It is hosting an International Donor Conference in January 2026 to garner support for post-disaster rebuilding of the country ...

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has authorized this year’s grant of a one-time Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) of up to P20,000 to qualified government employees. On December 15, ...

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's economy (LKGDP=ECI), opens new tab grew 5.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed on Monday, signaling a sustained recovery from the decade's ...

Tourist arrivals reached 2.17 million by December 11, pushing Sri Lanka past last year’s total. The bigger goal, though, was to edge closer to the 2018 peak of 2.3 million, and much will depend on how ...

Doha, Qatar: With 68 players and referees taking part, and dozens more cheering, the cricket league for the Sri Lankan community has kicked off. The Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural ...

Dec 15 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s economy grew 5.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed on Monday, signaling a sustained recovery from the decade’s ‍worst financial crisis in ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said at least US$1.66 billion is needed in 2026, on top of the US$166 million planned for this year, to recover from the “most challenging natural ...

The Choir of S. Thomas’ Preparatory School, Kollupitiya, will usher in the Christmas season with its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Polwatte, ...

Three generations of a family built their homes and lives in Sri Lanka’s highland tea country. The biggest storm in decades wiped out their hamlet in a landslide.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Association of Meteorologists has issued a media statement addressing questions and criticisms raised after Cyclone Ditwah, regarding weather forecasts, warnings, and ...

Colombo, Dec 12 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka’s upcountry geography has changed in certain areas due to landslides triggered by cyclone Ditwah, warranting revision of the land-use map series in view of ...

Cyclone Ditwah has devastated critical infrastructure and disrupted key sectors, threatening Sri Lanka's already fragile economic recovery. Cyclone Ditwah has emerged as one of Sri Lanka's worst ...