A major fire ripped through a tyre shop at Armour Street in Grandpass, Colombo. Several fire engines were deployed to extinguish the fire, on Thursday. Shop owners and others pulled out several tyres to prevent the fire from spreading. The cause of the fire is not yet known. (Colombo Gazette) …
The Development Lotteries Board (DLB) contributed Rs. 3.6 billion from it’s profits to the President’s fund in 2023. The DLB recorded a profit margin of 32% for the fiscal year 2022-2023, double the previous year’s figure.
Sri Lanka s Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Thursday called upon the Asian countries to rededicate themselves to building an Asia, free from poverty where prosperity is equitably shared.
Sri Lanka has called for proposals from dealer managers to support its restructuring of some $12 billion of international bonds, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday, in a fresh sign that the island nation is closing in on finalizing its debt rework.
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena called upon the Asian countries to rededicate themselves to building an Asia, free from poverty where prosperity is equitably shared. Addressing the BOAO Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024 in Hainan in China, he praised China's "miraculous success story of lifting millions of people from poverty to a higher living standard under the able leadership of President...
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena called upon the Asian countries to rededicate themselves to building an Asia, free from poverty where prosperity is equitably shared. Addressing the BOAO Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024 in Hainan in China, he praised China's "miraculous success story of lifting millions of people from poverty to a higher living standard under the able leadership of President...
Small and Medium Enterprises Development State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera stated that Sri Lanka has recorded an export income of Rs. 983.7 million rupees in the past two months. This figure serves as a confirmation that the country is heading in the right direction economically.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with the victorious Sri Lankan National Football Team on Tuesday (26) at the Presidential Secretariat. He commended the team’s efforts in their recent triumph over Bhutan, marking the first win in a decade. The President expressed his support for the football team’s aspiration to claim the South Asian Championship (SAFF) next year, pledging his commitment to adva...
Amidst growing pressure to amend its travel advice to Sri Lanka which was deemed Âoverly harshÂ, the United Kingdom (UK) has defended its decision and said it would continue to keep the island nation s travel advise under close review.
Laura Wolvaardt (102 off 63 bals) smashed her first century in T20Is as South Africa crushed Sri Lanka by 79 runs in the opening game of the three-match series at Willowmoore Park, Benoni on Wednesday (March 27). Put into bat on a good batting surface, South Africa’s innings hit top gear from the outset. Tazbin […]
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Galagodaatte Gnanasara thera to four-year-rigorous imprisonment for making defamatory statements about Islam eight years ago.
A broken branch of the Bo tree at Wattegedara in Maharagama has reportedly fallen on the road causing traffic congestion on the High-Level Road.
The Maligakanda Magistrate s Court today ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena to make a statement in court on 04 April on his recent comments over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.
The Development Lotteries Board (DLB) has recorded its highest-ever profit of Rs. 3.6 billion in 2023 and a significant portion of Rs. 3.6 billion goes to the President s Fund, the President s Media Division said.
The world s largest refiner, China s Sinopec plans to start work on a refinery in Sri Lanka by June, the power minister said on Thursday, advancing a project earmarked as the biggest investment in the crisis-hit island nation.
A major fire ripped through a tyre shop at Armour Street in Grandpass, Colombo. Several fire engines were deployed to extinguish the fire, on Thursday. Shop owners and others pulled out several tyres to prevent the fire from spreading. The cause of the fire is not yet known. (Colombo Gazette)
The General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), the Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero, has been sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment for making defamatory comments against Islam in 2016. The Colombo High Court found the monk guilty and sentenced him to jail and also imposed a Rs. 100,000 fine. The controversial monk was accused […]
Sri Lanka has called for proposals from dealer managers to support its restructuring of some $12 billion of international bonds, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday, in a fresh sign that the island nation is closing in on finalizing its debt rework. Sri Lanka defaulted on its foreign debt in May 2022 as the economy […]
The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year basis has recorded a significant decrease in the month of March 2024, according to the most recent figures published by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS).
The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court today that the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) will withdraw the gazette notification issued prohibiting supermarkets and shops from levying charges for polythene bags provided when purchasing goods.
The nine accused including former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella have been further remanded until April 08 in connection with the substandard human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) vials procurement scandal.
A fire has reportedly broken out at a tyre shop located near Armour Street in Grandpass, Colombo.