Sri Lanka’s services sector expanded in July, supported by growth in wholesale and retail trade, financial services, and the transportation of goods, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index ...

A number of complaints have been lodged against a woman from Mount Lavinia, who had defrauded people of money by claiming she could find employment in Japan. According to police, she allegedly ...

Sri Lanka is striving to achieve 4–5% GDP growth in the medium to long-term in comparison to the baseline requirement of 3% set by the International Monetary Board (IMF) to achieve debt sustainability ...

The leave of all employees of the Department of Posts has been cancelled with effect from tomorrow (17). Postmaster General, Mr. Ruwan Sathkumara, has officially informed all heads of the department ...

Five Chinese nationals suspected of attempting to enter Sri Lanka to engage in cybercrime activities have been arrested today (13) by officers of the Immigration and Emigration Department at the ...

WhatsApp said Russia was trying to block its services because the social media messaging app owned by Meta Platforms offered people’s right to secure communication, and vowed to continue trying to ...

Former Deputy Director of the Prison Hospital, Dr. Hemantha Ranasinghe who was arrested on bribery charges earlier today (13), has been remanded until August 19. The order was issued by Colombo ...

Sri Lanka Police has introduced a new WhatsApp number for the general public to directly inform the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) pertaining to crimes and various other issues they ...

The largest meteor shower of 2025 will be visible from midnight today (12) and into early hours of tomorrow, according to Astrophysicist and Engineering Lecturer Gihan Weerasekera. He explained that ...

The United States says there were no reports of enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka by or on behalf of government authorities in 2024. The US State Department said the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) ...

A person was killed and at least 22 others were injured when a private bus collided head-on with a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus in Weliyaya, Monaragala, this morning (16). The 32-year-old ...

The Society of Government Pharmacists has announced that a 24-hour token strike will be staged today (13) at the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital ...