India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday welcomed Finance Minister of Sri Lanka Basil Rajapaksa in New Delhi and held productive discussions on the economic partnership between India and Sri Lanka.

“Welcomed Finance Minister @RealBRajapaksa of Sri Lanka. Held productive discussions on our economic partnership. India continues to r...

The President’s Media Division says that payments have been made for the LP gas tankers docked in the Colombo Port. 

Unloading of the gas will commence tomorrow (17) and the distribution of domestic LP gas will continue, it said. 

It was reported earlier today that Litro Gas and Laugfs Gas PLC, the two largest suppliers of liquefied petroleum (LP)...

The Department of Meteorology says fairly cloudy skies can be expected in the Central, Southern, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Eastern provinces.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts after 2.00 p.m.

A few showers will occur in the coastal...

A tsunami warning has been issued by Japanese officials on Wednesday for the prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.

The quake shook large parts of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, where buildings shook violently. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government was working to assess the extent of any damage after...