Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Government is reconsidering plans to remove nearly one million families classified as extremely poor and poor from the Aswesuma welfare programme, with Deputy Social Securit... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Lieutenant General Joel "JB" Vowell, Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), arrived in Colombo today for a three-day official visit aimed at strengthening mil... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Sri Lanka Railways announced that train operations along the Upcountry Line connecting Colombo Fort, Peradeniya, and Gampola will recommence on October 2. Cyclone "Ditwah" caus... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- A motion filed by the Attorney General seeking an order to execute the prison sentence against Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera following the revocation of his presiden... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- A consignment of approximately three tonnes of anti-tuberculosis medication arrived in Colombo aboard an Indian Air Force C-130J transport aircraft. Indian External Affairs Min... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- According to a notification issued to the Colombo Stock Exchange by National Development Bank PLC, an audit inspection conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP confirmed ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Senior officials at the Criminal Investigation Department stated that this was to obtain a statement regarding an ongoing investigation into the discovery of a container holding... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Court of Appeal today issued an arrest warrant for Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera after he failed to appear in court. The bench directed the Inspector General of... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today ordered the release of Renuka Perera, the former chairman of the National Transport Commission, on two sureties of 5 million ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Sri Lanka scores just 9 out of 100 for public participation in the Open Budget Survey 2025. The score points to a basic weakness in the country's budget process: there are too f... Read More