Veteran Captain Uthpala Kumarasinghe bid farewell after a stellar 40-year career at SriLankan Airlines, piloting a final flight with his son First Officer Rahal Kumarasinghe at his side.   SriLankan Airlines expressed its gratitude to Captain Kumarasinghe for his outstanding long service to th...

The Government of the Republic of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency, (KOICA) provided funds to upgrade and renovate the Korea Sri Lanka Friendship Hospital (KSFH).  The project granted 9 million USD covered the establishment of a new building, renovation of the KSFH and ...

According to local authorities, at least 36 people died and 14 were rescued on Thursday (30) after falling into a stepwell at a Hindu temple in central India after its floor covering collapsed. The event occurred at the Shri Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal Temple in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Accordi...

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka will kick off a reworking of part of its domestic debt next month and aims to finalise it by May, central bank and treasury officials told creditors during a virtual presentation on Thursday. The financially strapped South Asian country will also start formal negotiations for ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s public debt trajectory is set to remain unsustainable in the absence of a comprehensive debt treatment, said the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. On Thursday (30), Sri Lanka held an investor presentation in order to explain the current macroeconomic situation in Sri ...