President Ranil Wickremesinghe pledged to prioritize the country's economic recovery while ensuring that law and order is maintained to prevent anarchy, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
One video shows a single blue glove, found in the field where missing British mother Nicola Bulley was last seen before she vanished over three weeks ago.
North Korea launched a presumed long-range ballistic missile Saturday afternoon, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a day after Pyongyang warned of “unprecedented strong responses” if the US and South Korea go ahead with planned military exercises.
While expressing its concern regarding the attempts by state authorities to disrupt the Local Authorities Elections, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) reiterated that all those responsible for interfere with the electoral process must be dealt with in accordance with the law.
An eighteen month old baby girl died after she was run over by a vehicle driven by her uncle when he was moving it out of the garage in a house in Kohuwala.
Germany has sought Sri Lanka’s support for a resolution at the United Nations against Russia, a visiting German MP said.
The upcoming Local Government (LG) is deemed to be one of the most decisive elections in the history of Sri Lanka, which could result in a massive breakthrough. However, the possibility of holding the election is getting uncertain day by day with the recent statement made by the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance that it is difficult to release funds for holding the LG polls given the current economic challenges.
The Elections Commission will file a special motion before the Supreme Court citing difficulties such as inadequate funds to hold the Local Government Elections on March 9, the Chairman of the Elections Commission said.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is considering approving a loan for Sri Lanka, even without China's assurance of debt-restructuring support, Bloomberg News reported on Friday (Feb 17).
The writ petition filed by an Independent Group seeking an order preventing the Election Commission from holding the local government elections in respect of Matara Municipal Council was today dismissed by the Supreme Court.
By Shabiya Ali Ahlam - The move by Sri Lanka’s electricity regulator to approve another tariff hike sent shockwaves across the island nation yesterday, not sparing even the country’s largest gross export earner, the apparel sector.
Visiting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Defence Jedidiah P. Royal who called on State Minister of Defence Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon ruled out speculation that he was here to discuss a US military base in Trincomalee.
Tourist arrivals to destination Sri Lanka have crossed the 50,000 mark for the first two weeks of February, reigniting hopes for a faster recovery in the tourism sector, which is a key source of foreign exchange to the dollar-starved economy.
A 30-year-old man died when he was shot at in Boragodawatta, Minuwangoda last night while riding on a motorcycle.