The United States has lifted a pause on food donations, the U.N. World Food Programme said, ending a suspension that an aid watchdog on Monday warned had left 500,000 metric tons of food currently at sea or ready to be shipped in limbo. MORE..
11 Feb 2025 (3:58 PM)
The Department of Meteorology says that mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island today (11). MORE..
11 Feb 2025 (7:39 AM)
The Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa slammed the government s handling of the ongoing power crisis, highlighting the fragility of the national grid as the root cause of frequent outages. MORE..
11 Feb 2025 (10:33 AM)
Work is nearing completion on a major lighting system upgrade at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, one of Sri Lanka s most iconic international cricket venues. MORE..
11 Feb 2025 (11:43 AM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to make nearly 7,500 recruitments to several government institutions based on the recommendations of the committee appointed to review recruitment process of the government service and management of the staff. MORE..
11 Feb 2025 (4:38 PM)
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. W.A. Wijewardena is of the view that the government is constrained by its agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the benchmarks set by the Economic Transformation Act, making it challenging to achieve the targeted revenue of 15.1% of GDP this year. MORE..
11 Feb 2025 (8:50 AM)