Focusing on recognising women who excel in their careers, businesses and everyday life, the eleventh edition of the ‘Top 50’ Professional and Career Women Awards Sri Lanka 2021, hosted by Women in Management (WIM), in collaboration with Women in Work, a partnership between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) - a member of the World Bank Group and the government of Australia, was held in Colombo on January 18.

The Japanese government has provided Rs. 400 million worth medical equipment to strengthen Sri Lanka's health services and COVID-19 response, the Japanese Embassy in Colombo said.

President Rajapaksa must take steps to make the public aware of the proposed constitutional principles of government, the chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice Karu Jayasuriya said.

Cabinet Co-Spokesman Minister Dullas Alahapperuma says that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should not be viewed as an evil entity if Sri Lanka decides to seek the support of the crisis lender.

Dr. Prasanna Jayamanna has been appointed as the new chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).  Dr. Jayamanna, a leading entrepreneur in the country, has also served as the Vice-Chairman of SLPA.

The government’s Policy Statement which was delivered by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa while inaugurating the Second Session of the 9th Parliament yesterday (18) came under heavy criticism from the Tamil National Alliance.

The arrest of a retired doctor in connection with the hand grenade which was recently found at the All Saints’ Church in Borella could be aimed at arresting a popular social media activist, it is reported.

Sri Lanka's central bank trumpeted the country's settling of a maturing $500 million sovereign debt on Tuesday, affirming the ultranationalist government's decision to use its scarce available foreign currency reserves to assuage overseas bondholders while its beleaguered public takes another economic hit.

Opposition lawmaker Imthiaz Bakeer Markar urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to learn a lesson from the fate that befell former Tunisian dictator, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.

India has handed over 1,000 houses built under the third phase of its housing project to beneficiaries in Sri Lanka’s plantation areas on the occasion of Pongal, Indian High Commission here said on Sunday (16).