The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to provide permanent appointments to nearly 9,800 individuals recruited to state institutions on temporary, casual, substitute, contract or relief basis. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (3:53 PM)
The President of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on May 3 on an invitation extended by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (3:29 PM)
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance is scheduled to convene today (28) to discuss the alleged theft of USD 2.5 million from the Treasury by an external party. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (10:19 AM)
A group of activists from the Nava Janatha Peramuna , led by Sugeeshwara Bandara, staged a protest this morning (28) near the residence of Finance Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma in Akuregoda, Pelawatta. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (1:48 PM)
The global oil price climbed above $110 a barrel for the first time in three weeks today, as traders worry that the United States and Iran are no closer to a deal to end the war and fully reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (3:19 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, Northern, North-Central, Southern, North-Western provinces and in Trincomalee district. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (2:11 PM)