President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and reaffirmed Sri Lanka s engagement on human rights. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (12:43 PM)
Approximately 15 new breast cancer cases are reported daily in Sri Lanka, while about three women die each day due to the disease, health authorities have revealed. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (6:32 PM)
A Singapore-registered ship s Sri Lanka agent paid US$1 million out of US$1 billion damages awarded for causing the island s worst pollution, a litigant told AFP on Wednesday. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (5:44 PM)
Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) has entered into a binding Sale and Purchase Agreement with HSBC, acting through its Sri Lanka Branch (HSBC Sri Lanka), to acquire its retail banking business carried out in Sri Lanka for a consideration of LKR 18 billion and applicable taxes if any. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (6:21 PM)
Local banks have opened USD 1,570 million worth of Letters of Credit (LCs) as of September 16, 2025, for the importation of motor vehicles, according to Finance Ministry officials. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (3:34 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently in the United States to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly has met his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (6:15 PM)