The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the World Bank have written to Energy Minister regarding several key issues concerning the Electricity Act 2024 ...

Major General Kapila Dolage of the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers has been appointed the 67th Chief of Staff of the Army, effective yesterday (26).He succeeds Major General Chandana Wickramasinghe.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several uniquely Sri Lankan words to its June 2025 update, OED.com has said.Among the new entries is “asweddumise”, meaning to prepare land for paddy ...

The government has decided to import 40,000 tonnes of keeri samba due to a shortfall in supply and to meet the demand for that variety of rice, the President’s Media Division said. The decision has ...

In a major top-level reshuffle, 32 senior police officers—including nine Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs)—have been transferred with immediate effect, following approval from the National Police ...

In an unexpected twist that links science, conservation, and global fraud, Sri Lanka’s leading herpetologist Dr. Anslem de Silva has found himself confronting a unique kind of biological piracy—this ...

The Colombo Port is reportedly experiencing delays again. An association of container truck operators has blamed this sorry state of affairs on the non-implementation of key recommendations made by a ...

Former Agriculture Minister Duminda Dissanayake was further remanded until July 7 by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in connection with a gold-plated T-56 assault rifle recovered from ...

The CSE continued on its bullish course yesterday as well, buoyed by the ongoing ceasefire in the Middle East, market analysts pointed out.Amid those developments both indices moved upwards. The All ...

Migrants from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are well-represented in advanced economies like the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. As job creation in South Asia struggles to keep pace with a ...

Ceyline Shipping, Sri Lanka’s maritime industry leader and a proud member of the Ceyline Group, marked the International Day of the Seafarer with “Ceyline-SeaCare: Saluting the Spirit of Seafarers” on ...

The Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) will mark a historic milestone next month as it celebrates 100 years of service to the nation. The Centenary Celebration is set to take place on July 5, 2025, at ...