COLOMBO, July 16 -- Sri Lanka spent up to 16 times more on debt repayments than on education last year - the widest gap of any of the world's most indebted countries - a new UN report revealed, highli... Read More
COLOMBO, July 15 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday(15) chaired a high-level review of the Ministry of Energy's 2026 budget implementation and outlined priorities for the 2027 budget, ... Read More
COLOMBO, July 14 -- Sri Lanka has been ranked among the world's top 50 food destinations for 2026, earning the 50th spot in a global list compiled by international travel publication Travel And Tour W... Read More
COLOMBO, July 14 -- The death toll from the violent clashes at Negombo Prison has risen to 31 after two more prison officers who had been receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Co... Read More
COLOMBO, July 14 -- Counsel for former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Suresh Sallay on Tuesday (14) alleged before the Court of Appeal that critical intelligence on Easter... Read More
COLOMBO, July 14 -- Trade unions representing Sri Lankan public sector employees on Tuesday (14) launched a public awareness campaign calling on the government to provide a Rs 25,000 interim allowance... Read More
COLOMBO, July 14 -- A group of railway gatekeepers has appealed to the government to grant them permanent appointments and settle months of unpaid wages, saying they have spent 14 years working at haz... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 13 -- COLOMBO - The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar on Monday (13) dismissed a preliminary objection filed by former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, paving the wa... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 13 -- COLOMBO - Sri Lanka has recorded a steady annual increase in HIV infections, with the highest number of cases continuing to be reported from the Colombo and Gampaha districts, a ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 13 -- COLOMBO - Lawyers who visited Welikada Prison on Monday (13) to provide legal assistance to inmates transferred from Negombo Prison following the recent clash said they were unab... Read More