The Colombo District Court ordered the interim injunction issued preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to be extended until May 09. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (12:06 PM)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stands ready to support Sri Lanka s discussions with international bondholders and will provide a formal assessment after the parties reach a tentative agreement-in-principle, an IMF spokesperson said on Thursday. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (2:03 PM)

A 53-year-old man from Sri Lanka, internationally wanted for a murder committed in Bucharest in 1991 and arrested in Germany at the beginning of this year, will be brought to Romania on April 23 to serve a 19-year prison sentence. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (8:16 PM)

NASA has selected a new crew of four volunteers to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at the agency s Johnson Space Center in Houston. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (1:28 PM)

Sri Lanka Police says the general public can provide any information regarding environmental destruction via the hotline numbers 1997 and 1981 . MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (5:47 PM)

The State-Owned Enterprise Restructuring Unit (SRU) of the Finance Ministry has officially released the names of the local and foreign firms that have submitted responses to the respective requests for quote and the shortlisted bidders for the divestiture of shares held by the Government of Sri Lanka in several key state-owned enterprises... MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (6:21 PM)