Attention has been drawn towards launching cable car projects at several tourist destinations, including Sri Pada, during a meeting of the Tourism Task Force held today at the Presidential Secretariat, under the patronage of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (7:05 PM)
Three prison officers who were arrested by the Borella Police in connection with the death of an inmate following a clash at the Colombo Magazine Prison have been remanded until May 6. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (6:26 PM)
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28 Apr 2026 (11:28 PM)
A special discussion was held today (28) at the Ministry of Finance aimed at improving the efficiency and accuracy of identifying and listing beneficiaries of the Aswesuma welfare programme. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (11:02 PM)
The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on May 1, the UAE s state news agency WAM said. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (7:49 PM)
Finance Ministry officials, including the Secretary to the Treasury Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, are to be summoned before the Committee on Public Finance (COPF), chaired by MP Dr. Harsha de Silva, on Thursday (30) over the USD 2.5 million cyber theft incident. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (6:53 PM)