Freedom People’s Congress (FPC) leader Dullas Alahapperuma said that poverty reduction programms such as Samurdhi Development and Janasaviya Poverty Alleviation Programme were launched for political purposes, therefore their targets could not be reached.

Troops from Russia's Wagner mercenary group have reportedly started leaving the city of Rostov-on-Don, less than 24 hours after attempting a rebellion.

The cousin and goddaughter of Hamish Harding has called for a full investigation into the deaths of the five Titan passengers.

Former Indian batting sensation Sunil Gavaskar has blasted the Indian selectors after star batsman Cheteswar Pujara was dropped from the Indian Test team for West Indies series. "Why has he been dropped? Why has he been made the scapegoat for our batting failures. He has been a loyal servant of India cricket.

One of Sri Lanka’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of construction chemicals, Megakem Lanka (Private) Limited, a member of the Wardena Holdings Group, recently unveiled its first export order.

President Ranil Wickremsinghe said he was asked to step down on the day following his house being set on fire at the instigation of certain media outlets.

The five people aboard a missing submersible died in what appears to have been a "catastrophic implosion," a U.S. Coast Guard official said on Thursday, bringing a grim end to the massive international search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic.

• -Only 2,007 specialists at present despite projected number of 4,299
• -350 specialists have migrated so far
• -300 more specialists to retire this year
• -Delay in annual transfer list

It is a claustrophobic, terrifying prospect - being trapped in a 22ft submersible, potentially thousands of feet underwater, with oxygen running out.

A US federal judge has overturned an Arkansas law that bars doctors from providing gender transition treatment for transgender youth.

In a cost reduction attempt in electricity generation over the next 24 months, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has decided to generate power from the 600+ MW of LNG power plants available until its requirement for long-term LNG power generation is fulfilled.

Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe yesterday said that laws pertaining to divorce will be amended to meet the needs of modern society.

SJB MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka requested journalists not to inconvenience him by repeatedly asking him if he will be a candidate at the next Presidential election.

The BBC Verify team looks at all the ships in the area and who can help with the rescue of the submarine.

May 2023 tea exports grow marginally by 4.3% YoY

Cumulative tea exports for Jan-May 2023 dip by 10.7% YoY
Türkiye, Iraq, and Russia rank as top three importers of Ceylon Tea

• HIV infections on the rise
  
• 15 deaths in three months
• Children not properly delivered sex education
• Increase in testing led to rise in cases

The mandatory Meningococcal vaccine is reportedly being administered to Sri Lankan Hajj pilgrims through unregulated means, Secretary of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) Dr. Haritha Aluthge said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland discussed digitalisation and other issues, at a meeting held in London.

The World Bank is likely to approve $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka at its next board meeting on June 28, sources told Reuters, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an IMF deal in March.

- We have learned from reliable sources that Rohitha Bogollagama has been selected by the Government as the Sri Lankan High Court Judge in the UK to reach out to the Tamil Diaspora for reconciliation.