Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s long-awaited amended Right to Information Bill (RTI) will be moved in Parliament tomorrow (June 23) for the second reading. According to Minister of Parliamentary Refo..

President Maithripala Sirisena, and Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India inaugurated the newly renovated Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna yesterday (18th June) joining through a..

Today is Poson full moon poya day, the day that commemorates the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Arahat Maha Mahinda thera. Poson, held on the full moon day of June, comm..

Government has decided to develop the Palaviya Airport by adding a land of 26 hectares at an estimated cost of Rs. 750 million. The Cabinet of Ministers made the decision followin..

European Union has lifted the ban imposed on Sri Lanka's seafood exports to the European Union with immediate effect. The EU in April this year arrived at the decision to par..

Dengue is on the rise in 42 MOH divisions in the country with 19,000 dengue cases and 24 deaths reported from all parts of the country this year, Health Services Director General D..

Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the government to reintroduce the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) scheme. Announcing the cabinet decisions Wednesday (June 15), the governmen..

Sri Lanka's economy grew at a positive rate of 5.5 percent during the first quarter of this year, the Census and Statistics Department said on Wednesday releasing the GDP Summ..

President Maithripala Sirisena inspected the seized stock of cocaine at the Orugodawatta Container Clearing Yard. The cocaine stock was detected by the Special Task Force of the P..

Media playing the role of a watchdog for the betterment of the country and society should also report the wrong doings of politicians, Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Media G..