At least eight people have been injured after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Peru overnight Friday at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGC). MORE..

28 Jun 2024 (11:52 PM)

Under the "Aswesuma" Welfare Benefit Payment Program, the Welfare Benefits Board has disbursed a total of Rs. 11.6 billion to the bank accounts of 622,495 beneficiaries in the transitional and vulnerable categories yesterday (27) for the payments of June 2024. MORE..

28 Jun 2024 (11:30 PM)

U.S. Department of the Treasury s Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Asia Robert Kaproth is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka next week. MORE..

28 Jun 2024 (11:13 PM)

Officers of the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit have seized cocaine and Kush cannabis estimated to be worth nearly Rs. 160 million found inside 6 parcels during inspections carried out at a courier clearance station in Seeduwa. MORE..

28 Jun 2024 (8:41 PM)

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis has increased to 1.7% in June 2024, compared to 0.9% in May 2024, according to the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..

28 Jun 2024 (7:06 PM)

Sri Lanka Police says a total of 137 Indian nationals who are allegedly part of a group engaged in a large-scale online financial scam operation have been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) within yesterday (27) from multiple locations in the country. MORE..

28 Jun 2024 (6:30 PM)