The Sri Lankan Report

The election commission says that the preference numbers of the candidates contesting the upcoming general election can be obtained today (16) from the respective district secretariat offices. MORE..

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that he does not plan to retire from politics. MORE..

The Meteorology Department says that heavy rainy weather in the southwestern part of the island is expected to reduce gradually. MORE..

The 687 room luxury hotel “Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams Sri Lanka” by the John Keells Group was officially declared open in Colombo, on Tuesday (October 15). MORE..

Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada. MORE..

(UPDATED) A person has been shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in the Ruwanwella area in Matara this evening (15), police said. MORE..

Addressing the progress review meeting of the Ministry of Energy this morning (15), President Anura Kumara Dissanayake advised that the projects aimed at achieving the energy sector s goals over the next three years must be structured and expedited. MORE..

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas for the sea areas over the Southern Bay of Bengal. MORE..

The schools in the Western and Southern provinces which had remained closed yesterday (14) and today (15) will reopen tomorrow (16), the Provincial Secretaries of the respective provinces said. MORE..

The government has appointed a special committee to assess and manage potential increases in oil prices in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. MORE..

A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed with the Supreme Court seeking an order preventing the release of 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination results and the cut-off marks. MORE..

Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Vijitha Herath announced that an additional Rs. 3,000 will be added to the monthly pension of government retirees starting next month. This decision, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, comes as part of an interim allowance to provide immediate financial relief to pensioners. MORE..

The Leader of the United National Party (UNP), former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will make a special statement to the public on Thursday (17). MORE..

Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. MORE..

North Korea has blown up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, South Korea s military said on Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions on the Korean peninsula. MORE..

Minister Vijitha Herath states that the import of vehicles will only be carried out under a proper procedure and in a manner that will not exhaust the foreign reserves in the country thereby causing a dollar crisis again. MORE..

The Chief Operating Officer of Brown Company PLC, Mangala Wijesinghe has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Export Development Board (EDB).

Minister Vijitha Herath announced that Sri Lanka will receive a new shipment of passports next Saturday, which will be distributed starting on Monday (Oct. 21). MORE..

Sri Lanka s government has moved forward with plans to enhance its public debt management capabilities, following the enactment of the Public Debt Management Act No. 33 of 2024. MORE..