LEADING STORY
Slight increase in Sri Lankan official reserve assets
Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets increased by 1.6% in May 2026, reaching USD 6.873 billion, according to the latest data released by the Central...
DIPLOMATIC
Sri Lankan Disability Rights activist invited to address UN Conference
Sri Lankan disability rights advocate Nilshani De Silva has been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the 19th Session of the Conference of States...
BUSINESS NEWS
Slight increase in Sri Lankan official reserve assets
Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets increased by 1.6% in May 2026, reaching USD 6.873 billion, according to the latest data released by the Central...
Financial system remains resilient despite global pressures, says Central Bank
Sri Lanka’s financial system remained resilient during the first quarter of 2026 despite heightened tensions in the Middle East, exchange rate volatility and growing...
Dollar rate increasing: Deputy Finance Minister Anil Jayantha responds
Deputy Finance Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando says the recent increase in the US dollar exchange rate does not indicate that Sri Lanka is facing...
CBSL Rates : USD selling rate increases to Rs. 342
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (05), compared to Thursday, with the selling rate increasing to Rs. 342.
According...
Government calls for public proposals to boost state revenue
The Ministry of Finance has invited think tanks, universities, professional bodies, private sector institutions, registered NGOs, and individual citizens to submit proposals aimed at...
Dollar Rate today: USD selling rate crosses Rs. 340
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar across commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (05), compared to Thursday, with the...
SPORTS NEWS
Injury blow for Sri Lanka as Sashini Gimhani ruled out of...
Sri Lanka have been forced to make a change to their squad ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 after Sashini Gimhani...
From Cricketer to global spear thrower: The rise of Sri Lanka’s...
By any measure, 92.62 metres is a long distance in javelin.
For Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, it was the throw that transformed him from one of...
Sanga joins Cricket Transformation Committee meeting with Women Cricketers
Sri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara joined members of the Cricket Transformation Committee in a meeting with Sri Lanka Cricket-contracted women cricketers, where players...
EDUCATION NEWS
Pakistan offers fully funded Scholarships to Sri Lankan students
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has announced the launch of the Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarship Scheme for Sri Lankan students, offering both...
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
49 die of thirst after lorry breaks down in Niger’s Sahara...
Forty-nine people died of thirst in a remote district of the Sahara Desert in Niger after the lorry carrying them broke down, authorities said.
According...
General News
SSC Grounds Upgraded Ahead of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) conducted a media tour of the Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) Grounds in Colombo on January 2, 2026, to highlight the...