The world s largest refiner, China s Sinopec plans to start work on a refinery in Sri Lanka by June, the power minister said on Thursday, advancing a project earmarked as the biggest investment in the crisis-hit island nation. MORE..
28 Mar 2024 (7:13 PM)
The National STD'AIDS Control Programme says that there is a significant increase in the percentage of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infections in Sri Lanka compared to last year. MORE..
29 Mar 2024 (12:19 PM)
Sri Lanka is hopeful it can resolve debt restructuring issues in the second quarter so it can get financing from the International Monetary Fund because external creditors are all engaging "positively," according to the South Asian nation s junior finance minister. MORE..
28 Mar 2024 (4:13 PM)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has met with the Sri Lankan national football team at the Presidential Secretariat and commended the efforts in their recent triumph over Bhutan, marking the first win in a decade. MORE..
28 Mar 2024 (2:29 PM)
A bus crash in South Africa s northern province of Limpopo resulted in 45 deaths and one serious injury, South Africa s Department of Transport said on Thursday.
29 Mar 2024 (9:29 AM)
The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year basis has recorded a significant decrease in the month of March 2024, according to the most recent figures published by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS). MORE..
28 Mar 2024 (5:47 PM)