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President receives blessings of Most Ven. Ittapane Dhammalankara Mahanayake Thera

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- The Most Venerable Ittapane Dhammalankara Mahanayake Thera, the Mahanayake of the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha, Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewar... Read More


Increased Mahapola Scholarship allowance to be disbursed today

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- The Mahapola Trust Fund yesterday said that the Mahapola Scholarship allowance for January, increased by the Government from Rs. 7,500 to Rs. 10,000, will be credited to student... Read More


Showers expected in several areas today

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- The Department of Meteorology says a few showers are likely in the Northern Province and in the Trincomalee and Anuradhapura districts today(09). Showers or thundershowers may ... Read More


No Bus Fare Revision Despite Diesel Price Increase - NTC

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- The National Transport Commission says there will be no revision in bus fares despite the recent increase in diesel prices. Director General of the Commission, Nilan Miranda, s... Read More


Navy Seizes Fishing Vessel Carrying Suspected Weapons Cache in Southern Waters

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a multi-day fishing vessel carrying a cache of weapons and ammunition during a special operation conducted in the deep sea south of Sri Lanka.South... Read More


School Transport Fares to Increase by 5% from Today

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- The All Island School Children Transport Association has decided to increase school transport fares by 5% with effect from today (10), following the recent rise in fuel prices. ... Read More


Putin, Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine, Venezuela in their first phone call this year

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with US leader Donald Trump. According to Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov, the hour-long call held at the US initiative fo... Read More


SriLankan Airlines Resumes Flights to Riyadh and Dubai

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- SriLankan Airlines has announced the resumption of flights to Riyadh and Dubai, which were temporarily suspended due to the situation in the Middle East. Accordingly, daily fli... Read More


Second Suspect Arrested Over Jinthupitiya Shooting

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- A suspect believed to be the second gunman involved in the shooting that left one person dead and two children injured in the Jinthupitiya on January 16 has been arrested. The ... Read More


CSE & NSEIX enter strategic partnership to expand capital market access

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and NSE IFSC LIMITED (NSEIX), an international multi-asset exchange and wholly owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, ... Read More