The Advisory Committee appointed to assist the National Economic Council has presented five proposals that need to be implemented expeditiously, the President’s Media Division said. The members of the Advisory Committee met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and members of the National Economic Council for the first time this morning (21) and presented...

Another person has reportedly died after collapsing while standing in line to purchase fuel in Sri Lanka, making it the third death reported under similar circumstances within a couple of days. 

It is reported that a person who had arrived at a filling station in the Meerigama area to obtain fuel had suddenly collapsed and fallen.

The individual in...

The Under Secretary for Political Affairs of the U.S. Department of State Victoria Nuland will visit Sri Lanka from 22 – 23 March, 2022. 

Under Secretary Nuland oversees regional and bilateral policy issues at the U.S. Department of State.

During the visit, Under Secretary Nuland is scheduled to call on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, meet Foreign...

In a bid to create awareness of autism, 13-year-old Jiya Rai from Mumbai swam from Sri Lanka’s Thalaimannar to Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu.

The swimmer, who took 13 hours and five minutes to complete her expedition, was received by a large gathering at the Indian shore led by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu.

A swimmer himself,...