Gem Sri Lanka 2026 opens in Colombo with over 2,000 international buyers
Sri Lanka’s largest international gem and jewellery exhibition, Gem Sri Lanka 2026, opened yesterday (January 7) at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, highlighting the country’s global standing in the gem and jewellery industry. The event was inaugurated under the patronage…
Red Alert : Deep Depression in 12 hours
The depression over the Bay of Bengal, located to the southeast of Sri Lanka, was centered near latitude 5.0°N and longitude 86.8°E, about 570 km southeast of Pottuvil, at 5:30 p.m. today (07). It is expected to move west-northwestwards and…
Watch: Youth dragged into the air while flying giant kite in Jaffna
A viral video showing a youth being dragged into the air while trying to fly a kite is circulating on social media. The incident reportedly occurred in the Valvettithurai area of Jaffna, when a group attempted to fly a giant…
MPs pensions to be abolished once bill becomes law – Justice Minister
Parliamentary pensions will be abolished once the relevant bill is passed into law, with no individual entitled to receive such benefits thereafter, Justice and National Integration Minister, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, said today. He made the statement after the bill to…
New housing construction, compensation for damaged homes to start January 9
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the programme to provide compensation for fully damaged houses and to construct new homes for families affected by the disaster will commence on January 09th in Anuradhapura and Kurunegala. The President made these remarks…
“Pension cancellation leaves politics to ultra-rich and party-backed elites”
Former Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has criticised the government’s decision to cancel pension entitlements for former Members of Parliament, describing it as a symbolic move driven by political optics rather than economic necessity. In a detailed statement, Sabry said…
Relief-related import regulations approved by COPF
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has approved the Regulations Issued under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969, post consideration. The COPF Committee took into consideration the Regulations issued under the Imports and Exports (Control)…
COPF approves Port City Economic Commission (Amendment) Bill
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has approved the Colombo Port City Economic Commission (Amendment) Bill, post consideration. According to a Parliament statement, in consideration of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission (Amendment) Bill, it was stated that the…
Gregory Lake Seaplane crash: Statement from operator
Saffron Aviation (Pvt) Ltd, which operates Cinnamon Air, says it is working closely with the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), following an operational incident involving one of its amphibian aircraft at Lake Gregory in Nuwara Eliya. Issuing a…
Cache of hidden war-time weapons found in Vakarai
A stock of weapons suspected to have been hidden by the LTTE during the war was found in the Sambu Kalapuwa area of Vakarai during a search operation. According to the Police, a team of officers from the STF Vakarai…