The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million policy-based loan to support Sri Lanka s water supply and sanitation sector reforms to enhance the country s resilience to climate change impacts and promote long-term sustainability. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (9:06 AM)
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights abuses stemming from a bloody war against Maoist rebels, died on Wednesday. He was aged 86. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (10:04 AM)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has slammed the sudden promises from presidential candidates Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake about reducing fertilizer prices and cutting farmers loans, questioning as to where they were when farmers were struggling without access to fertilizers. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (5:22 PM)
Six passengers including an Indian national have been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with undeclared goods including 159 bottles of foreign liquor and a haul of foreign cigarettes. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (3:25 PM)
The presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Namal Rajapaksa says that he will work to ensure that Sri Lanka is transformed into a developed nation in Asia within the next 10 years. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (6:07 PM)
The University of Sri Jayawardenepura will be temporarily closed from 6.00 pm today following a clash between two groups, the university administration announced. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (4:52 PM)