President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stressed that the country has become bankrupt due to mismanagement of public finances by previous administrations and is currently operating under a probationary ...

SLINTEC’s graphite-based patent to modernize Abu Dhabi ocean cleaning process SLINTEC Natural Dye Patent Contributes to Growth in Garment Exports The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) ...

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has rebuffed an attempt by human rights advocates to extradite a group of 48 Uyghur men to China. The group has reportedly been imprisoned since 2014 after fleeing China’s ...

Sri Lankan canned fish producers are seeking to remove the 18 percent VAT imposed on locally produced canned fish to ensure that low-income families have access to the cheapest source of protein to ...

In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka dismissed a writ application by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who sought to overturn an arrest warrant issued against ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is presenting the Budget 2025 in Parliament at the moments. Here’s key points of the President’s Budget speech: By the end of 2024, the new government maintained ...

Sri Lanka’s legal alcohol consumption decreased by 9.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the first ten months of 2024 due to a significant drop in hard liquor consumption due to tax increases, the ...

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange delivered an exceptional performance in 2024, recording a remarkable growth of 49.66%. Starting at 10,654.16 points at the beginning of ...

Veteran photojournalist Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi has been appointed as the Director of International Media and Strategic Communications at the President’s Media Division (PMD). He received his ...

In a landmark moment for Sri Lanka’s parliamentary history, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Sugath Wasantha de Dilva yesterday (24) moved the motion to adjourn the House using a note written in ...

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has reported a surge in complaints against police officers, highlighting allegations of torture, arbitrary arrests and detention, harassment, and ...

On International Women’s Day 2025, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya delivered a powerful speech calling for urgent and transformative action to dismantle deep-rooted inequalities that continue to ...