A fire broke out on the second floor of the Ministry of Finance in Sri Lanka, which is located in the Old Parliament building in Colombo, Fire Brigade said.

Two men were brutally shot dead within a few hours yesterday (August 15) in the south of Sri Lanka.

The Chief of Security Officer at the Dehiwala Zoological Gardens died yesterday (August 15) after a falling tree hit an electricity pole which had in turn fallen on him, the Dehiwala police said.

Chinese oil major Sinopec expects to start operations in Sri Lanka on Sept. 20 and will be allowed to sell fuel for less than the maximum retail price set by the government, Sri Lanka’s power minister said on Tuesday.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will visit Colombo in a month’s time for the first review on Sri Lanka’s loan programme, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka Government has relaxed import restrictions on selected vehicles used for public and cargo transport services.

An express train service between Talaimannar and Colombo will begin from September 15, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

Three persons were killed and eight others injured after an accident when a van travelling from Colombo to Jaffna had crashed into the back of a lorry in the Panichchankulam area of Mankulam police division on the A9 Road this morning (August 15).

Sri Lankan Police officers have been instructed to take strict action against drug dealers, addicts and those involved in such activities in a bid to curb the increasing number of drug-related crimes.

At least 07 passengers were injured and hospitalized after a private bus collided with a lorry near Bullers Junction on Duplication Road in Bambalapitiya this morning (August 14).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the imperative to fortify the nation’s economy, ensuring that forthcoming generations are spared from enduring the unfortunate period that both the country and its people have weathered in the past two years.

The IMF will conduct the first review of the $2.9 billion bailout to Sri Lanka from September 11-19, state minister of finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Saturday and declared that the country has successfully fulfilled the nine conditions set by the global lender.

The Government of Sri Lanka is going to relax import restrictions imposed for lorries, trucks and buses used for public transport.

The license fee for the public exhibition of any foreign or local films, stage dramas, musicals or performing shows in Sri Lanka under the Public Performance Act has been amended.