Army conducts urban operations exercise “Hard Duck” in Colombo The Sri Lanka Army says its Special Forces Brigade carried out a special operations exercise at the ITC Ratnadipa Hotel in Colombo this week. According to the Army, the special operations exercise was titled “Operation Hard Duck” and was conducted on Tuesday (26). The exercise focused…

  US prosecutors probe FIFA’s ‘sky-high’ ticket prices FIFA faces a subpoena from the states of New York and New Jersey as part of an investigation into details of pricing for 2026 World Cup tickets and the accuracy of stated seat locations promised to football fans. The tournament, the most expensive World Cup in history…

Deputy Defense Minister conducts field inspection in Jaffna Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd), Aruna Jayasekara conducted a field inspection visit to several key locations in the Jaffna Peninsula on Tuesday (26). He was joined by Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ramalingam Chandrasekar, the Jaffna District Secretary and other government officials. During…

President declares several public services as essential services President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has declared a number of public services as essential services under the Essential Public Services Act No. 61 of 1979 through an Extraordinary Gazette issued on Thursday (28). The gazette states that the order was issued considering the need to maintain normal public…

Sri Lankan seeks Rs. 10 bn as Govt moves to PPP model   Sri Lanka’s Government is moving ahead with plans to introduce a public-private partnership (PPP) model for Sri Lankan Airlines, Aviation Minister Anura Kuranathilake said.Speaking during a televised discussion, the Minister acknowledged that maintaining the national carrier through taxpayer funds was becoming increasingly…

News Ex-NOC President faces corruption allegations over gifts to OCA official       Former President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL)  – Suresh Subramaniam, is reportedly facing corruption allegations linked to the gifting of a gem-studded elephant figurine and purchasing an expensive dinnerware set for the Director General of the Olympic…

News IMF unlocks USD 695 mn. tranche to SL     The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has successfully completed the combined fifth and sixth reviews of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. Following the completion of the reviews, Sri Lanka will be eligible to immediately access around USD 695 million…

News Tharushi Abisheka wins gold for Sri Lanka       Sri Lanka’s Tharushi Abisheka (Podi) has won the gold medal in the women’s 1500 metres event at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships. At the championships currently being held in Hong Kong, she recorded a time of 4 minutes 31.41 seconds in the event.The silver…

Army conducts urban operations exercise “Hard Duck” in Colombo The Sri Lanka Army says its Special Forces Brigade carried out a special operations exercise at the ITC Ratnadipa Hotel in Colombo this week. According to the Army, the special operations exercise was titled “Operation Hard Duck” and was conducted on Tuesday (26). The exercise focused…

  US prosecutors probe FIFA’s ‘sky-high’ ticket prices FIFA faces a subpoena from the states of New York and New Jersey as part of an investigation into details of pricing for 2026 World Cup tickets and the accuracy of stated seat locations promised to football fans. The tournament, the most expensive World Cup in history…

President declares several public services as essential services President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has declared a number of public services as essential services under the Essential Public Services Act No. 61 of 1979 through an Extraordinary Gazette issued on Thursday (28). The gazette states that the order was issued considering the need to maintain normal public…

Sri Lankan seeks Rs. 10 bn as Govt moves to PPP model   Sri Lanka’s Government is moving ahead with plans to introduce a public-private partnership (PPP) model for Sri Lankan Airlines, Aviation Minister Anura Kuranathilake said.Speaking during a televised discussion, the Minister acknowledged that maintaining the national carrier through taxpayer funds was becoming increasingly…