Monday 8th June, 2026 Former Director of the State Intelligence Service Maj. Gen. (retd.) Suresh Sallay, currently being detained at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over the Easter Sunday ...

On 27 May 2026, the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka and AHK Sri Lanka hosted a high-level business roundtable in Colombo focused on Sri Lanka’s potential as a competitive regional maritime and logistics ...

Sri Lanka is set to commission battery energy storage capacity across 16 substation sites nationwide, marking the country’s largest energy storage programme to date. The initiative represents a ...

The 2025 audit of Samurdhi Bank couldn’t be carried out due to its failure to complete the auditing process for 2023 and 2024.This transpired when Auditor General Samudika Jayaratne appeared before ...

SLT-MOBITEL PEOTV, Sri Lanka’s pioneering Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service provider and leading digital entertainment platform, announced a landmark partnership with Fédération ...

Hayleys Mobility Limited, the mobility arm of Hayleys Fentons Limited, has introduced the all-new JAECOO J5 HEV to Sri Lanka, strengthening its presence in the country’s growing new-energy vehicle ...

Japan and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Sri Lankan government, recently launched a USD 1.33 mn initiative to restore fisheries and ...

Chinese run Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) successfully handled a 2,241-tonne Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) shipment comprising 54 battery units destined for Sri Lanka’s ...

Sri Lanka’s former national javelin record holders Sachith Maduranga and Waruna Lakshan Dayaratne have hailed Rumesh Tharanga’s historic performance at the Rome Diamond League as a defining moment for ...

In April 2026, the Cabinet of Sri Lanka approved 77 Businesses of Strategic Importance (BSIs) under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, marking a major milestone for the Colombo Port City ...

ESG performance, and supply chain resilience Peterson Solutions Sri Lanka, the consultancy and advisory arm of the globally recognized Peterson and Control Union Group, officially opened its new ...

The Central Bank yesterday (07) said that there was absolutely no basis for the recent claim regarding the loss of USD 808 bn. A CB economist said so responding to The Island query regarding SJB MP ...