In a bid to boost its capacity to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, the Sri Lankan government aims to increase its daily PCR testing limit to 20,000, reported Daily Mirror

In a move to enhance the operational capabilities of its air force, the Sri Lankan government is pushing for overhauling of its existing fleet of aircraft, reported Daily Mirror

By cultivating what can be grown in the country, the money going to the farmers abroad will be diverted to the hands of our farmers, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said

The Sri Lankan government on Thursday made it clear there is no change in its earlier policy regarding the cremation of people who die of COVID-19 in the country, reported Daily Mirror

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka while creating balanced macroeconomic conditions capable of generating sustained and equitable economic growth over the medium-term plans to use opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic to plan for the longer-term, digitally-inclusive, technology-driven sustained high growth

Sri Lanka will open airports for commercial tourist flights from January 21, 2021 and the travel industry will have to follow revised guidelines to be published shortly, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga had said

Sri Lanka is holding talks with India and China to bring down COVID-19 vaccines, foreign secretary Jayanath Colambage said

Colombo Port City and the Hambantota Port will attract foreign investments to Sri Lanka and boost growth in 2021, the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said

Former LTTE leader turned politician Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman, the leader of the Tamil United Freedom Front (TUFF), said that while many LTTE leaders and other members of the LTTE were released under a general amnesty, all other Tamil political prisoners should also be released under a general amnesty

Sri Lanka will restrict access to important religious and archaeological sites to its citizens as a group of Ukrainian tourists – the first foreign travellers to the island since the Covid outbreak – will be visiting those sites the government announced today

Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage says that despite the worsening global situation triggered by the Covid pandemic, the process of repatriating Sri Lankans stranded overseas, one of the most pressing at present, will continue under the directive of Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena

Sri Lanka will shortly opt for currency swap arrangements with China and India for US$ 2.5 billion aimed at boosting Sri Lanka’s foreign currency reserves and maintaining foreign exchange liquidity, Treasury and Central Bank officials said

Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary General. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne has said Thursday there will be no room for separatism and extremism in the new year since they have taken steps to thwart such attempts

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his message to mark the dawn of New Year said his government is determined to further strengthen the steps that it had already taken in order to meet the expectations of the people in the New Year

Sri Lanka's Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga says that precautionary measures to be taken if a tourist is confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 are in place and the health authorities have taken further steps against the three Ukrainian tourists who were confirmed to be infected with COVID