The price of a 50 kg cement bag has been reduced by Rs. 150 with effect from midnight yesterday (May 13).

Sri Lankan migrant workers’ foreign remittances increased to US$ 454.0 million in April 2023 from US$ 248.9 million in April 2022, according to Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara.

Au Levain des Pyrénées boulangerie and baker Tharshan Selvarajah, 37, took first place in the 30th annual “Grand Prix de la Baguette de Traditional Francaise de la Ville De Paris,” the most revered baguette competition.

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s national airline announced a staggering US $ 525 million annual loss yesterday.

A program to generate income for Sri Lanka through ‘Health Tourism’ is expected to be prepared, President’s Senior Adviser Sagala Ratnayaka said.

The price of imported milk powder will be reduced by Rs. 200 per kilogram from 15 May, 2023, Trade Minister Nalin Fernando said.

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (May 12), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The main suspect arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Kalutara has been remanded until May 26, 2023.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is working with Sri Lanka to develop a project to mainstream e-mobility through the conversion of 500,000 Tuk-Tuks to electric vehicles (EVs) or e-Tuk-Tuks over a 5-year period.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that Sri Lanka is establishing the world’s first international environmental university to support the global effort in addressing climate change.

More details will emerge soon about who is the foreign party that supported the ‘Aragalaya’ and presently Sri Lanka has a President and cabinet appointed by the ‘Aragalaya’, MP Namal Rajapaksa said today (May 11).

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the relevant officials to amend the existing ordinances regarding lands to suit the current development needs.

Activist Piyath Nikeshala who was receiving treatment at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka after being assaulted has been arrested.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will arrive in Sri Lanka on Thursday, a statement from the global lender said as the crisis-hit country prepares for the first review of a loan programme in September.

Sri Lanka’s creditor nations held their first meeting Tuesday to discuss restructuring the country’s debt. But the largest creditor, China, stood by as an observer, raising doubts over the success of the process.