President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with the delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Presidential Secretariat this morning to discuss the fifth review of the IMF s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program for Sri Lanka, according to the President s Office. MORE..
7 Oct 2025 (6:45 PM)
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck near Lae, the second largest city in Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. MORE..
7 Oct 2025 (7:15 PM)
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) marked a major step in institutional modernization with the launch of its new Case Tracking System at the CIABOC Auditorium today (07). MORE..
7 Oct 2025 (6:28 PM)
A Southern California cardiologist flying Qatar Airways from Los Angeles to Sri Lanka was denied the vegetarian meal he had ordered, then died after choking on a piece of food while attempting to "eat around" the meat in meal he was given instead, according to his grieving family. MORE..
7 Oct 2025 (1:56 PM)
A motion seeking to appoint a special parliamentary committee to investigate the release of 323 shipping containers from the Colombo Port without mandatory physical inspection has been submitted to the Speaker of Parliament. MORE..
7 Oct 2025 (7:58 PM)
The Supreme Court today (07) dismissed, without proceeding to a hearing, the appeal filed by G.G. Amarasiri, also known as Julampitiye Amare , against the death sentence imposed on him following a conviction for murder. MORE..
7 Oct 2025 (4:01 PM)