The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis, has increased to -0.7% in May 2025, compared to -2.0% in April 2025, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..
30 May 2025 (5:09 PM)
The Colombo High Court has fixed the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksasecond son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksaand his maternal grandmother Daisy Forrest, also known as "Daisy Achchi," to be heard on July 11. MORE..
30 May 2025 (12:19 PM)
A total of 10 kilograms and 323 grams of cocaine has been seized at the arrival terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake during a joint operation conducted this morning (May 30) by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) and Sri Lanka Customs. MORE..
30 May 2025 (10:34 AM)
The U.S. plan for Gaza, seen by Reuters on Friday, proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages - alive and dead - in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians. MORE..
30 May 2025 (9:49 PM)
Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as uncertainty grew about what will happen next after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump s sweeping tariffs. MORE..
30 May 2025 (12:37 PM)
Former Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, who were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court on Wednesday (29), have been placed in a common ward at Welikada Prison, where they will be held with other general inmates. MORE..
30 May 2025 (2:30 PM)