COLOMBO, March 9 -- Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has ceased operations following the implementation of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 36 of 2024, with six newly established companies taking over ... Read More
Sri Lanka, March 6 -- The UN Navy submarine torpedo that struck the IRIS Dena did not discriminate. It found an unarmed Iranian naval vessel carrying 180 sailors homeward bound from a multilateral exe... Read More
COLOMBO, March 2 -- Sri Lanka has introduced a package of emergency measures to protect foreign tourists stranded in the country and safeguard its migrant workers in the Middle East, as escalating reg... Read More
Sri Lanka, March 1 -- History rarely announces itself clearly in the moment. But what has unfolded across the skies of Iran, coordinated US and Israeli strikes characterized by their architects as "pr... Read More
COLOMBO, Feb. 25 -- Sail Training Ship INS Tarangini of the Indian Navy is set to visit Trincomalee and Colombo later this week as part of a training and goodwill mission aimed at strengthening mariti... Read More
COLOMBO, Feb. 22 -- Sri Lanka's central bank will revisit its inflation target as part of renewing its agreement with the government, a senior official said, amid growing calls from analysts to lower ... Read More
COLOMBO, Feb. 19 -- Admiral Steve 'Web' Koehler, Commander of the US Pacific Fleet, is set to arrive in Colombo on Thursday (19) on a three-day visit that will see high-level engagements aimed at stre... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 18 -- In what could only be described as a decisive step toward redefining political privilege, lawmakers on Tuesday (17) voted 154 to 2 to abolish pensions for all legislators and the... Read More
COLOMBO, Feb. 16 -- Sri Lankan health authorities have warned of a potential surge in dengue infections with the approaching Southwest Monsoon, as the number of reported cases this year climbed to 9,4... Read More
COLOMBO, Feb. 16 -- Senior officials from Sri Lanka and Pakistan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional cooperation to combat international drug trafficking networks, Sri Lanka's M... Read More