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The government must hold the ownership and management of the energy sector as it plays a pivotal role in national security, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. Dissanayake accused the government of selling out the…

An agreement was reached to increase a kilo of milk powder by Rs.200 at a meeting between the milk powder importers and the Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna on…

Tokyo-based startup Terra Motors, a manufacturer and distributor of electric three-wheeled vehicles, recently launched a financial subsidiary in India. Its goal is to use microfinance to lift buyers' incomes and boost vehicle sales.…

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka should have a national policy framework for 20 years and must stand for 20 years. He said that former President J.R.Jayewardene, when creating an open economy, stated in 1977, that…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in New York to attend the 76th United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA) Session. The delegation headed by the President arrived at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York at 2.30 p.m., New York…

Over 3704kg stock of smuggled dried turmeric were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during special operations conducted in beach areas of South Bar and Irukkalampiddi and in seas south of Mannar on September 16th, 17 and 18. Four…

Another stock of the Russian COVID-19 Sputnik V vaccine arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake this morning. The vaccine consignment consists of 120,000 doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine developed by…

1,002 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 432,038, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

The Japan will lift its restrictions on Sri Lanka into its country that it had earlier placed in a bid to combat COVID-19. The entry ban was imposed earlier this year as part of Japan’s quarantine measures on all foreign…

103 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information