The price of a rice packet and all other food items will be increased by 10 percent, says the All Ceylon Restaurant Owners Association. MORE..

26 Jun 2022 (11:51 AM)

Four persons have been injured and hospitalised after a fire broke out in a residence at Kahatuduwa, police said. MORE..

26 Jun 2022 (11:29 AM)

A high-level delegation including officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of State arrived in Sri Lanka this morning for a three-day official visit. MORE..

26 Jun 2022 (8:44 AM)

The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. MORE..

26 Jun 2022 (8:34 AM)

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation announced that it has increased fuel prices with effect from 2.00 a.m. today (June 26). MORE..

26 Jun 2022 (8:21 AM)

Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States Mahinda Samarasinghe called on U.S. President Joe Biden recently, to brief him on the current situation in the crisis-hit island nation. MORE..

26 Jun 2022 (1:15 AM)

Moroccan authorities said that 18 migrants were killed and dozens of migrants and police officers were injured in a "stampede" of people trying to cross into the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (11:47 PM)

The shipments of petrol, diesel and crude oil, which were scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka earlier this week and next week, would be further delayed, Power Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara tweeted today. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (8:29 PM)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women s constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe Biden that will dramatically change life for millions of women in America and exacerbate growing tensions in a deeply polarized country. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (7:24 PM)

A delegation led by Australia s Minister for Home Affairs Clare O Neill met the Sri Lankan delegation headed by Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne at the Defence Headquarters Complex at Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte recently. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (6:23 PM)

A Meemure-bound bus has toppled down a precipice at Lulwatte in Hunnasgiriya earlier today (June 25), the police said. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (4:44 PM)

Permission has been granted to import 10 essential items including rice, sugar, wheat flour and dhal through open accounts, the Minister of Trade says. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (3:10 PM)

Schools in cities and suburbs, which remained closed last week, will function as per usual on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week (from June 27 - July 01), the Ministry of Education announces. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (2:10 PM)

The Minister of Finance has issued an order to reduce the amount of foreign currency retained in possession by an individual in Sri Lanka from USD 15,000 t0 USD 10,000 or its equivalent in other foreign currency. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (12:14 PM)

The vehicular movement on the Hatton-Colombo main road is blocked due to a protest in Malliweppu area, Ada Derana correspondent says. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (11:53 AM)

Four people have been injured and hospitalised following a clash at a filling station in Wellawaya last night (June 24). MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (11:06 AM)

A high-level delegation representing the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of State will visit Sri Lanka from June 26- 29, the U.S. Embassy in Colombo says. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (11:04 AM)

A water cut will be imposed for 10 hours in several areas in Kotte, Mirihana, Nugegoda, Madiwela, a part of High-Level Road and Nugegoda-Nawala Road tonight (June 25), the National Water Supply Drainage Board (NWSDB) says. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (9:31 AM)

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorology says. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (8:48 AM)

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has published a Gazette Extraordinary prohibiting the sale or use of rice or paddy for animal feed production. MORE..

25 Jun 2022 (12:00 AM)