The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Sri Lanka has officially announced the implementation of a temporary 50% surcharge on applicable Customs Import Duty for specified imported goods. MORE..
16 May 2026 (11:55 AM)
Africa s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo s eastern Ituri province. MORE..
16 May 2026 (2:16 PM)
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States in autumn this year at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday. MORE..
15 May 2026 (10:35 PM)
The former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Galle region and two other senior police officers have tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court to a group of lawyers over the disruption of a peaceful protest they held near the Galle Fort during the 2022 economic crisis. MORE..
16 May 2026 (2:45 PM)
The leader of Sarvajana Balaya , Member of Parliament (MP) Dilith Jayaweera, states that the Sri Lankan Rupee is currently depreciating even faster than during the country s worst economic collapse. MORE..
15 May 2026 (11:18 PM)
A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of removing bolts from the railway track at the location where a train derailment occurred earlier today (16). MORE..
16 May 2026 (2:06 PM)