Sri Lanka

Superstar cricketer Kumar Sangakkara has been appointed as the captain of the Sri Lankan team for the International Masters League 2024 cricket tournament.

It is reported that she will be contesting for the Ratnapura District under the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party in this election.

The price of crude oil has risen by approximately 10% in the past week due to escalating military tensions in the Middle East.

The Matale High Court today (08) issued a warrant for the arrest of Cricket Selection Committee Chairman Upul Tharanga at the airport, ordering him to be presented before the court.

The Sri Lanka Railway Department announced that train services on the Upcountry line will be limited from tomorrow (09) until the 15th due to a joint Indo-Sri Lankan film project.

Namal Karunaratne, the National Organizer of the All Ceylon Farmers' Federation, stated that efforts are being made to provide dairy farmers with higher prices in the future.

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court requesting a travel ban on a group of officials, including a high-ranking officer from the Excise Department, due to information that they are preparing to travel abroad.

Former Member of Parliament for Matale District Mrs. Rohini Kaviratne says in a statement that the loss of the three thousand (LKR.3000) sum that pensioners should be entitled halt of August is a grave injustice done to senior citizens.

Minister of Public Security Vijitha Herath said that the Inland Revenue Department will continue to investigate the names of Sri Lankans mentioned in the Pandora documents, who allegedly earned billions of dollars in assets illegally.

Ministry Secretary M.P.N.M.Wickramasinghe says that the price of eggs is completely determined on the basis of chicken feed and that a system will be prepared to buy maize for chicken feed at 125-130 rupees per kilo during the import season.

The International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group (WBG) has approved a USD 200 million financing package to support the second phase...

Mr. V. Radhakrishnan, deputy leader of the Tamil Progressive Alliance and leader of the Kadura Janata Peramuna, said that he would dedicate himself to serving the people of the plantations in the future parliament without the privileges given to the nobles by the previous governments.