Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended his heartiest congratulations to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful lunar landing of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bangalore police in India has arrested three Sri Lankan nationals staying at an apartment in the Bangalore city.

Two people who were travelling on a motorcycle were shot dead in Mannar today (August 24).

Sri Lanka stood pat on borrowing costs for the first time in three meetings, after slashing the cash ratio for banks to bolster domestic liquidity and growth.

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday pledged continued development assistance in every possible area to Sri Lanka amid its ongoing economic crisis.

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has called for the drinking water requirements to be considered an emergency situation.

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda who is on a three-day official visit to the State of Odisha met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and discussed ways and means to enhance connectivity between Sri Lanka and Odisha, a statement from the Sri Lankan mission said.

Two Sri Lankan parliamentarians were suspended from Parliament for the day (August 23).

Sri Lanka’s Treasury has transferred Rs. 2,684 million to all District Secretaries for the month of July for payments of allowances for kidney patients, disabled persons and low-income elderly citizens.

The Chinese Ministry of National Defence has donated highly-developed 11 military automobiles worth USD 6.2 million to the Sri Lanka Army.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has held discussions with Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong today (August 22).

The cause behind the deaths of two inmates at the Galle Prison has been identified as a rare and serious illness called Meningococcal disease caused by a bacteria.

The Road Development Authority (RDA) has informed the Street Food vendors in Kimbulawala to remove their stalls within 14 days.

Over 860,000 tourists arrivals in Sri Lanka have been reported thus far in 2023, as per the statistics by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).