A disagreement over the dress code at an examination centre in Pannipitiya escalated yesterday, leading to the temporary closure of the facility. The incident occurred when a group of teachers, ...

UPay, the digital wallet powered by SDB Bank, recently concluded the ‘UPlay with UPay’ internal staff competition to enhance and strengthen the knowledge and engagement of the bank’s staff with its ...

Sri Lanka is targeting annual export earnings of US$18.2 billion by 2025 through its latest trade and export policy. As pointed out by the Chairman of the Export Development Board, Mr. Mangala ...

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced a 20% average reduction in electricity tariffs across all sectors, effective from midnight on 17 January. PUCSL Communications ...

A contempt of court case has been filed against Sudaththa Thilakasiri in the Court of Appeal by former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara. The case, numbered CA/COC 01/2025, was presented by Nanayakkara’s ...

A coach carrying a group of foreign tourists collided with a truck transporting cement on the Southern Expressway this morning (17), resulting in the death of the bus driver and injuries to around 19 ...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently recognized the outstanding contributions of over 60 veteran members at a special felicitation ceremony. The event, which was ...

The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers or thundershowers across most parts of the island, accompanied by cloudy skies. Fairly heavy showers, up to 100mm, are likely in Eastern, Uva, Central, ...

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, 54, was attacked by an intruder at his Bandra residence in Mumbai early Thursday morning. The assailant broke into Khan’s 11th-floor apartment between 2:00 and 2:30 a.m.

General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways, J.I.D. Jayasundara, expressed outrage today (17 January) over a viral video showing a group of locals performing massage therapy for foreign tourists on a train, ...

All train tickets for Ella, one of Sri Lanka’s most popular tourist destinations, were sold out within just 42 seconds of their release, sparking suspicions of a coordinated effort to exploit the ...

New users have flocked to Chinese social media app RedNote just days before a proposed U.S. ban on popular social media app TikTok, with the little-known company rushing to take advantage of the ...