The World Bank revised up its forecasts for Sri Lanka s economy on Tuesday, noting the crisis-hit nation had made strides in reducing inflation and had benefited from tourism revenue as well as an appreciation in its currency. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (5:08 PM)

A petition against the Online Safety Bill was filed before the Supreme Court this afternoon (03 Oct.). MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (4:47 PM)

Sri Lanka Customs have seized a large consignment of illegal drugs inside a container at the Rank Container Terminals (RCT) in Orugodawatta. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (3:28 PM)

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) consists of an unusually high number of politically appointed employees, causing the ministry s unskilled workforce to stand close to 70%, Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman revealed. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (3:25 PM)

The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L Huillier for creating "flashes of light that are short enough to take snapshots of electrons extremely rapid movements," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm on Tuesday. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (6:04 PM)

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has warned that Sri Lanka will have to face grave consequences as a result of the enforcement of the Online Safety Bill. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (4:17 PM)