Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Colombo National Hospital (CNH) Deputy Director Dr. Rukshan Bellana today dismissed claims circulating on social media that he is the hospital's Director General and that he was ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Sri Lanka needs more tariff concessions from the US to further stabilise the economy, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told a US delegation who met him in Colombo today. The ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) employees are set to launch a countrywide trade union action tonight in protest against the implementation of the private-public joint timeta... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that every woman and girl should be able to live with dignity, feel safe, and take part fully in the life of the country. She made the... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne said that the new joint timetable for long-distance bus services cannot be implemented all at once and sh... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The retail monopoly enjoyed by the Sri Lankan supermarket chains is now almost absolute. It means the mom and pop grocery stores, the street corner petti-kades and the Sunday Pol... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to remain in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Colombo National Hospital for at least two more days on the advice of speciali... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The Ministry of Finance announced that the Special Commodity Levy on imported potatoes has been increased from Rs. 60 to Rs. 80 per kilogram with effect from yesterday (26). The... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- A 10-year-old elephant calf died this morning (27) after being hit by a container truck transporting cement in the Hirivadunna area of Habarana, police said. The accident occurr... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was arrested in connection with the attack on peaceful protesters at Galle Face on May 9, 2022, was rele... Read More