All Government schools closed from 29 November

Survey finds paying bribes acceptable to a quarter of Sri Lankans

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) today launched the 2019 Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) report for Sri Lanka. The Global Corruption Barometer is the world?s largest public opinion survey on views and experiences of corruption. As a poll of the general public it provides an indicator as to how corruption is affecting individuals on a national level and how efforts to curb corruption are viewed on the ground. The survey provided 4 key findings; 1. When asked which key State inst

09 Dec, 2019

Sri Lanka elected chair of Biological Weapons Convention Meet

The Meeting of States Parties (MSP) to the Convention on Biological Weapons, which concluded its four day session in Geneva has unanimously endorsed Sri Lanka as the Chair of the Meeting of States Parties to be held in 2020. Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez takes over the Chairmanship of the 2020 States Parties’ Meeting from Ambassador Yann Hwang of France, the outgoing Chair. Sri Lanka’s Chairmanship, as the Convention marks 45 years of its entr

09 Dec, 2019

Mrs. Sri Lanka crowned Mrs. World 2020

Mrs. Sri Lanka, Caroline Jurie, has been crowned Mrs.World 2020 at the final held in the US. Jurie becomes the second Sri Lankan to win the title after former Mrs. World Rosy Senanayake. Senanayake won the title in 1984. The Mrs. World 2020 Pageant was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jurie was selected as the winner ahead of 1st Runner Up Ireland and 2nd Runner Up US Virgin Islands.

07 Dec, 2019