The Sri Lankan Report

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to provide immediate relief to the people affected by the recent adverse weather conditions across the country. MORE..

Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers in the coming months, about 17,000 people, as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that is crippling production of the company s best-selling airline planes. MORE..

Train services on the Puttalam railway line have been disrupted due to flooding. MORE..

Dozens of attackers armed with guns, rockets and hand grenades stormed a cluster of small private coal mines in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, slaying some miners in their sleep and shooting others after lining them up, killing at least 21 in the restive region, police said. MORE..

A group of 120 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in online financial scams has been arrested in the Kundasale area. MORE..

Former MP Ajith Mannapperuma, who submitted his nomination to contest the general elections from the Gampaha District under the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has announced his withdrawal from the election and his resignation from the party. MORE..

The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered the confiscation of a luxury vehicle seized by the Bribery Commission. MORE..

The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red alert for the sea areas off the coasts extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle. MORE..

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake conducted a virtual discussion yesterday (11) with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ms Samantha Power. MORE..

The Welipenna Interchange on the Southern Expressway, which was closed due to a minor flood situation, has now reopened for traffic, according to the Road Development Authority (RDA).

An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three on Friday, Lebanon s military said, just hours after the Israeli military fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two of them for the second day in a row. MORE..

The Meteorology Department says the prevailing showery condition is expected to continue further in the south-western part of the Island, due to the atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. MORE..

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that he had a productive virtual discussion today with USAID Administrator Samantha Power, exploring future cooperation and how USAID can support Sri Lanka s development initiatives.

The New Democratic Front (NDF) has released its National List for the 2024 General Election. MORE..

The “Sarvajana Balaya” alliance has released its list of candidates nominated to be appointed as national list members of parliament (National List MPs) in the 2024 General Election. MORE..

The Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, announced that a total of 764 nomination papers were submitted by political parties and independent groups for the 2024 General Election, from the 22 electoral districts across the island. MORE..

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has released its list of candidates nominated as national list members of parliament (National List MPs) for the 2024 General Election. MORE..

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has released its list of candidates nominated as national list members of parliament (National List MPs) for the 2024 General Election. MORE..

The National People s Power (NPP) has released its list of candidates nominated as national list members of parliament (National List MPs) for the 2024 General Election. MORE..