China and Sri Lanka on Wednesday discussed the recent mass arrest of Chinese nationals linked to a global online financial scam.

Following the recent arrests of several foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, involved in online scams, the police are now seeking guidance from relevant authorities including the Attorney General's Department to update laws and regulations.

A group of foreign nationals, who were staying under suspicious circumstances at a hotel in the Chilaw area, has been arrested over suspicions of being involved in online financial scams.

Sri Lanka’s passport shortage and long queues of persons seeking new passports or to extedend the date of expiry to travel overseas will come to to end by next Monday

In a critical response to the Hamilton Reserve Bank’s (HRB) legal opposition, Sri Lanka has reaffirmed its commitment to progressing with its debt restructuring efforts.

The 687 room luxury hotel “Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams Sri Lanka” by the John Keells Group was officially declared open in Colombo, on Tuesday (October 15).

SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that an investigation is currently underway in accordance with civil aviation regulations “regarding the incident on flight UL 607” from Sydney to Colombo on September 21.

Sri Lanka has decided to apply for the membership of the BRICS and the New Development Bank.

A large-scale fraud involving the import of electric vehicles worth millions of rupees under special permits granted to expatriate workers has been uncovered, according to the National Audit Office.