A total of 34,046 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in the month of October, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (4:16 PM)
The 2025 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian novelist who said his dark and difficult novels aim to examine reality "to the point of madness." MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (6:26 PM)
The government has announced the new portfolios of three Cabinet Ministers and 10 Deputy Ministers following today s Cabinet reshuffle. MORE..
10 Oct 2025 (10:58 AM)
The Police Media Division has stated that a false news report is circulating on social media claiming that retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravi Seneviratne told the Parliamentary High Posts Committee that the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks has been identified and that India is behind it. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (3:23 PM)
His Eminence Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has stated that Sri Lanka should not become subservient to the conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and foreign nations, emphasizing that such dependency undermines the country s self-respect. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (11:31 PM)
Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Dr. Chandana Abayaratne, announced that a significant number of retired public servants whose salaries were not increased in the 2025 Budget will receive due benefits in the 2026 Budget. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (6:19 PM)