The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal to obtain another US$ 100 million from the Asian Development Bank under the Policy Based Loan Facilities.

An electricity transformer located within the premises of the Cancer Unit of the Galle National Hospital has reportedly suddenly caught fire. MORE..

Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday as a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace agreement ‌eased concerns of rate hike by the Federal Reserve, while investors awaited further details on the deal.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that a long-term programme should be formulated to minimise the spread of the dengue epidemic and emphasised that, just as the country has successfully overcome previous challenges,

The Court of Appeal has announced that it will deliver its decision on July 3 after concluding hearings on a petition filed by Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has filed a petition with the Court of Appeal seeking an order preventing his arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

Oil prices extended losses on ​Tuesday, as markets weighed prospects for a resumption of supply through the key Strait of Hormuz against shaky ‌physical market drivers and a lack of details from a preliminary deal to end the Iran war.

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate alleged irregularities in coal imports from 2009 to the present recently visited the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai.

A three-wheeler travelling from Katunayake to Lindula in Talawakelle veered off the road and plunged down a 100-foot precipice, leaving the driver injured. MORE..

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for rough sea conditions and strong winds for sea areas extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota. MORE..

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday the first round of negotiations on a final agreement between Iran and the United States will be held after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between them in Switzerland on Friday.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have formalized today (16) the 2nd phase of a continued partnership, reaffirming their joint commitment to advancing financial literacy...MORE..

The mass grave discovered at Chemmani Siththupaththi in Jaffna has reportedly become the largest mass grave recorded in the Northern Province in recent history. MORE..

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has appeared before the Court of Appeal today (16).

Three individuals have been killed in separate road accidents reported from different parts of the country, according to police.

Almost all of the world’s children are exposed to at least one climate hazard, with as many as 1.8 billion put in danger ​by droughts and 1.2 billion by extreme heat, the United ‌Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report on Tuesday. MORE..

An earthquake ​of 6.7 ‌magnitude struck Indonesia’s ​Sulawesi island ​on Tuesday, with ⁠the ​epicentre recorded about ​42 kilometres (26.1 miles) to the southeast of ​the ​town of Palu ‌at ⁠a depth of 10 km, ​Indonesia’s ​geophysics ⁠agency BMKG said. MORE..

The newly appointed Defence Attaché of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka, Senior Colonel Fu Xiao, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at his office in Colombo. MORE..