The Court of Appeal today ordered to release Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Atte Gnanasara Thera on bail, in a bail pending appeal.

The Wildlife Department announced today that illegal fishing activities like bottom trawling have caused the death of marine mammals such as turtles and dolphins around the sea areas of the country.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved awarding of the contract to Plusgrade Inc., for a duration of five years, to continue its partnership with the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines Ltd., to provide bidding services and related ancillary services for automatic booking of upper-class seats.

A drug commonly prescribed to thin blood can be repurposed as a cheap antidote to cobra venom, a team of scientists based in Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the UK has discovered.

In 2015 Australia’s multi-billion-dollar greyhound racing industry vowed it would clean up its act.

European politicians and diplomats had already prepared for changes to their relationship with the US in the event of a second Donald Trump presidency.

Self-exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui has been convicted by a US court of defrauding his online followers in a billion-dollar scam.

The agricultural export sector in Sri Lanka has seen a notable resurgence in the first half of 2024, surpassing the performance of the previous two years.

The UK is set to repatriate several colonial-era antiquities to Sri Lanka, including the notable statue of Tara. This initiative was confirmed by Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs Minister Vidura Wickramanayake.

Sri Lanka is now set to implement Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiative towards building a comprehensive and inclusive digital future paving the way for social and economic development across the nation, former finance minister and president’s national organiser Ravi Karunanayake divulged.

Despite challenges with shipping, Sri Lanka’s tea exports in the first half of this year have risen by 6% to 119.1 million kilos in comparison to the corresponding period of 2023

In a significant step towards transforming the agricultural sector, the Government has decided the implementation of the second phase of the Agriculture Modernisation Program.

Fitch Ratings yesterday announced it has chosen to withdraw the rating of SriLankan Airlines for commercial reasons and therefore will no longer provide ratings or analytical coverage for the national carrier.

Sri Lanka Insurance Life (SLICLL), has declared the largest life insurance bonus in the industry, amounting to a staggering Rs. 11.2 billion for the year 2023, to its policyholders.

The latest round of the Gallup style ‘Mood of the Nation’ poll of Verité Research revealed that over three times as many people approve of the government and feel better about the economy and the country’s economic trajectory compared to four months ago, the Verité Research said.

Chairman of Richard Pieris Group, Sena Yaddehige, will be arrested upon his return to the country in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of a female business analyst from the company.

Petronet LNG Ltd, India's biggest liquefied natural gas company, will in 2025 start supplying LNG to Sri Lanka, initially in containers loaded on ships and later going on to build an import terminal, its chief executive said on Thursday.

Chaos and Catastrophe:

By Aryan Maha

The Sri Lanka Tea Board announced yesterday that exports of Ceylon Tea have successfully offset a substantial portion of the country’s fuel bill owed to Iran, amounting to US $ 60 million.

The prevailing windy conditions over the island are expected to continue further today due to the active South-West monsoonal condition, the Forecasting Division of the National Meteorological Centre said.