Chinese involvement in Sri Lanka s gemstone industry is causing significant revenue losses to the island nation s crisis-ridden economy and impacting local businesses, according to an article in The Financial Post. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (8:23 PM)
The newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasooriya, met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (15) at the Presidential Secretariat. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (11:29 PM)
A review on the implementation of the 2025 budget allocations for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, together with preliminary discussions on the 2026 budget proposals, was held this morning (15) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (8:32 PM)
A person was killed and at least 22 others were injured when a private bus collided head-on with a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus in Weliyaya, Monaragala, this morning (16). MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (9:18 AM)
The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has announced the visit of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) to the Port of Colombo tomorrow (August 16). MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (2:20 PM)
It was revealed today (15) that the temperature and humidity-controlled agricultural storage complex in Dambulla, which was recently inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had received an electricity bill of Rs. 8,409,000 even before the commencement of its operations. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (4:54 PM)