A number of Sri Lanka based state and private companies have given firefighting foam to fight a blaze on board, MT New Diamond, a stricken tanker that is carrying cargo of crude oil, the Indian Ocean Island’s navy said

The risk of COVID-19 spreading among the community in Sri Lanka has not been eliminated, even though positive infections are not confirmed from the community, health officials warned

Sri Lankan authorities are prepared to reopen airports within 12 hours of receiving the relevant recommendations from health authorities, State Minister D.V. Chanaka said

The 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Council for Business with Britain (CBB) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was conducted on 27 August 2020

At least 1418 persons were killed in road accidents during the last eight months, latest police statistics revealed

Sri Lanka dropped 12 notches to 101st place in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 from last year’s 89th rank with a score of 23.78 on a 0 -100 scale, 100 being the most innovative

Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union in Colombo Denis Chaibi along with the EU Ambassadors of Italy, the Netherlands and Charge d’ Affaires of the Embassies of Romania, Germany and France paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on 2 September 2020

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage, chairing the 21st Session of the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SoM), urged BIMSTEC Member States to embrace the “new normal, and adapt fast”

The proposed 20th amendment to Sri Lanka’s constitution is a first step towards a dictatorship, the main opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) said

The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) chartered huge oil tanker 'New Diamond', laden with about 3,00,000 tonne of Kuwaiti crude on fire, has been towed more than 35 nautical miles away from Sri Lankan coast to safe waters, Indian Coast Guard said on Saturday

Sri Lanka President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has focused his attention on the future plans of the program to provide clean drinking water to all households 24 hours a day before the end of 2025

The United State has warned countries to manage risk when dealing with a state enterprise and subsidiaries in China that has reclaimed the sea in South China Sea and in Sri Lanka

An Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) chartered oil tanker ‘New Diamond on Thursday caught fire 37 nautical miles off the Sri Lankan coast

A nine-member experts’ committee has been appointed to draft a new constitution, stated the Co-Cabinet Spokesman Minister Udaya Gammanpila during a media briefing held at the Government Media Centre today (03)

Sri Lanka will expand the storage capacity for fuel in the country to boost buffer stocks when ships are delayed, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said