The Colombo High Court has ordered the temporary lifting of the overseas travel ban imposed on Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who is facing corruption-related charges. MORE..
18 May 2026 (4:19 PM)
A writ petition has been filed before the Court of Appeal seeking an order directing the Commissioner General of Excise and others not to grant approval for the use of rice and sugar as primary raw materials in beer production. MORE..
18 May 2026 (7:15 PM)
The bodies of four Italians who drowned during a diving accident in the Maldives have been found but not yet brought to the surface, Italy s foreign ministry and the Maldivan military said on Monday (May 18). MORE..
18 May 2026 (7:48 PM)
Although Sri Lanka had initially expected an economic growth rate of around 5% for 2026, recent changes in global economic conditions after March have made it difficult to provide an accurate forecast, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has said. MORE..
18 May 2026 (5:50 PM)
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18 May 2026 (9:33 PM)
India may be the world s most populous country, with 1.42 billion people and challenges like high youth unemployment, but powerful allies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are championing larger families to counter a declining fertility rate. MORE..
18 May 2026 (4:29 PM)