 109.00 as the maximum amount a Presidential candidate can spend per voter during campaigns.

Sri Lanka has temporarily restricted passport issuance as it has only around 44,200 ordinary passports in stock in anticipation of the rollout of e-passports, scheduled for October 2024.

The procurement process for Sri Lanka’s Multi Lane Free Flow Electronic Toll Collection (MLFFETC) system has faced allegations of corruption.

The Sri Lankan government has secured debt restructuring agreements with both commercial creditors and key bilateral lenders following tough negotiations and complex bargaining, the Finance Ministry’s recent report highlighted.

The travel and tourism industry has written to President Ranil Wickremesinghe urging swift action to resolve issues over the prior-visa processing system.