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IMF raises India's GDP growth projection

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday revised its estimate of India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the current financial year (April 2025-March 2026) upward t... Read More


Notice issued on Cinnamon Gardens Police minor complaints OIC

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has issued a notice ordering the Officer-in-Charge of the Minor Complaints Division of the Cinnamon Gardens Police, who conducted investigations in... Read More


Supreme Court allows withdrawal of Manusha Nanayakkara's FR petition

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has withdrawn the Fundamental Rights petition he filed before the Supreme Court seeking an order to prevent his arrest by the Criminal Investi... Read More


SLTB bus driver sentenced to rigorous imprisonment over fatal accident

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- A Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus driver attached to the Kebithigollewa Depot has been sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty of causing the... Read More


NIE Deputy Director General sent on compulsory leave

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- The Deputy Director General of the National Institute of Education (NIE), Darshana Samaraweera has been sent on compulsory leave in relation to the controversial Grade 6 English ... Read More


Highest temperature recorded in Ratnapura, lowest from Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- The highest temperature in the country today (19) was recorded from the Ratnapura Meteorological Station at 32.9degC, the Department of Meteorology noted. Meanwhile, temperature... Read More


Tourist arrivals in 2026 top 150,000

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- A total of 158,787 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in 2026, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. According to data released by the ... Read More


Iran to consider lifting internet ban; state TV hacked

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Iran may lift its internet blackout in a few days, a senior parliament member said on Monday, after authorities shut communications while they used massive force to crush protest... Read More


GMOA announces island-wide trade union action from Friday

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has announced that it will launch a continuous island-wide trade union action starting January 23. The GMOA noted that the de... Read More


Transport Minister promises corruption-free development

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- The present administration aims to advance the country's development without theft or corruption, the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayaka stat... Read More