Category: Local News

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) announced that the number of Sri Lankans going abroad for work in 2024 is expected to surpass 311,000, marking the highest departures ever recorded in a single calendar year.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed to expanding its initiatives in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka has gained strong support from private creditors to restructure its international bonds, marking a crucial step toward resolving its extended default.

The Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Asoka Sapumal Ranwala, has resigned from his position following controversy over his educational qualifications.

A clerk from the postal division of the Department of Immigration and Emigration in Sri Lanka was arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe of Rs. 6,000 to issue a passport.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a State Visit to India from 15-17 December 2024 at the invitation of the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, the foreign ministry confirmed today.

The Parliament of Sri Lanka has clarified that the title “Dr.” before the name of Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, on the Parliament website was due to a data entry error.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake states that no matter the status or position of an individual, appropriate action will be taken if they commit an offense.

A high-profile U.S. delegation, led by Ambassador Donald Lu, U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, recently completed a successful visit to Sri Lanka from December 6 to 7, 2024.

Colombo District Secretary Prasanna Ginige said that the population and housing census is now happening across Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) today (December 12) inducted the Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft, recently gifted by the Australian government, during a ceremony at the SLAF base in Ratmalana.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has finalized its nominees for the remaining National List MP seats in Parliament of Sri Lanka.

The number of security personnel assigned to protect former presidents in Sri Lanka has been reduced to fewer than 60 per president.

The Colombo District Court today (December 12) issued an injunction preventing the submission of names to fill vacancies in the national list of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) without including the name of Nizam Kariapper, the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC).

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stressed the need for using data to shape policies and taking a kind approach in providing public services in the education sector.

Former Agriculture Minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Amaraweera said he has officially asked President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to restart the paused project of sending toque macaques to zoos in China.