The newly appointed Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka Julie Chung called on Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof.  Jayanath Colombage recently at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo.

Secretary Colombage congratulated Ambassador Chung on the presentation of credentials and stated that he looks forward to working closely with Ambassador...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says the government has decided not to implement the proposed scheme for additional incentives for remittances by expatriate workers and net earnings of exporters.

In a statement, the CBSL says the exchange rate seems to have now reached a level surpassing the level of incentives that was intended to stimulate...

The Health Ministry says that another 238 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country.

This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 657,791. 

According to official figures, 624,592 positive cases have recovered.

Following the new development, the...

Former Ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila, and Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara have decided to boycott the All Party Conference scheduled for next week.

Speaking to Ada Derana, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) chairman said they would they plan to issue a statement in this regard on Monday (March 21).

The All Party Conference is scheduled to...