Canadian High Commissioner Eric Walsh met National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the JVP Headquaters today where they discussed the economic and politcal situation in Sri Lanka.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka’s government to abandon the proposed Non-Governmental Organizations (Registration and Supervision) Act, impose a moratorium on the use of the Online Safety Act, and amend the Anti-Terrorism Bill to ensure that it respects human rights standards, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

Sri Lanka failed to meet 33% of the commitments due by end-February 2024 in its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, according to the February update of Verité Research’s ‘IMF Tracker’.

The Education Ministry is to launch an investigation after receiving the report from the Tirukkovil Education Zone regarding the death of the 16-year-old schoolboy in Ampara after collapsing while participating in a marathon race.

The Young Journalists’ Association of Sri Lanka today filed a fundamental rights petition before the Supreme Court seeking an order to quash the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police.

Air Vice Marshal H.M.S.K.B. Kotakadeniya (Retd) has been appointed as the new Director General of Civil Aviation and its Chief Executive Officer.

A 16-year-old schoolboy has died in Ampara after collapsing while participating in a marathon race held at the Tirukkovil Methodist Central College yesterday morning, police said.

The Colombo High Court today rejected the preliminary objections raised by former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella against the GI pipes case. Accordingly, Colombo High Court Judge Nawaratne Marasinghe decided to fix the matter for trial and the case will be called again on April 4.

Ahead of the pending national elections, the government has made fresh attempts to bring about changes to the parliamentary election system by seeking to amend the Parliamentary Elections Act, a Minister said.

The price of a packet of milk powder is expected to be reduced by around Rs. 100 – 150 from this Friday (March 15), Minister of Trade – Nalin Fernando says.

Four persons have been killed in two seperate shooting incidents last night (March 11). In both incidents, the assailants on motorbikes had attacked using T-56 firearms, reports say.

The Sri Lankan Rupee remains steady against the US Dollar today (Mar 12) compared to Monday, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena will undertake an official tour of China later this month and hold talks with his counterpart Li Qiang, Daily Mirror learns. The visit is likely to start on March 25.

More than 250 youths from Jaffna have applied to join the Sri Lanka Air Force during the 'Air Tattoo 2024' educational and technological exhibition, which was held in Jaffna in commemoration of the SLAF’s 73rd anniversary.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is reported to have reiterated its concerns with President Ranil Wickremesinghe over his direct dealings with individuals of the party bypassing its hierarchy. It was communicated to the President when he met with SLPP leaders Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa last week.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe convened a crucial party leader’s meeting today (Mar 11) to deliberate on the IMF proposals, which was only attended by Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran representing the opposition.

Former UNP National Organizer Navin Dissanayake said he did not participate in yesterday's meeting organized by his party as his name had been removed from the speaker's list.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has appreciated slightly against the US Dollar in commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (Mar 11), compared to last Thursday.

More than 300 people gathered in the suburban Ottawa neighbourhood of Barrhaven Saturday for a community vigil following what police have called one of the worst mass killings in the region’s recent history.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is in communication with the family members in Sri Lanka of the six Sri Lankans who were murdered in Ottawa, Canada and is facilitating their requests with the relevant Canadian authorities through the Sri Lankan High Commission while respecting their privacy.

The book released by Gotabaya Rajapaksa on an alleged Conspiracy to Oust him is the latest attempt by the “president who ran away” to paint an image of innocence,National Unity Alliance said.

The heat index, the temperature felt on the human body is expected to increase up to ‘Caution Level’ in 18 districts including Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts tomorrow, the Meteorology Department announced today.

Due to the affordability of sanitary napkins half the number of girls and women in Sri Lanka do not include sanitary napkins in their household expenditures, the Advocata Institute said.

The Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 22 Indian fishermen along with three Indian trawlers while poaching in Sri Lankan waters off the Kovilan Lighthouse in Kareinagar.

The Sri Lankan father who survived the mass murder of his family in Canada said he returned home from work on Wednesday to find his wife and four young children had been killed.

After 2028, there will be no failures in the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examinations, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a Heat Index Advisory for the North-western, Southern and North-central provinces and the Monaragala, Ratnapura, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu and Trincomalee districts.

Mr. Ranjan Manoranjan, the Chief Election Commission of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), has announced the details about the upcoming election for the TGTE’s fourth Parliament, which will be comprised of 115 members from 12 countries.