The Western province continued to account for the largest share of the country s nominal GDP, representing a share of 42.4 per cent in 2024, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (2:18 PM)
The Tourist Police in Unawatuna have arrested a suspect in connection with the theft of USD 500 in foreign currency from a tourist hotel in the Unawatuna area. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (8:27 PM)
The 20-point plan, agreed on by US and Ukrainian negotiators, was being reviewed by Moscow, but the Kremlin is unlikely to abandon its hardline territorial demands for full Ukrainian withdrawal from the east. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (10:49 PM)
A Sri Lankan national was arrested on Monday, 22nd December, after pressing a utility knife to his neck outside a Yoshinoya restaurant near Shinagawa Station in Minato-ku, Tokyo. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (11:49 PM)
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, saying it fell under his broad powers to regulate immigration. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (12:57 PM)
An opposition member of the Galle Municipal Council occupied the Mayor s seat and called for a revote today (24) on the council s annual budget, following a tense situation inside the council chamber. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (7:31 PM)