Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena told the Parliamentary Caucus for Children that it has been decided to give permission to restart the production of Thriposha, which is given to children between the ages of 06 months to 03 years, which has been temporarily suspended.

With most of the results now in from South Africa's election, the long-ruling African National Congress (ANC), will have to contend with sharing power after a historic loss of its parliamentary majority.

The owner of the hit online game Wordle is legally challenging a geography-based spinoff called Worldle.

Former United States President Donald Trump has been found guilty in a historic criminal hush-money trial, in a decision that could shake up the 2024 election campaign.

Although the Central Bank said the current monetary policy stance is appropriate to both maintain inflation in line with their desired goal of 5 percent while supporting the recovery in the economy, they kept the door open for future rate cuts, but said that depends on fresh data.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence has refuted recent media reports, stating that Poland is utilizing intermediaries to procure surplus ammunitions from Sri Lanka to transfer to Ukraine.

In an inspired strategic move to rejuvenate foreign investment in the real estate sector, the Department of Immigration and Emigration has reintroduced the “Investor Visa” program.

People’s Bank has announced the re-launch of its SPARK entrepreneurial development program, aimed at bolstering young entrepreneurs and supporting the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) throughout Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is all set to triple the investment target set for 2024, State Minister of Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama said, as the necessary activities to realise the goal for 1Q24, set by the Finance Ministry has been successfully rolled out.

Sri Lanka›s automobile assembly is experiencing significant growth and development with the involvement of world-renowned brands including Hyundai, Proton, BAIC, DFSK, Wuling, Mahindra, TATA, Bajaj, TVS, JMC and Lanka Ashok Leyland emphasizing the favourable environment for investment.

Sri Lanka's Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera announced that coal power plants in Sri Lanka will be decommissioned, as per the country's long-term generation plan.

Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down a global malware network which stole $5.9bn (£4.65bn) and is linked to other crimes, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said.

New York will boost security for the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup in June, the governor said on Wednesday, after reports of threats especially related to the India-Pakistan match.

Due to the considerable rainfall in the catchment areas of the central hills yesterday, those living in Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy are requested to be vigilant as the water level of the Mahaweli Ganga has risen and hence may cause sudden floods.

A Gazette notification has been issued by the Minister of Sports Harin Fernando suspending the Sri Lanka Cycling Federation, the Sri Lanka Rugby Federation, the Sri Lanka Automobile Federation and the Sri Lanka Netball Federation with effect from Wednesday (29).

The Department of Forest Conservation said that strict action will be taken against people who enter the Knuckles Reserve without permission.

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at their current levels of 8.50 per cent and 9.50 per cent, respectively.

Responding to the increasing demand for digital payment solutions within the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, Sampath Bank is the first bank in Sri Lanka is set to launch a MiniPOS device.

Mastercard has partnered with LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s national payment network, to further strengthen the cybersecurity infrastructure of the country’s financial services sector via the Financial Sector Computer Security Incident Response Team (FinCSIRT).

Finance Ministry is to introduce Specific reforms include new business models for Bank of Ceylon and People’s Bank and Capital Adequacy for the two State giants;