Three salary related bills passed in Parliament
Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers (Amendment) Bill to amend Act No. 36 of 2005, Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers (Amendment) Bill to amend Act No. 4 of 2016, and National Minimum Wage for Workers (Amendment) Bill were passed in Parliament…
Gotagogama attack : More legal trouble for Deshabandu
The Supreme Court has granted leave to proceed with an appeal filed by the Attorney General challenging a Court of Appeal ruling that invalidated a letter naming IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon as a suspect in a criminal investigation related to attacking…
SriLankan Cargo Goes Global with Freightos Partnership
Digital booking boost opens new trade opportunities for South Asia From left: SriLankan Airlines Cargo Manager Europe and Indian Subcontinent Suchithra Paththinige, SriLankan Airlines Head of Cargo Chaminda Perera, WebCargo by Freightos Commercial Vice President Airlines and Payments Julien Triay…
Parliament not to debate Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill scheduled for July 24
The Committee on Parliamentary Business decides not to debate the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill scheduled for July 24 Adjournment debate on the proposed new education reforms to be held on that day The Committee on Parliamentary Business, which met…
WSO2Con Asia 2025: Celebrating 20 Years of Innovation, Vision, and Global Tech Leadership in Colombo
Marking a major milestone in its journey, WSO2 will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the highly anticipated WSO2Con Asia 2025, taking place from July 29 to 31 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The three day flagship technology conference promises to be…
Meta officially introduces Instagram parental supervision app to Sri Lanka
Meta has officially introduced its parental supervision app for Instagram to Sri Lanka, aimed at providing parents with tools to monitor the Instagram accounts of children aged 13 to 16. The official launch took place recently (21st) during a special…
Three elephant carcasses found in Digampathaha
File photo The carcasses of two elephants and a tusker were discovered in the Digampathaha area of the Inamaluwa Forest Reserve. The tusker’s tusks had been removed. Wildlife officials estimate that the elephants have died about a month ago. (Newswire)…
Only 12 Wildlife Vets for entire country : Deputy Minister
Deputy Environment Minister Dammika Patabendi told Parliament today that the Department of Wildlife Conservation has only 12 veterinarians to manage wildlife health across the country. Responding to a question from Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa regarding the human-elephant conflict, the minister…
Gita Gopinath to Leave IMF, Returns to Harvard as Inaugural Coffey Professor
Gita Gopinath Newswire Global Economy Update The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath is set to step down from her position at the end of August 2025, marking the end of a transformative tenure at the…
Sri Lanka to partner with AI Singapore for joint R&D
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AI Singapore, a national program run by the National University of Singapore, to support Sri Lanka’s strategic goals in artificial intelligence. The partnership aims to facilitate…