The second reading of the Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill is scheduled to take place in Parliament today. MORE..
19 Aug 2025 (8:18 AM)
The Colombo Port City Economic Commission has suspended the issuance of visa recommendations for two Authorised Persons, following a report published by Ada Derana on August 13 pertaining to the detention and deportation of five Chinese nationals employed by said APs. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (7:30 PM)
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Shelly Seaver, and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sunil Gamage opened the inaugural workshop of the Young South Asian Leaders Initiative (YSALI) in Colombo today (18). MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (11:00 PM)
Thusitha Halloluwa, the Former Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB), who was evading court, has been arrested early this morning (19), Police stated. MORE..
19 Aug 2025 (8:33 AM)
Sri Lanka has reduced its food insecurity rate from 24% to 16%, according to Philip Ward, the newly appointed representative and the Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme in Sri Lanka. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (7:25 PM)
US President Donald Trump says he s begun arranging a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit today with Zelensky and European leaders.
19 Aug 2025 (7:09 AM)