Sarvajana Balaya leader and Member of Parliament Dilith Jayaweera says he is glad that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has heeded their consistent critique of a policy measure that would have "irreversibly harmed the growth of Sri Lanka s primary and secondary education." MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (8:55 PM)
The Parliament of Sri Lanka is scheduled to adopt amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) on October 21, 2025, during the Committee Stage, along with the Committee Stage Amendments. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (12:54 PM)
The United States and India have held productive trade talks, and Indian refiners are already cutting Russian oil imports by 50%, a White House official told Reuters on Thursday. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (2:06 PM)
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said today that India s neighbourhood first policy is helping all the neighbouring countries. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (10:22 PM)
Severe traffic congestion has been reported on several roads in Colombo due to the prevailing heavy rains. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (7:23 PM)
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Friday to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until the conclusion of talks in Doha, according to three Pakistani security officials and one Afghan Taliban source. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (11:52 PM)