Earnings from merchandise exports declined in October 2022 – on a year-on-year basis – for the first time since March 2022 due to lower earnings from garments exports, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says.

Sandya Ekneligoda, a human rights activist and wife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda has made it to BBC’s 100 women of 2022.

Sri Lanka has completely relaxed the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic on persons arriving in the country.

Global lenders including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the IMF are planning coordinated assistance to help Sri Lanka recover from its economic crisis, the government said on Tuesday.

Wasantha Mudalige and Venerable Galwewa Siridhamma Thero were released on bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today (December 06).

If electricity tariffs are not increased, six to eight hour daily power cuts will have to be imposed from next year, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has arrested a 41-year-old man who is reportedly the main broker in the human organ racket at a private hospital in Colombo.

The World Bank on Monday (December 05) approved Sri Lanka’s request to access concessional financing from the International Development Association (IDA).

The United States officially handed over 9,300 tonnes of urea fertilizer to the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday (December 05) to distribute to more than 193,000 smallholder paddy farmers in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Monaragala districts, a statement from the U.S. Embassy said.

The Colombo Crimes Division and the Ministry of Health have commenced an investigation into claims that human testicles are removed from young men and are sold at a private hospital in Colombo.

China hopes relevant countries and international financial institutions will work with China to play a positive role in helping Sri Lanka overcome the current difficulties.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) and Lanka IOC announced that the price of Auto Diesel will be reduced by Rs. 10 with effect from midnight today (December 05).

Over 32,000 staffers enlisted to the Department of Multipurpose Development Task Force (DMDTF) for training appointments will be tendered permanent government employment consistent with their training, during the next year (2023), said the State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon.

Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yuri Materiy met the State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon today (December 05) at the State Ministry of Defense located at the Disaster Management Centre premises in Colombo.