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SRI LANKAN ECONOMY NEEDS 2-3 MORE YEARS TO RECOVER TO 2018 LEVELS - CENTRAL BANK

Sri Lanka, May 28 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka estimates that it will take at least another two to three years for the country's economy to return to the level it was at in 2018. Dr. Chandranath ... Read More


DHUL HIJJAH CRESCENT SIGHTED; HAJJ FESTIVAL ON 7 JUNE

Sri Lanka, May 28 -- The new moon for the month of Dhul Hijjah was sighted today, the 28th of May, according to the Colombo Grand Mosque. The Colombo Grand Mosque, in consensus with the Hilal Committ... Read More


FIELD MARSHAL SARATH FONSEKA DISAGREES WITH PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ON WAR FOR PEACE

Sri Lanka, May 28 -- Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated his disagreement with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's assertion that "every party fought for peace" during the war.Speaking to Hiru News, ... Read More


PENSIONS DEPARTMENT HIT BY RANSOMWARE ATTACK; NO DATA LOSS REPORTED

Sri Lanka, May 28 -- The Department of Pensions has issued a statement regarding a ransomware attack on its information technology systems during the first week of April. The statement clarified that... Read More


BAR ASSOCIATION FILES FR PETITION OVER SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY RAGGING DEATH

Sri Lanka, May 28 -- The Sri Lanka Bar Association has filed a Fundamental Rights petition before the Supreme Court, seeking a ruling that the death of Charith Dilshan Dayananda, a second-year student... Read More


MAN ARRESTED AFTER FIRING A WEAPON INTO THE AIR

Sri Lanka, May 28 -- A heated argument between two individuals in the area of Thaladuwa, Negombo, escalated into gunfire last afternoon. According to the Police Media Division, the dispute began over... Read More