News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Uva provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya and Ampara districts after 2.00 p.m. – The...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 27 MARCH 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 March 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
News Room : Chapman, Abbas and Smith see off Pakistan challenge to give New Zealand 1-0 series lead
Mark Chapman inflicted misery upon his favourite opponents once more, a career-best 132 off 111 balls helping New Zealand to a 73-run victory in...
News Room : Transparency welcomes IMF input to assets declarations – The Island
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has welcomed the introduction of a new Structural Benchmark in the IMF’s Third Review Agreement, which it states addressed...
News Room : Ministry Intervenes to Assist 12,000 Struggling SME Borrowers
The Ministry of Industries held another round of discussions yesterday (28) on addressing the debt crisis faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The...
News Room : TISL welcomes positive intervention by IMF to ensure public access to asset declarations – The Island
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has welcomed the introduction of a new Structural Benchmark in the IMF’s Third Review Agreement, which it states addressed...
News Room : Janashakthi Life records over LKR 5 billion in profits for second consecutive year – The Island
Janashakthi Life, one of the fastest growing Life insurers in Sri Lanka has recorded a massive LKR 5.7 Billion Profit Before Tax for the...
News Room : Keheliya Instructed Us to Include Indian Company for Medicine Imports Without Evaluation, Officials Tell COPE
During a COPE session held in Parliament on 26 March under the chairmanship of MP (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera, it was disclosed that the former...
News Room : China tells Philippines: Stop serving as other countries’ mouthpiece
China has issued a warning to the Philippines ahead of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s scheduled visit to Manila this week, urging the Philippine...
News Room : Vladimir Putin to visit India soon, preparations underway: Russian FM
Preparations are underway for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. “(Russian) President Vladimir Putin has accepted...
News Room : Strong earthquake shakes Thai capital Bangkok
A strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the Thai capital on Friday, shaking buildings. The afternoon quake struck at a shallow depth...