A new district general hospital was declared open in Nuwara Eliya by President Maithripala Sirisena today (Jul 15). The hospital was constructed through a Rs 7 billion grant from the Dutch government, ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandana Wickramaratne has issued a circular setting out new guidelines to police on dealing with transgender persons and persons who have undergone gender transition ...

Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala has been appointed as Chief of Staff to the President. Mr Wijepala was private secretary to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has made it mandatory for all licensed banks to report significant IT and cybersecurity incidents promptly. The directive, issued via circular, aims to ensure a ...

Sri Lanka is compelled to introduce a nation-wide property tax and a gift and wealth tax with minimal exemptions, according to a deal reached between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the ...

A second woman has been arrested in connection with the seizure of a gold-plated T56 assault rifle at the Havelock City apartment complex yesterday. One woman was arrested while trying to carry the ...

The seventh floor of the Labour Secretariat in Colombo 05 has been designated as a place of detention to hold persons held under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.

As the world dashes towards electric vehicles (EVs), following the global transition towards zero-emission vehicles, the Sri Lankan market is still entangled in a bureaucratic red tape on brand new EV ...

The uproar was not due to the imprisonment of Gnanasara Thera, who was evading arrests after the Supreme Court overturned a ...

On Wednesday, Ms Rajapaksa and the NSB’s former chairman, Pradeep Kariyawasam, were produced before the Colombo Chief ...

Officials predict a successful Maha harvest regardless of El Niño perils, because of early preparations and adaptations ...

The session, Transformative Leadership: Lead to Inspire, was moderated by Dr. Chamara Bandara, President of AAT Sri Lanka, on ...