President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to attend the 10th World Water Forum High-Level Meeting in Indonesia, from 18 - 20 May, following an invitation extended by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. MORE..

16 May 2024 (12:39 PM)

The Colombo District Court today rejected the petition filed by Duminda Dissanayake seeking an interim injunction preventing Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe from functioning as the Chairman and Keerthi Udawatta as Acting General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). MORE..

16 May 2024 (12:05 PM)

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed the prompt commencement of construction of the "Ashraf Memorial Museum" in Kalmunai, honoring the late M.H.M. Ashraf, founder of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and former Minister. MORE..

16 May 2024 (11:08 AM)

Four youths have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to abduct a 16-year-old schoolgirl who was on her way home after sitting for the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination. MORE..

16 May 2024 (10:26 AM)

The Meteorology Department says the low-level atmospheric disturbance still persists in the vicinity of the island and therefore, the prevailing showery conditions are expected to continue further. MORE..

16 May 2024 (9:26 AM)

Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is "absolutely" helping Sri Lanka s travel industry, the country s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Wednesday. MORE..

16 May 2024 (12:11 AM)