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Despite an official freeze on costly megaprojects, senior officials from the Highways Ministry are pressuring the Road Development Authority (RDA) to award the proposed US$ 550 million (Rs 110 billion) New Kelani Bridge (NKB) — the elevated highway — to...

A group of former state ministers representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna has requested the President to appoint state ministers as soon as possible if the formation of an all-party government is delayed. It was during a recent meeting between...

Power and Energy Ministry receives 27 proposals from companies including Sinopec and British Shell Sri Lanka is to hand over between 500 and 700 fuel stations to foreign oil companies for retail operations, as the country's fuel import bill has...

Former CJ's new legal point?The presidential election before parliamentary elections?Ranil & Pohottuwa showing up differences Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was scheduled to visit Sri Lanka last Wednesday (24). But at the beginning of last week, Gota suddenly changed his decision...

On Friday (26), Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and a visiting IMF staff team held a second round of critical talks to finalise a bailout package for the struggling island nation. According to the President's Media Division, President Wickremesinghe joined...

On Saturday (27), Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara slammed trade unions, saying they thrive on inefficient members, and emphasised the importance of restructuring state-owned enterprises. In a tweet, the Minister stated that all SOEs require restructuring and that political decisions, political...

Sri Lanka should learn to manage its economy with the country's limited foreign exchange reserves, said Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), on Friday. In response to the CBSL Governor's decision to impose a...

The Japanese government has decided to withdraw from another project it had contracted with Sri Lanka. The government of Japan had informed the mayor of Jaffna to pay back the money given to bring 4 waste collection trucks according to...

A car (CBO 1977) and its 20-year-old boy owner were kidnapped on Handala Wattala road. His elder brother of the kidnapped youth mentioned that a 20-year-old youth has been kidnapped. It is said that this kidnapping was done to get...

Another incident of suppression of freedom of expression by POLICE The Police objected to the kite flyers today who had gathered at the Galle face to enjoy their holiday. It is customary for Sri Lankan to fly kites and enjoy...