A total of 175,661 tourists have arrived in the country so far in the month of March, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows.
31 Mar 2026 (7:36 PM)
Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, stated that no electricity supply restrictions will be imposed during the upcoming Vesak and Poson religious festivals despite the energy crisis that has emerged in Sri Lanka due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (6:51 PM)
Qatar said on Tuesday that the future of the Strait of Hormuz is �primarily a regional� one that needs to be resolved by �regional consensus.� MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (7:24 PM)
Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, stated that the government is in the process of preparing and implementing a formal transfer mechanism for medical officers. MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (8:09 PM)
The United States is well aware of what China and Russia are doing to help Iran and are confronting those efforts where necessary, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a briefing on Tuesday. MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (7:54 PM)
The Trump administration will resume processing some asylum applications after it halted all such claims following the shooting of two National Guard members by an asylum seeker, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said on Monday. MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (8:59 PM)