The New government is to obtain a loan of US$ 30 million from the general capital resources of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), directly to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in two instalments, for the completion of the Moragolla hydropower project.

The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (22) at the Presidential Secretariat. During their meeting, Ambassador Qi made a donation of LKR 30 million (USD 100,000) as emergency flood relief to assist those affected by the recent flooding in the country.

It has been revealed that the government has yet to receive the deposit of 660 million rupees held by the owners of a building in Rajagiriya, controversially acquired during the Yahapalana government for the Ministry of Agriculture.

The Ministry of Transport and Highways has announced the resumption of construction on the Central Expressway section between Kadawatha and Mirigama, funded by local aids.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has addressed media reports suggesting that Sri Lanka did not sign the Joint Letter supporting the UN Secretary General, following the recent declaration by Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs designating the UN Secretary General as “persona non grata”.

The first ever Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting hosted by a small-island Pacific nation has launched. The first day of CHOGM was opened with a traditional Samoan ceremony.

The tiny villages of Haryana state in India’s rural north-west find themselves in an unlikely spotlight these days.

Four people including a child have been killed in an Israeli air strike near the main government hospital in southern Beirut, the Lebanese health ministry says.

Foreigners have purchased an additional Rs. 12 billion worth of Government Securities since 20 September, according to finance ministry sources

The Ministry of Finance outlined that recent tensions in the Middle East are likely to pose risks to the Sri Lankan economy and fiscal operations.

Sri Lankan authorities have uncovered a scam involving fraudulent phone calls aimed at extorting money.

Spider-Man star Andrew Russell Garfield was seen drinking the  Sri Lankan ginger beer brand EGB on a popular YouTube show.

Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, moderating inflation, and lower interest rates are poised to spur finance and leasing companies’ (FLCs) performance in the financial year ending March 2025 (FY25), says Fitch Ratings in a report.

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has decreased to -0.2% in September 2024 from 1.1% in August 2024, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.

Former Dharmaraja, Kandy SC, CH & FC, CR & FC, Up Country and national sevens and fifteens player, former Army SC and Nepal Men’s and Women’s Head Coach, and Royal's Backs and Assistant Coach, Radhika Hettiarachchi, signed with Zahira College for the 2025 rugby season, which will come into effect from 1 November 2024.

Former military general Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia's president, as he announced the country's largest cabinet since the 1960s.

Claiming that those who were in a state of coma for the last five years about the Easter Sunday attacks had now started to question the reports of the Presidential Commission, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday those reports were not secret reports and that some people were perturbed after the government initiated a proper investigation into the Easter attacks.

Claiming that those who were in a state of coma for the last five years about the Easter Sunday attacks had now started to question the reports of the Presidential Commission, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday those reports were not secret reports and that some people were perturbed after the government initiated a proper investigation into the Easter attacks.

The continuous appreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee following Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s assumption of the presidency has brought both positive and negative effects on the nation’s economy, prompting intervention from the Central Bank (CB).

The UK government continues to extend its support to Sri Lankan exporters through tariff reductions, offering significant concessions aimed at boosting trade under the new regime.