The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to provide a special monthly allowance of Rs. 3,000 to pensioners starting from September 2024 until their salary anomalies are fully addressed, according to Minister Susil Premajayantha.

The Japanese government today officially announced the release of funds for the resumption of development projects undertaken in Sri Lanka.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the Capital Market Development Authority of Maldives (CMDA) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 21st July 2024 in Malé.

A Right to Information (RTI) request has revealed that the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) funded the final departure of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as President of Sri Lanka, to the Maldives via an Air Force aircraft on 13 July 2022.

Princess Anne’s visit to Sri Lanka was the 4th most expensive trip by the Royal Family in 2023/24.

A total of 153,000 young people enrolled in over 3,600 government and non-government institutions for skills training sessions in 2023, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

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Thulasendhrapuram, a tiny village around 300km from the south Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras) and 14,000 km from Washington DC, is where Kamala Harris’ maternal grandparents were from.

The Supreme Court today issued an interim order restraining Deshabandu Tennakoon from functioning as the Inspector General of Police.

The top European leagues, including the Premier League, and global players' union Fifpro will launch legal action against world governing body Fifa over its "abuse of dominance" in the game.

HSBC Sri Lanka has been recognised as the ‘Best International Bank in Sri Lanka’ by Euromoney in their Awards for Excellence 2024.

As per the provisional data released by the Sri Lanka Customs, the merchandise export performance in June 2024 amounted to US$ 1,031.2 million, recorded an increase of 2.58% compared to the month of June 2023.

Evolution Auto is pleased to announce the launch of its first electric vehicle lineup—a pioneering joint venture among Sensei Capital Partners, Atman Group, and Sino Lanka Private Limited—designed to transform the sustainable transportation landscape in Sri Lanka.

Officials from 10 National Standards Bodies (NSBs) representing ten member countries convened in Colombo yesterday for the 30th plenary meeting of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) Technical Committee on Tea (ISO TC 34/ SC 8).

The Cabinet of Ministers has green lighted a proposal to provide relief to the people who have pawned gold jewelery in banks.

July 23 - USS Michael Murphy of the United States Navy arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit today (23).

State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe yesterday announced that the Government successfully paid off a debt of Rs. 129 billion in the first six months of 2024.

Sri Lankan authorities continue to use the ‘notorious’ Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to target perceived opponents and minority communities without credible evidence to support the allegations despite repeated pledges to end the practice, claims Human Rights Watch (HRW).

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has stated that it will be carrying out a series of special raids, to identify vendors who are not passing on the benefits from the recent electricity tariff, LP Gas, and fuel price reduction to the consumers.

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in London in collaboration with the Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPEC) and the CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd ceremoniously unveiled a detailed replica of the Colombo Port City on 12 July 2024,