Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is reportedly preparing to travel overseas due to health reasons, according to informed sources. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (6:58 PM)
The ongoing work-to-rule campaign launched by several trade unions attached to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will continue beyond midnight today (24). MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (5:11 PM)
Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) has entered into a binding Sale and Purchase Agreement with HSBC, acting through its Sri Lanka Branch (HSBC Sri Lanka), to acquire its retail banking business carried out in Sri Lanka for a consideration of LKR 18 billion and applicable taxes if any. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (6:21 PM)
A Singapore-registered ship s Sri Lanka agent paid US$1 million out of US$1 billion damages awarded for causing the island s worst pollution, a litigant told AFP on Wednesday. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (5:44 PM)
Former Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), Admiral (Retired) Nishantha Ulugetenne, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been further remanded. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (5:13 PM)
Although Sri Lankans cannot use cryptocurrency for transactions in the country, investing in cryptocurrency or virtual currency has no legal impediment due to the non-existence of laws or regulations, according to the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (4:42 PM)