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Special announcement for 2025 O/L exam candidates

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- The Commissioner General of Examinations, A. K. S. Indika Kumari Liyanage, has urged candidates sitting for the 2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination to pay close attentio... Read More


Case against Namal Rajapaksa over 'Krrish' deal adjourned

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- The Colombo High Court has ordered the postponement of the case filed against Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa regarding the controversial 'Krrish' project deal until Februar... Read More


Train services on Colombo-Puttalam line resume following cyclone Ditwah disruptions

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- Train services on the Colombo-Puttalam railway line, which were suspended due to the damage caused by the Cyclone Ditwah, have resumed earlier this morning (16). The Railway Dep... Read More


President Dissanayake pays last respects to late Prof. Tissa Vitarana

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has paid his final respects to the late veteran politician and former minister, Professor Tissa Vitarana. The President visited the N. M. Pere... Read More


'Women must step forward to carry forward the change we have begun' - PM

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that no one will be allowed to drag the country's future backward by inciting racism, and emphasized that women must step forward to ... Read More


February tourist arrivals surpass 150,000

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- A total of 159,339 tourists have arrived in the country in the first 15 days of February, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. According to data ... Read More


EU to take part in Trump's Board of Peace but not as member

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- The European Union will take part in this week's inaugural meeting of United States President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, but a spokesman insisted on Monday (Feb 16) that Brus... Read More


Parcel containing live ammunition, SIM cards recovered in Wattala

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- A parcel containing live ammunition has been taken into custody by the police in the Gaala Junction area in Wattala. The Western Province North Crime Division said the parcel wa... Read More


IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva to arrive in Sri Lanka today

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today (16). She will be in Sri Lanka from February 16 to 18... Read More


New details emerge on Akuregoda double murder plot

Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- Two individuals, residents of Nawagamuwa, were arrested today (16) for allegedly transporting the firearm used in the double murder of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda, Thalang... Read More