Heavy rains and strong winds expected across several provinces from January 8
Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has warned of enhanced showery conditions across several parts of the island from January 8, due to a low-level atmospheric disturbance located to the southeast of the country. In its weather forecast issued at 2.00…
Sri Lanka earns nearly USD 11 Bn from Tourism and Foreign Employment in 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath says Sri Lanka has earned nearly USD 11 billion in revenue from foreign employment and tourism in 2025. Addressing a media briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (05),…
Dealing a Fresh Hand of Design x Digital: Shuffl Studio is Here to Play
Creative work is not meant to stay still. It moves, overlaps, borrows, and evolves – often faster than the structures built to contain it. Yet much of the industry still asks people to choose a lane, a title, a box….
Johnston’s youngest son also arrested
Former Minister Johnston Fernando’s youngest son, Gerome Kenneth Fernando, has been arrested in connection with a probe launched into the misuse of a lorry belonging to the state-owned supermarket chain, ‘Lanka Sathosa’. The investigation is linked to the incident that…
Former Minister Johnston Fernando arrested
Former Minister Johnston Fernando has been arrested after appearing before the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today, in connection with investigations into the alleged misuse of a Lanka Sathosa lorry. Johnston Fernando had been notified to appear before the…
Gem Sri Lanka 2026 Set to Unfold Its Biggest Story Yet at Shangri-La Colombo
GUILD Joins as Platinum Sponsor to Strengthen Global Gemstone Sourcing Connections Gem Sri Lanka2026 is poised to mark a defining moment in the country’s Gem and Jewellery industry when it takes place on 7,8 and 9 January,2026, at the iconic…
“This is a familiar place to me. This is not new. This is exacting political revenge” – Johnston
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Dollar rate today: Selling rate remains stable at Rs. 312
The Sri Lankan Rupee remains stable against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (05 Jan), compared to last Friday, with the selling rate at Rs. 312 in some banks. At Seylan Bank, the buying rate of…
AG requests CID report on Ranil investigation
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been requested to submit information on further investigations conducted by a CID Team that travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) to probe the misuse of state funds linked to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe in…
What’s next for Venezuela oil after US ousts Maduro?
The United States’ strikes on Caracas and the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro have left the South American nation in a state of deep confusion and uncertainty. US President Donald Trump pledged in the immediate aftermath that the US…