Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday extended his gratitude to all those who supported him from the time of his arrest, marking his first public statement since being taken into custody. ..

The Parliament Secretariat yesterday said that the House Committee, chaired by Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, has decided to appoint a special committee to present proposals to enhance the safety ...

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday expressed support for a series of initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Plus meeting in Tianjin.

As part of his ongoing engagement with Indian leaders and policymakers, Pathfinder Foundation Founder Milinda Moragoda met with Indian Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi yesterday.

The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) in a statement yesterday welcomed the stance of the Election Commission against registering new political parties based on ethnicity or religion. In a ...

The Government yesterday announced the launch of a special program titled ‘Seiri Week’ under the national initiative ‘Clean Sri Lanka.’ Scheduled to take place from 1 to 4 September, the program will ...

Sri Lanka welcomed 198,235 tourists in August, recording a 20.4% year-on-year (YoY) increase, but performance slipped against expectations, falling short of the monthly target and trailing both July ...

President Anura Kumara Disanayake visiting Jaffna yesterday said that the public would soon be able to carry out all payments and transactions related to any State-sector institution via dedicated ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday said that it has approved a $ 106.9 million financing package to strengthen Sri Lanka’s secondary curative care services, improve communicable disease ..

The national tea sale average for August 2025 registered Rs. 1,182.27 ($ 3.92) per kilogram, reflecting a month-on-month (MoM) increase of Rs. 54.67 and $ 0.18 compared to July’s average of Rs. 1,127.

Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, Colombo Hotels yesterday announced a new chapter in its leadership with the appointment of two distinguished hoteliers to key positions within its Colombo city sector.

Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts yesterday announced the appointment of Kamal Munasinghe as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), to lead operations across the brand’s 17 resorts and hotels in Sri Lanka and ...