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Sri Lanka set to appoint former India batter Vikram Rathour as batting coach ahead of the T20 World Cup. Rathour, who served as India’s batting coach until 2024, is currently the assistant coach of IPL side Rajasthan Royals and will join…

General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff of India, arrived in Sri Lanka today for a high-level two-day official visit. The mission aims to bolster defense ties and regional stability within the Indian Ocean. According to the…

Australian selectors have named a spin-heavy squad for the defending champions for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India. The 2021 tournament winners decided Thursday not to pick a left-arm paceman in the absence of…

The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) has reported a rise in the use of the narcotic substance crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as ‘Ice’), in Sri Lanka. Assistant Director of Research at the NDDCB, Thamara Darshana,…

Sri Lanka Police state that a large number of people and vehicles are expected to arrive in Colombo from outlying areas to celebrate the New Year 2026 tomorrow (31), particularly around the Galle Face Green area. Accordingly, the Sri…

The present government’s policy is not to provide luxury to a limited number of people, but to manage the economy in a way that delivers tangible benefits to the public, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated. The Prime Minister…

A group of the world’s top economists including the Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz have called for Sri Lanka’s debt payments to be suspended as it tackles the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. More than 600 people were killed and…

A meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-Andreé Franche, was held on the 20 December 2025 at the Prime Minister’s Office. During the meeting, Marc-Andreé…

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to review the government’s request for emergency financial assistance amounting to SDR 150.5 million (approximately USD 200 million) under the Rapid Financing…

Two Sri Lankan fishing vessels were seized near Kelaa in Haa Alifu Atoll yesterday during an operation conducted by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) based on intelligence shared by foreign sources, Maldivian media reported today.…