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Government rejects opposition allegations over finance ministry hacking claims

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The current administration should not be measured by the standards of past regimes, Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe stated while dismissing opposition allegations r... Read More


Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case fixed for June

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and his grandmother, Daisy Forrest, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act will be ca... Read More


Exports dip 5.2% in March despite quarterly growth

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Sri Lanka's total exports, including merchandise and services, were valued at $1,467.31 million in March 2026, marking a 5.2% year-on-year decline compared to the same month in ... Read More


Worker remittances rise 26.5% in first quarter

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Remittances sent home by migrant workers surged 26.5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Emplo... Read More


Peace walk commences for the third day

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The peace walk began its third day near the historic Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy and is scheduled to reach the Mawanella - Beligammana Rajamaha Viharaya today (24). Befo... Read More


Delays on the Coastal Line

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The Sagarika train derailed in the Wadduwa area, according to the Railway Department. This incident resulted in delays for train services operating on the coastal line. Publis... Read More


Sajith questions who will bear cost of lost funds

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The current government, which came to power promising to protect state property as sacred, failed to even ensure the country's financial security, Opposition Leader Sajith Prema... Read More


Thunderstorms expected across the island

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Showers or thundershowers are forecasted in many areas of the island after approximately 1:00 p.m. today (24), according to a statement from the Department of Meteorology. Heav... Read More


Court orders Arjuna Aloysius to immediately settle unpaid VAT

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- W. M. Mendis & Co. directors must settle their outstanding Value Added Tax (VAT) payments as previously ordered, according to the Colombo Magistrate's Court. Additional Magistr... Read More


Defence Secretary meets UN official in New York

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) met with Khaled Khiari, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and P... Read More