Oil slipped on Friday after prices spiked earlier on reports that Israel had attacked Iran as market fears of a major escalation to hostilities in the Mideast appeared to ease. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (6:14 PM)

State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe says that the government is confident of reaching resolution with commercial creditors and the private bondholders which will enable Sri Lanka to be a debt sustainable country, as the engagements with them are underway. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (6:07 PM)

The Election Commission says it has no legal authorization to intervene to resolve the internal rifts of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (12:52 PM)

The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (7:39 AM)

Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a U.S. official, days after Iran launched a drone strike on Israel in response to an attack at the Iranian embassy in Syria. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (9:46 AM)

Sri Lanka has participated in the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) in Washington DC, which brings together debtor countries and creditors, in a bid to build greater common understanding among key stakeholders on debt sustainability, debt restructuring challenges and ways to address them. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (3:19 PM)