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Sri Lanka introduces free 30-day ETA for tourists from 40 countries

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka has announced that, with effect from 25 May 2026, nationals of 40 specified countries will be eligible to obtain a free-o... Read More


Convict sentenced to death in Vidya murder case dies by suicide in custody

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- It has been reported that a convict sentenced to death and imprisoned in connection with the abduction, gang rape, and murder of 18-year-old schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya in the... Read More


CBSL tightens Loan-to-Value ratios for vehicle loans from today

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) states that the decision to limit Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratios for motor vehicles has come into effect from today (25). The Governing Board of ... Read More


Teacher recruitment exam held island-wide with over 160,000 candidates

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- More than 160,000 graduates had applied for the competitive examination held to fill Sinhala, Tamil and English medium teacher vacancies in national and provincial schools, the De... Read More


Three Chinese nationals arrested with foreign-made cigarettes worth over Rs. 6 mln at BIA

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- Three foreign passengers have been arrested by airport customs officers, at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) earlier today (25) for allegedly attempting to illegally s... Read More


CBSL introduces maximum loan-to-value limit for gold collateral loans

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has introduced maximum caps on loan-to-value (LTV) applicable for credit facilities secured by gold collateral. The CBSL stated that the meas... Read More


Increase in rainfall expected over Southwestern parts of island in next few days

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- Southwest Monsoon is gradually establishing across the island, an increase in rainfall over the southwestern parts of the island is expected during the next few days, according to... Read More


Netanyahu issues first public response to emerging US-Iran agreement

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly responded for the first time Sunday to reports of an emerging US-Iran agreement to end the war, stating that "Iran will never ha... Read More


22-year-old arrested for aiding and abetting shooting incident

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- A suspect accused of aiding and abetting a fatal shooting has been arrested by the Galle Divisional Crimes Investigation Bureau. The shooting incident had taken place on May 12 i... Read More


CBSL tightens Loan to Value ratio for credit granted for vehicles

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- The Governing Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has tightened the maximum Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratios applicable to credit facilities granted for motor vehicles while a... Read More