Air Arabia launches direct flights to Sri Lanka from Abu Dhabi

Air Arabia has launched a new route connecting Abu Dhabi and Colombo on Wednesday (December 08).



Sri Lanka Navy promotes 1,877 personnel on its 73rd anniversary

A total of 1,877 naval personnel of the Sri Lanka Navy have been promoted to their next rank, effective from December 09, 2023.



Sri Lanka revises operating hours of Liquor shops

Sri Lanka’s Excise Department has announced changes to the operating hours of liquor shops, effective December 09, 2023.



Asian Development Bank approves a $200 Million loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Friday (December 08) that it has approved $200 million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country’s finance sector following an unprecedented economic crisis that engulfed the Indian Ocean island nation last year.



Sri Lanka’s State Defence Minister calls for collective effort to address online radicalization of youth

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon says Online youth radicalization in the South Asian region is a complex challenge that demands urgent attention.



Draft of Sri Lanka Electricity Bill published

Draft of the Sri Lanka Electricity Bill which aims to implement reforms to the electricity industry, and the establishment of the national electricity advisory council, has been published in the government gazette today (December 08).



Expats remitted US$100 Million to get 900 Electric Vehicle import licences

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara told Parliament yesterday (December 07) that a total of 900 Electric Vehicle import licences have been issued to Sri Lankans who have sent remittances here through legal channels and US$ 100 million has been remitted by persons under this scheme.



Sri Lanka Customs seizes Drugs worth over Rs. 60 Million

The officers of the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs have seized a massive shipment of narcotics including a stock of dangerous drugs and ‘Kush’ cannabis with an estimated value of Rs. 60 million at the premises of a private logistics company in Seeduwa this evening (December 07).



Sri Lanka’s Dengue cases increased to 78,322

The number of Dengue cases reported across Sri Lanka has increased to 78,322.



Three Sri Lankans, including Ranish Hewage serving in the Ukraine Army killed in Russian attack

Three Sri Lankans including Captain Ranish Hewage, who were serving in the Ukraine military have been killed in a Russian military attack on Tuesday (December 05).



DIG Nalaka de Silva released from case over alleged VIP assassination plot

Former Director of the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) DIG Nalaka de Silva has been released in the case filed over the alleged plot to assassinate former President Maithripala Sirisena and former Defence Secretary and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2019.



Pressure grows on UK over British Museum treasures as Netherlands returns major colonial artefacts

Pressure is mounting on the UK to return the contested treasures of the British Museum after the Netherlands gave back six valuable artefacts stolen from Sri Lanka during the colonial period.



Police officer takes his own life at Peliyagoda Interchange of Katunayake Expressway

A Sri Lankan Police officer has committed suicide by shooting himself using his service firearm at the Peliyagoda Interchange on the Katunayake Expressway this morning (December 06).



Sagala asks officials about progress of Beira Lake Development Project

Sagala Ratnayaka, Senior Adviser to the President on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff, has directed the heads of relevant institutions to submit reports on the progress and future plans of the Beira Lake Development Project to the President by December 15.



Sri Lanka to receive about $600 million ADB funding post-IMF approval – official

Sri Lanka will get about $600 million, on a staggered basis, from the Asian Development Bank after the International Monetary Fund releases the second tranche of a $2.9 billion bailout for the crisis-hit country, an official said on Tuesday.



Sri Lanka issues its first digitized national birth certificate

Sri Lanka issued its first-ever digitized national birth certificate with a barcode today (December 05).