President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reportedly directed authorities to immediately remove Pakistan from all "negative" visa lists following a meeting with Pakistan s Federal Interior Minister and Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (10:20 PM)
Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (6:18 PM)
Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has paid a courtesy call on newly elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman in Dhaka. MORE..
18 Feb 2026 (12:06 AM)
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (17) at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss Sri Lanka s economic recovery, post-disaster assistance and the next phase of the IMF-supported reform programme. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (6:31 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised the visit of the United Kingdom s Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, as timely and significant, noting that it helps reinforce international confidence in Sri Lanka s recovery and underlines the importance of the visit at this juncture. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (6:40 PM)
The Locomotive Operating Engineers Union has called off the strike that was scheduled to commence from midnight today (17). MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (11:40 PM)