Sri Lankan tea prices that had been piping hot have cooled off as production in the world’s fourth-largest tea grower begins to recover.

Bruno Divakara, owner of the ‘SL VLOG’ YouTube channel was summoned to record a statement at the Illegal Assets and Property Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (June 29).

Air China will resume flights between Chengdu of Sichuan province and Colombo, Sri Lanka from Monday (July 03).

UNESCO has declared the Mahavamsa (Mahawanshaya), one of the world’s longest unbroken historical accounts presenting Sri Lanka’s history in chronological order from the 6th century BCE, which is kept at the Peradeniya University main library, as a world heritage.

Sri Lanka Government is anticipating the restructuring of USD 17 billion out of a total of 41.5 billion of foreign debts within a 5-year term, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today (June 27).

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has depreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (June 27), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Sri Lanka will enter into an agreement with the World Bank for $500 million in budgetary support after the cabinet approved it on Tuesday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit nation since an International Monetary Fund deal in March.

Sri Lanka Police fired 38 warning shots into the air after more than 200 people tried to forcibly enter the Hanguranketha police station last night (June 26) for not arresting a group of suspects.

There are no military agreements with China and there won’t be any military agreements, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe said during a media interview with ‘France 24’ website on Monday (June 26).

Sri Lanka and China have been long standing friends, and the benefits have been reciprocal, says MP Namal Rajapaksa, in an interview during his visit to Beijing.

Social activist Piyath Nikeshala was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this evening (June 26).

The Court of Appeal has quashed the summons issued by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Senior DIG Deshbandu Thennakoon to appear before courts as a suspect over the Rs. 17.8 million in cash found at the President’s House when protestors stormed the building on July 09, 2022.

Four individuals have been injured in a shooting incident in the Dippitigoda area in Kelaniya yesterday (June 25), Police said.

Acting Defence Minister of Sri Lanka, Premitha Bandara Tennakoon attended the final day proceedings of the National Industrial Exhibition at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) today (June 25).