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Arjun Mahendran noticed to appear in Court

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has issued notice on former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Arjun Mahendran who has been named as a suspect in the 2015 Central Ba... Read More


EOIs called for Sapugaskanda refinery expansion

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The Ministry of Power and Energy has invited Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from local and foreign investors to expand the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery, the country's only petroleum... Read More


Probe widens to cover Saman Ekanayake

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- Investigations are currently under way regarding former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake, in connection with the alleged involvement in facilitating a private visit to the ... Read More


USS Santa Barbara at Colombo Port

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara of the US Navy's 7th Fleet made its first call at the Port of Colombo yesterday. Here Defence Secretary Air Vice Marsh... Read More


One dead, 22 injured in bus collision

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- A 32-year-old man died and 22 passengers were injured when a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus collided head-on with a private bus in Weliyaya yesterday morning. The bus drive... Read More


Smartwings to start Colombo flights

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- European leisure carrier Smartwings will commence flights to Colombo from Warsaw, Poland via Muscat in Oman from December this year, a spokesman for the airline said yesterday. ... Read More


SLC Greens down Greys to emerge SLC T20 League champions

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- SLC Greens clinched the SLC T20 League when they defeated SLC Greys by 23 runs in the final played at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place yesterday. The SLC Greys, chasing a victo... Read More


Kandy Masters win SLSMA football title

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Kandy Masters overcame Kirulapone FC 3-0 in the Sri Lanka Soccer Masters Association (SLSMA) 11-A-Side Football Tournament final played at the Moragasmulla Playgrounds. The goal... Read More


Gross reserves top US$ 6b despite debt servicing - Central Bank

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Gross official reserves (GOR) have been maintained above US$ 6 billion, while meeting the debt servicing requirements, a spokesman for the Central Bank said. According to the Ba... Read More


ThinkCube secures domestic event rights from SLC

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- In a landmark moment for Sri Lankan sports, ThinkCube Systems has secured the event rights for Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC's) domestic tournaments and youth national inbound tours a... Read More