A high-level delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived in Sri Lanka today (2) to engage with the newly formed government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
2 Oct 2024 (11:20 PM)
Oil prices climbed more than 2% on Wednesday on rising concerns that Middle East tensions could escalate, potentially disrupting crude output from the region, following Iran s biggest ever military blow against Israel. MORE..
2 Oct 2024 (3:41 PM)
The Colombo High Court has ordered the case against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka over the hit-and-run incident which took place in 2016, in which the vehicle the former Minister was travelling in had collided with a motorcycle in Rajagiriya, to be postponed until February 28, 2025. MORE..
2 Oct 2024 (2:44 PM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur over most parts of the Island during the afternoon or night, says the Meteorology Department. MORE..
2 Oct 2024 (10:19 AM)
President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Masatsugu Asakawa, congratulated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election as the President of Sri Lanka, the President s Media Division (PMD) said. MORE..
2 Oct 2024 (10:47 AM)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Sri Lankan player Praveen Jayawickrama from all cricket for one year, of which six months are suspended, after he admitted breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. MORE..
2 Oct 2024 (11:07 PM)