Sri Lanka’s T20I captain Waniidu Hasaranga has been suspended for two matches by the ICC following his run-in with umpire Lyndon Hannibal in the third T20I against Afghanistan on February 21. Hasaranga was also fined 50% of his match fees and will miss Sri Lanka’s… Read More
It has been reported that President Wickremesinghe ordered an investigation into the notification issued by the Department of Immigration and Emigration requesting all Russian and Ukrainian tourists to leave the country within 14 days. According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), the relevant notification was… Read More
Former Sri Lanka Cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan has obtained Australian Citizenship. Australian MP Jason Wood had posted the following on Dilshan obtaining Australian Citizenship. Today’s citizenship ceremony was made even more special with the attendance of Tillakaratne Dilshan, a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of… Read More
SriLankan Airlines Statement on Airport Operations 25 February 2024; Colombo – SriLankan Airlines would like to clarify that the delays experienced by its passengers at the check-in counters in Bandaranaike International Airport during the early hours of this morning, were caused by temporary, unplanned operational… Read More
Tensions rise over surging salaries at the Central Bank, sparking political speculation: Sources disclose that UNP leaders express public discontent to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, hinting it could influence the upcoming presidential polls: Wickremesinghe deflects responsibility, citing the Central Bank’s autonomy and suggests parliamentary intervention: Speculation… Read More
February 25, Colombo (LNW): Coast guard personnel from India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka have commenced a four-day trilateral exercise aimed at bolstering maritime security and interoperability in the Indian Ocean Region. Known as ‘DOSTI-16,’ the exercise involves Indian Coast Guard ship Samarth, ICGS Abhinav,… Read More
ජාතික ආරක්ෂක කවුන්සිලයේ දකුණු ආසියාවේ ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ අධ්යක්ෂ රියර් අද්මිරාල් අයිලීන් ලෝබාචර් මහත්මිය හා ජනාධිපති කාර්ය මණ්ඩල ප්රධානී සාගල රත්නායක මහතා අතර හමුවක් ඉකුත් 23 දින ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලයේ දී පවත්වා තිබෙනවා. දෙරට අතර ද්වීපාර්ශ්වික සබඳතා ශක්තිමත් කරමින්, අමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපද නාවික හමුදාව විසින් ශ්රී ලංකාවේ නාවික… Read More
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe has suggested that officials of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) be summoned before the parliamentary Committee on Public Finance (COPF), for clarifications pertaining to the recent increase in salaries of CBSL staff. MORE.. …read more Source:: Ada… Read More
SriLankan Airlines has issued a clarification on the delay experienced at the check-in counters at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake earlier today (25 Feb.). MORE.. …read more Source:: Ada Derana
By: Staff Writer February 25, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka will face difficulties till 2027-28 in order to gain international market access due to high debt despite its post debt restructuring phase according to the Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) targets, a global sovereign debt expert said.… Read More
The United Republic Front presented the proposal titled “A United Step for the Country” to President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday morning (24), at ‘Sirikota’, the United National Party headquarters in Colombo. …read more Source:: The Leader English
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa revealed in public for the first time that he is now the proud father of a baby girl. …read more Source:: The Leader English
Big crowds were present at the second public rally of the New Alliance at Hyde Park in Colombo yesterday (24). …read more Source:: The Leader English
Following on with its success with women’s rallies, the JVP now targets the youth with similar meetings at district level, its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. …read more Source:: The Leader English
The government is exploring the possibility of setting up a prison or a rehabilitation centre on the lonely Mantheevu Island off the coast of Batticaloa, a statement from the Justice, Prisons and Constitutional Reforms said. …read more Source:: The Leader English