An European Union (EU) GSP+ Monitoring Mission will be visiting Sri Lanka from 28 April to 7 May 2025 to take stock of progress on the fulfilment of conditions linked to the granting of the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) trade preferences. 

This is part of the regular biannual monitoring to which the Government of Sri Lanka has...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that no nation in the world has achieved development by neglecting its cultural values and traditions. 

He emphasized that the current government is committed to rebuilding the country by reinstating the moral principles and ethical systems that have slowly diminished over the years.

The President made these...

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard his punishment.

Santos, who pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, appealed for mercy, telling a court through tears that he was “humbled” and “...

The Matara Magistrate’s Court has decided that IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon has committed contempt of court by bringing his vehicle inside the court premises on April 10, 2025. 

Accordingly, the court has directed the Attorney General to take appropriate legal action before the Appeals Court. ...