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AG to explore litigation over non-payment of X-Press Pearl compensation

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A Supreme Court bench has ordered the Attorney General to investigate the legal action that can be taken against the foreign company that owns the X-Press Pearl vessel. This is... Read More


Four killed in Talawa road incident

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Four people have been killed and three others injured in a road incident that occurred in the Talawa-Moragoda area on the Anuradhapura-Kurunegala main road early this morning. ... Read More


Sri Lanka ranked number one travel destination for October

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Global travel magazine Time Out has ranked Sri Lanka the number one destination to visit in October on its annual list of top travel spots. The magazine highlighted the island'... Read More


Bilateral talks between the President and the Pakistani Prime Minister takes place at UNGA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently in the United States to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held bilateral discussions with Pakistani P... Read More


President holds bilateral talks with Australian Prime Minister

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held bilateral discussions with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New ... Read More


UNHCR Delegation Meets Defence Secretary

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A high-level United Nations delegation met the Defence Secretary, yesterday (24) to discuss enhancing collaboration in international peacekeeping missions and strengthening huma... Read More


Presidential Secretariat upholds refusal of presidential information request

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Presidential Secretariat has once again rejected an information request concerning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's domestic travel and accommodation costs. The appeal ... Read More


Sri Lanka seeks to join global trade bloc

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Chile, and Bangladesh have formally applied to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the world's largest trade bloc. According to Southeas... Read More


Latest census reveals updated wildlife population figures

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The results of a recent island-wide animal census in Sri Lanka have been released, providing new figures for several key wildlife populations. According to Deputy Minister of A... Read More


Govpay digital platform exceeds Rs. 285 million in payments

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The GovPay digital platform has facilitated payments exceeding Rs. 285 million since its launch, according to Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Eranga Weerarathne. Speaking t... Read More