Aiming to cash on growing outbound Indian tourists, Sri Lanka and Australia have launched new initiatives to cash in on this. Sri Lankan Airlines has launched a unique package for Indian tourists- the "Ramayana Trail" that includes 50 significant locations in the country which is associated with the Hindu epic. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (2:28 PM)
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced a series of special raids starting December 15 to safeguard consumers during the upcoming festive season. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (1:21 PM)
The Matara District Disaster Management Coordination Unit has confirmed that all necessary steps are being taken to ensure students sitting for the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination tomorrow (25) can safely reach their respective examination centers, even in the event of an emergency situation. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (10:58 PM)
An extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued appointing Senior Prof. R.M.U.S.K. Rathnayake to be the competent authority for the purpose of exercising, performing and discharging in lieu of Vice Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (8:06 PM)
The Meteorology Department says a low-pressure area has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and is likely to move west north-westwards and intensify into a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal on 25 November. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (10:17 AM)
Following a successful intelligence-sharing operation between the Sri Lanka Navy and the Maldivian Coast Guard, a Sri Lankan fishing trawler carrying about 344 kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice drugs) and about 124 kg of cocaine has been seized by Maldivian Coast Guard. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (6:51 PM)