Litro Gas Lanka Limited, one of the primary suppliers of domestic LP gas in the country, will reduce the prices of domestic LP gas cylinders with effect from midnight today (Oct 05). MORE..

5 Oct 2022 (12:26 PM)

A malfunctioning South Korean ballistic missile blew up as it plowed into the ground Wednesday during a live-fire drill with the United States that was a reprisal for North Korea s successful launch a day earlier of a weapon that flew over Japan and has the range to strike the U.S. territory of Guam. MORE..

5 Oct 2022 (12:13 PM)

Trains operating on the Northern Line are back on track after train services were disrupted due to a derailment yesterday (Oct. 04). MORE..

5 Oct 2022 (10:44 AM)

A temporary reduction in the prevailing heavy rain conditions is expected today and over the next few days, the Department of Meteorology says. MORE..

5 Oct 2022 (9:11 AM)

The Sri Lankan authorities and the international community must fully incorporate human rights into their responses to the country s economic crisis, Amnesty International said in a new report today.

5 Oct 2022 (1:30 AM)

The Auditor General s Department had announced that the coal procurement process that had been followed when awarding the tender to the Black Sands company had not been in line with the government s tender procurement procedure guidelines. MORE..

5 Oct 2022 (1:23 AM)

Train services on the Northern Line have been disrupted due to a train derailing at Wellawa. MORE..

5 Oct 2022 (12:18 AM)

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has approved the Order under the Strategic Development Project Act, No. 14 of 2008 published under the Extraordinary Gazette Notification 2291'25 after the Board of Investment (BOI) provided a proper analysis earlier today. MORE..

5 Oct 2022 (12:01 AM)

Fuel Distributors Association of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) says its members have resumed placing orders for fuel. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (8:38 PM)

The State Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that the results of the government s decisions which were taken to strengthen the economy are gradually starting to be seen. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (8:08 PM)

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesting university students at Dalugama, Kelaniya. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (6:29 PM)

The All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association says that although the wheat flour price has been increased, the price of bread is not expected to be increased. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (6:27 PM)

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger on Tuesday for work that has "laid the foundation for a new era of quantum technology," the Nobel Committee for Physics said. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (5:43 PM)

A special gazette notification has been published declaring once again the supply of power and all related services, petroleum production and fuel supply or distribution and health services as essential services for maintaining the normalcy of life of the public. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (5:18 PM)

INSEE Cement, the sellers of Sanstha and Mahaweli Marine brands of cement, has decided to reduce the prices of its products. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (5:08 PM)

The price of locally manufactured milk powder will be increased from midnight tomorrow (October 05). MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (4:20 PM)

The newly-appointed members of the National Sports Selection Committee (NSSC) officially received the letters of appointment at the Ministry of Sports today (Oct 04). MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (3:39 PM)

Firearm licences for individuals and institutions for the year 2023 are renewed between October 01, 2022, and December 31, 2022, the Ministry of Defence says. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (3:03 PM)

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal submitted by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to take appropriate steps to provide a wholesome lunch to another one million school students. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (2:49 PM)

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to issue a circular revising the compulsory retirement age of employees serving in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as 60 years, the Government Information Department says. MORE..

4 Oct 2022 (2:38 PM)