The Essential Food Importers Association has warned that the prices of several imported goods are likely to increase in the coming weeks due to the continuous depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee and the rising value of the US dollar. MORE..
20 May 2026 (2:00 PM)
The Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, stated that the annual maintenance cost for Sri Lanka s entire expressway network, spanning 312.57 kilometers, amounts to Rs. 5,180.90 million. MORE..
20 May 2026 (1:11 PM)
President Xi Jinping hailed China and Russia s �unyielding� ties in talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (May 20), as the pair met to underscore their alliance days after Donald Trump s visit to the Asian superpower economy. MORE..
20 May 2026 (1:09 PM)
The new Public Library Building of the Batticaloa Municipal Council was ceremonially vested in the public this morning (20) in the presence of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with former Member of Parliament M.A. Sumanthiran officially declaring the building open. MORE..
20 May 2026 (5:40 PM)
The selling rate of the US dollar has risen above Rs. 342, according to the latest daily exchange rates released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today (20). MORE..
20 May 2026 (12:40 PM)
Donald Trump s presidential approval rating fell to nearly its lowest level since he returned to the White House, hit by a drop in support among Republicans, according to a new Reuters'Ipsos poll. MORE..
20 May 2026 (3:35 PM)