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Is BYOB legal in Sri Lanka?
Can you Bring Your Own Bottle?
Over the past year, an increasing number of restaurants in Sri Lanka have adopted BYOB (Bring Your...
Cabinet Paper Seeks Ban on Unpackaged Coconut Oil Sales Amid Health Fears
Colombo, Sri Lanka – A cabinet paper has been submitted proposing a ban on the sale of unpackaged...
Sri Lanka Considers High Import Taxes Amid US Tariff Pressure
- Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe
Recently, the US government imposed a 30% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, effective August 1, 2025...
Deadly Current: PUCSL Report Reveals Alarming Electrocution Trends in 2024
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), drawing from data compiled by the Sri Lanka...
MasterChef Sri Lanka Set to Premiere on ITN This September
A Sri Lankan version of the global cooking competition *MasterChef* is set to launch on ITN this...

Ground frost in Nuwara-Eliya today

The Department of Meteorology says that mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the...

Sri Lanka Announce Squad for ODI Series vs Australia

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected a 16-member squad to play in the two-match...

Sri Lanka Railways suspends third-class seat reservations on several trains

Sri Lanka Railways has decided to suspend third-class seat reservations on several train services...

Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices citing security concerns

Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices over concerns that the Chinese artificial...

FeaturesThe President’s Jaffna visit and its implications

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is showing the change for the better that a single individual can...

77th Independence Day: AKD’s Call to Build a Better Future

On the occasion of Sri Lanka’s 77th National Independence Day, President Anura Kumara...

Police rejecting recording complaints is illeagal
IGP Issues Guidelines to Enhance Transparency in Complaint Recording

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has issued a circular detailing the procedures for recording...

Gazette issued lifting suspension on vehicle imports to Sri Lanka

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, has issued an...

Poor air quality due to polluted air from India: NBRO

Referring to the air quality in many parts of having reached unhealthy levels, the National Building...

Fairly Heavy Showers Expected in Several Areas

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern, Uva and Southern...

Planetary parade: Rare alignment of 6 planets visible to naked eye in Sri Lanka

A rare celestial event is captivating stargazers as six planets align in a striking display, says...

Human Rights Defenders Training Conducted in Batticaloa in Collaboration with RDPO Sri Lanka

Right to Life Human Rights Centre, in collaboration with RDPO Sri Lanka and with the support of...

New school term of 2025 to begin today

The Ministry of Education says that the new school term for the academic year 2025 will commence...

Fairly heavy showers expected in parts of the island

The Department of Meteorology says showers or thunder showers will occur at times in Uva and...

What Happened to Prageeth Eknaligoda?

Prageeth Ekneligoda disappeared on January 25, 2010. He disappeared after going to meet someone...

Silenced for Truth:
Justice Denied for Journalist Sugirdharajan

Nineteen years ago, on a fateful morning in Trincomalee, Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, known to his...

Dengue Outbreak Hits Karapitiya Hospital: 70 Staff Members Infected

The Karapitiya National Hospital has initiated fumigation operations following a dengue outbreak...

Sri Lanka to import coconut?

The Ceylon Chamber of Coconut Industries has urged the government for permission to import 200...

Trump says he would sanction Russia if Putin does not negotiate on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if its...

New Passenger Terminal at BIA to Begin Construction in June

The deadline for the calling of tenders for the construction of a new passenger terminal at the...

Trump signs executive order withdrawing from World Health Organization

The United States will exit the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday...

Nine terror suspects detained in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan police have arrested nine individuals, including two Maldivians, and an ex-LTTE cadre...