Spinner Simon Harmer claimed a match haul of eight wickets to lead South Africa to a thrilling 30-run win over India inside three days of a low-scoring opening Test on Sunday.
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The Small and Medium Scale Tourism Entrepreneurs Association has urged the government to introduce stronger regulations to safeguard tourists, following several recent incidents of harassment.
The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has restarted the printing of driver’s licences after production was halted for weeks due to a shortage of printing cards.
Police Media Spokesperson ASP F. U. Wootler has reminded that foreign nationals who do not possess a valid International Driving Permit (IDP) or a domestic driving licence from their home country are not permitted to drive any vehicle in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka aims to transform every village in the country into a “productivity village” by 2030, Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Ministry Secretary Ms. Thilaka Jayasundara, said.
A man sought over an incident involving a foreign tourist in Thirukkovil has been arrested, police said. The suspect, a 23-year-old resident of Kalawanchikudi, was taken into custody over an alleged indecent act reported by a New Zealand national who had arrived in Sri Lanka on a tour. The tourist lodged a complaint with the Tourist Police stating that on October 25, while travelling from Arugam Bay towards Passikudah, a young man behaved indecently during her excursion. She had also posted a video of the incident on social media. According to police, investigations revealed that the incident had occurred in…
The government has decided to exempt the Lanka Sugar Company from all statutory payments starting January 1, Trade Minister Sunil Handunnetti announced.
The Armed Forces Remembrance and Poppy flower celebration Day commemoration ceremony was held on 16th of November 2025 at the Cenotaph War Memorial at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. The Cenotaph War Memorial has been built in memory of war heroes from Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) who were killed in action during World War I and World War II. It was designed by the architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens. This monument is one of the oldest and most significant war memorials in Sri Lanka, and the national commemoration ceremony is held here…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s vehicle registrations dropped in October, with both motor cars and SUV/crossovers slowing down, while commercial vehicles continued to pick up pace, an analysis of vehicle registry data by J B Securities, Colombo-based brokerage, shows. Total registrations including motor cycles, dropped to 47,685 in October 2025, from 48,708 in September. Motor car registrations fell from a peak of 3,934 in September to 3,612 while SUV/crossovers fell to 5,075 from 5,813. Sri Lanka had seen registrations of motor cars and SUVs of around 5,000 to 7,000 a month, before an economic crisis triggered by aggressive rate cuts backed…
Prevailing rainy conditions are expected to continue in the Northern and Eastern Provinces due to the low-pressure area in the vicinity of the island, the Meteorology Department said.
MP Jagath Vithana says he will not accept the cab allocated to him under the 2026 budget proposal, which includes the import of vehicles for Members of Parliament. In a letter, he requested that the government refrain from importing a cab for him, noting that only 1,774 vehicles should be brought down if his request is honoured. He stated that importing 1,775 cabs despite his refusal would be a serious injustice to taxpayers. Vithana has also asked to be formally informed of the Ministry of Finance’s decision regarding his request. The post Jagath Vithana declines cab allocated to MPs under…
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka says he is pleased with the direction of the current government, citing its stance against corruption despite limited economic improvement.
Parliament’s Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability has proposed that the Ministry of Environment take the lead in producing an environmentally friendly paper bag as an alternative to polythene “sili sili” bags. The recommendation was made during committee discussions on the proposal to impose a fee on sili sili bags when purchasing goods. Committee members questioned whether charging a fee would meaningfully reduce polythene use and asked officials to clarify who had decided the fee amount. Officials stated that the current gazette does not mandate any fee for sili sili bags. The Committee met on 10 and…
Doctors in all hospitals across the country will limit several key services from tomorrow (Monday, 17), including issuing prescriptions for medicines to be purchased from external pharmacies and recommending laboratory tests to be done at private facilities.
National Organizer of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Namal Rajapaksa, criticized the government today, saying it has failed to deliver on promises made to the public during the election. He called on all opposition parties to join a protest in Nugegoda on November 21 to voice their dissent.
The printing of driver’s licences, which had been halted due to a shortage of printing cards, has resumed, the Department of Motor Traffic said. The department noted that printing work restarted last week, with plans to produce around 6,000 licences daily. It is reported that nearly 350,000 licences had piled up during the recent period as a result of the shortage. With new card stocks now available, printing has recommenced, and the department aims to clear the backlog quickly. Meanwhile, the department plans to issue new driver’s licences within 14 days of application. All district offices are expected to be…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has presented a budget without tax new shocks, maintain tax stability, Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Anil Jayantha Fernando said delivering the closing speech at the budget debate. “The budget used to be a magic box where people expected benefits and others were looking at new taxes, Minister Fernando said. “We did not put any new taxes to squeeze people’s necks further. We are instead making the tax system more efficient, improving tax compliance. We are using technology to widen the tax net. As a result, the state revenues are going…
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