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Railway to expand paperless ticketing nationwide

Srilanka, March 29 -- Deputy Minister of Transport Dr. Prasanna Gunasena plans to expand the digital train ticketing system across Sri Lanka, marking a significant step towards modernising the country... Read More


Police to fill 7,500 vacancies

Srilanka, March 29 -- The Sri Lanka Police and the Police Special Task Force have called for applications to recruit Apprentice Police Constables, Female Police Constables and Police Constable Drivers... Read More


Structural reforms, salary hikes to boost Police Service

Srilanka, March 29 -- Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said on Friday that a series of structural reforms had been introduced in the Police Department, alongside efforts to strengthen human re... Read More


Power cuts urged for grid stability

Srilanka, March 29 -- The country's power system is under mounting pressure, with engineers predicting that targeted night- outages may become necessary from next month. Energy sector engineers told t... Read More


Sajith announces UNP-SJB alliance

SriLanka, March 22 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the United National Party (UNP) are set to join forces to set up a 'people-friendly' Government ... Read More


France, EU cushion Lanka's economic risks

SriLanka, March 22 -- The French Government will support Sri Lanka's economic recovery through renewed investor interest and by recommencing its Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) projects, the A... Read More


Bens, Wesley share Big Match honours.

SriLanka, March 22 -- Traditional rivals St. Benedict's and Wesley College shared the honours in their annual Inter-School Big Match played for the Cartman Cup at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo yesterday... Read More


St. Joseph's falls short in Big Match thriller

SriLanka, March 22 -- St. Joseph's College took major honours over traditional rivals St. Peter's College as their 92nd Battle of the Saints Inter-School three-day Big Match ended in a draw at the SSC... Read More


Agriculture shielded from geopolitical shocks

SriLanka, March 22 -- The country's agriculture sector is expected to remain insulated from immediate geopolitical shocks following the closure of the Hormuz Strait, Agriculture, Livestock, Land and I... Read More


Kingswood in command at Asgiriya

SriLanka, March 22 -- Kingswood College were in a commanding position on the second day of the 119th Hill Country Battle of the Maroons Inter-School Big Match against traditional rivals Dharmaraja Col... Read More