Sri Lanka has recorded a notable improvement in its global standing on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released today (10) by Transparency International. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (6:17 PM)
Leader of the Bohra community, His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb has commended the programmes implemented by the government under the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake s leadership aimed at achieving a new social and economic transformation in Sri Lanka. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (8:51 PM)
Prices of fish in the local market have reportedly increased following a protest launched by traditional fishermen demanding the government lift the ban on the use of winch machines mounted on tractors by seine-net fishermen. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (7:15 PM)
President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a bridge connecting the US and Canada until Washington is "fully compensated for everything" it has given to its northern neighbour. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (10:46 PM)
The State Vesak Festival for this year will be held at the Midellawala Purana Maha Viharaya in Thihagoda, Matara, according to the General Secretary of the All-Island Sasanarakshaka Bala Mandalaya, Most Venerable Mugunuwela Anuruddha Thero. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (10:09 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court today ordered the release on bail of businessman Nimal Sisira Kumara and Bandara Rambukwella, a cousin of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who were arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the laundering of more than Rs. 740 million in funds allegedly unlawfully earned by the ex-minister. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (4:51 PM)