The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) states that Sri Lanka has seen a significant increase in the number of Sri Lankans departing for overseas employments in September 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. MORE..
4 Oct 2024 (6:56 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reiterated that Sri Lankan territory would never allowed to be used in a manner inimical to India s security interests. Dissanayake highlighted this, during a discussion held in Colombo with India s External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar who visited Sri Lanka on Friday (04). MORE..
5 Oct 2024 (3:44 PM)
The Ministry of Defence has announced that all firearms and ammunition provided to civilians for self-defence will be acquired by the government and that they must be handed over to the relevant authorities before 07 November. MORE..
4 Oct 2024 (8:28 PM)
The Government Health Entomology Officers Association has reported a significant rise in dengue cases since the end of September, attributed to prevailing weather conditions. MORE..
5 Oct 2024 (10:24 AM)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Sri Lanka s Third Review under the USD 2.9 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, will be announced in due course. MORE..
5 Oct 2024 (1:11 PM)
A 33-year-old resident of Mahiyanganaya was reportedly stabbed to death with a sharp weapon on Reclamation Road, Second Cross Street in Colombo. MORE..
5 Oct 2024 (11:42 AM)