Sri Lanka has recorded an 11.7% increase in workers remittances from January to October 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to latest figures released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). MORE..
8 Nov 2024 (11:27 PM)
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says that the government intends to provide concessions for school children to purchase stationery books, staring from next year. MORE..
8 Nov 2024 (6:08 PM)
The female principal of a school in the Ragama area has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 150,000 in exchange for admitting a student to the Grade 01 class for 2025, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said. MORE..
8 Nov 2024 (1:22 PM)
Two newly-appointed Ambassadors to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today (07). MORE..
7 Nov 2024 (10:14 PM)
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in several provinces and districts. MORE..
8 Nov 2024 (5:39 PM)
A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted more than half a dozen times on Thursday, catapulting a colossal ash tower five miles into the sky against a backdrop of lightning as nearby residents fled in panic. MORE..
8 Nov 2024 (10:45 AM)