Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith said that the lies of those who try to deceive Catholics are being exposed one by one through the work of God.

The message was issued by Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to mark the Thai Pongal.

Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardana says Lanka Sathosa will be responsible for maintaining the price of a kilogram of Nadu rice at less than Rs.105 and a kilogram of Supiri Samba at less than Rs.130 until the end of the year.

Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana said that the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) earned US$ 6 million in 2021 by deploying an aviation unit and troops for UN missions overseas.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (January 13) overturned the decision to remove Litro Company Chairman Theshara Jayasinghe from the post.

The Indian High Commission has confirmed the extension of USD 900 million financial facility including USD 400 million currency swap to Sri Lanka.

It is reported that the Chairman of Litro Gas Lanka Ltd. Theshara Jayasinghe has been removed from the post.

Minister of Education Dinesh Gunawardena says valuable time saved and unnecessary expenditure can be reduced by allowing both state and private sector employees to work from home through the use of modern technology.

The Railway Station Masters’ Union (RSMU) commenced a 24 hour token strike from midnight yesterday (January 12).

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) today lowered long-term sovereign credit rating on Sri Lanka from ‘CCC+’ to ‘CCC’ on increasing external financing risks.

Former Prison Superintendent Emil Ranjan Lamahewa has been sentenced to death over the 2012 Welikada Prison riots.

Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thera and  Ven. Bengamuwe Nalaka Thera today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the cabinet memorandum that authorised it to enter into an Agreement with the Lanka IOC PLC to jointly develop China Bay Oil Tank farm.

“Cooking gas cylinder prices have almost doubled and we cannot afford it anymore,” says Niluka Dilrukshi. The 31 year-old mother-of-four has always cooked with gas to prepare food for her family, but now says firewood is her only option.

The Sri Lankan government will meet all debt repayments in 2022 and work on a more comprehensive plan to address its dwindling foreign exchange reserves, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said on Wednesday.

A protest by principals was held in front of the Ministry of Education today (January 12).