President Ranil Wickremesinghe said the Sri Lankan government is expecting to conclude discussions and reach an agreement with private bondholders on restructuring the country s debt next week. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (8:57 PM)
Former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader and former Opposition Leader MP R. Sampanthan has passed away at the age of 91. MORE..
1 Jul 2024 (2:00 AM)
At least 15 individuals have been injured and hospitalised following a head-on collision involving a passenger bus attached to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and a private bus on the Colombo-Kandy main road this morning (July 01). MORE..
1 Jul 2024 (11:01 AM)
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Colombo coordinated the retrieval of two critically ill fishermen on the multi-day fishing trawler "Devon 5", through the merchant ship MV KOTA CAMIL this morning (30). MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (11:05 PM)
In a dramatic turn of events, the Customs department at Chennai International Airport has successfully dismantled a smuggling syndicate involved in trafficking 267 kg of gold valued at INR 1,670 million from Sri Lanka over the past two months. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (3:05 PM)
Two Sri Lanka Navy personnel attached to the Intelligence Unit have been arrested by the SL Navy Special Investigation Unit over their alleged involvement in a large-scale drug smuggling racket. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (4:06 PM)