2026

One person has been reported injured in the Ratnapura District due to the prevalent inclement weather in Sri Lanka, accordingContinue Reading The post Adverse weather : One person injured in Ratnapura appeared first on Newswire.
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Four persons have been reported injured in the train derailment between the Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations today (16). AccordingContinue Reading The post Train derailment : Four people injured appeared first on Newswire.
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A program aimed at modernizing Sri Lanka’s inland prawn industry has been launched under a Rs. 25 million allocation fromContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka launches Rs. 25m project to modernize inland prawn industry appeared first on…
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The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) has urged the Supreme Court to ensure that charges currently imposed on shopping bagsContinue Reading The post CEJ calls for Environmental Levy on shopping bags appeared first on Newswire.
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The Ministry of Finance has announced a new tax measure imposing an additional 50 per cent levy on the existingContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka imposes 50% surcharge on imported vehicles for three months appeared first on Newswire.
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The 13th Edition of Sancharaka Udawa 2026, Sri Lanka’s foremost Travel & Tourism Fair, was inaugurated at the BMICH inContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka’s premier tourism fair ‘Sancharaka Udawa’ 2026 kicks off in Colombo appeared first…
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The name’s Bond, James Bond. But what’s the name of the next person who’ll be playing him? That’s the questionContinue Reading The post Auditions for the next James Bond are finally underway appeared first on Newswire.
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Sri Lanka’s electricity sector is set for reforms aimed at reducing generation costs and lowering consumer bills, according to theContinue Reading The post Energy Minister outlines plan to cut electricity bills through renewables appeared…
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Sri Lanka’s courts are burdened with a backlog of more than 1.1 million cases, it was reported. According to MawbimaContinue Reading The post Over 1.1 Mn cases pending across Sri Lanka’s courts – Report appeared first on Newswire.
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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa addressed the 2026 Asian Cultural Public Welfare Forum in Hong Kong onContinue Reading The post Namal calls for value-based modernization at Asian Cultural Forum appeared first on…
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