Russian tourist fined Rs. 1.78Mn for damaging train in railway crossing mishap

Railway engine and colour signal system extensively damaged

Young woman saved from drowning in Upper Kotmale reservoir

A young woman, who fell into the Upper Kotmale reservoir in Talawakelle, was saved by the police with the help of the residents of the area. Police said the area

Income of the Dehiwala Zoo on the rise

The income of the Dehiwala Zoo has been on the increase, and it has received an income of Rs.52 million for the first 40 days of the year from 16,000 visitors. Director Operations H.A. Anoma Priyadarshani said the heavy influx of visitors was mainly due to the innovative programme

Alleged use of SPC funds to pay Keheliya’s mobile phone bill: Order on Keheliya’s objections postponed

The delivery of the order pertaining to the objections raised by former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella in connection with

Scores of SJBers from provincial and local level to join UNP: Range Bandara

Scores of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) members from both provincial and local government level are to join UNP shortly, UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said yesterday. Mr. Range Ba

Body of missing girl found half naked in Talaimannar

The Talaimannar Police have launched an investigation after the body of a 10-year-old girl, who had been reported missing, was found half naked. Police said the girl’s grandmother lodged a complaint with the Talaimannar Police on Thursday ni

Wild elephant deaths soar

470 wild elephants deaths reported for 2023

WhatsApp drug bust: Kahawatta Police arrest peddler guided by overseas supplier

Police trace suspicious financial transactions to the suspect’s spouse’s account

Sri Lanka busts oil spill using satellite surveillance for first time

Imposes record fine from responsible shipping company

FR application by retired HC Judge against PCoI fixed for argument

Petitioner states that she was not summoned to appear before the Commission and did not receive any notice or summons to appear

CBK stirs the pot for Executive Presidency Abolition, faces uphill task

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is reportedly behind the latest move to initiate action for the abolition of the executive presidency ahead of the Presidential Election, but it is unlikely to succeed given the inability to secu

President, parliament clash heightens with judiciary coming into play

​The crisis involving the Executive and the Legislature has heightened to a new level with the judiciary also coming into play over the Constitutional Council’s (CC) rejection of appointment of Court of Appeal President Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne as a Supreme Court judge and Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informing President Ranil Wickremesinghe that the lack of majority

42 Int’l red notices issued for wanted criminals: Deshabandu

42 Int’l red notices issued for wanted criminals: Deshabandu

Money allocated for Oxygen used to buy substandard drugs

Judge directed to match the signature of Minister Keheliya Rambukwella with the signatures of the cabinet memoranda and other documents

Key accomplice of ‘Kudu Salindu’ wanted over multiple crimes, extradited to Sri Lanka

Police say the accomplice had also been overseeing a drug network from Dubai

At Bastian Mawatha bus stand Public toilet charges raised to Rs. 50

The fees for utilizing the public toilet facilities at the Bastian Mawatha bus stand has been raised to Rs. 50 per person. Previously, the toilet usage fee was Rs. 20 per person, according to its maintenance personnel.

I enjoyed the Executive presidency: Mahinda

Says it would be preferable to abolish the Executive presidency

Speaker’s act of certifying Online Safety Bill challenged in SC by Sumanthiran

Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran has filed a fundamental rights application before the Supreme Court, challenging the Speaker’s act of certifying the Online Safety Bill as enacted into law.

Plans afoot to ramp up domestic medicine production

In a bid to address the substantial financial outlay of over $500 million spent annually on importing medicines, Minister of Health Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said plans are underway to scale up the domestic production.

SF to be axed from SJB chairmanship

MP Fonseka has been openly critical of the SJB and its leadership despite warnings

Customs TUs warn work to rule action over incompetent management practices

Poor practices of the human resources department had caused a host of issues

Syntropic Agroforestry Project launched by AmPark Foundation & Dept. of Forest Conservation

An MOU was signed between the Department of Forest Conservation of Sri Lanka and AmPark Foundation to restore at-risk forest systems using a modified syntropic agroforestry model. The Revive Project is an initiative of AmPark Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting climate change globally. The forest system o

CBK says no decision to support any presidential candidate as yet

Former president Chandrika Kumaratunge said she had not decided to support any candidate in the upcoming presidential election as reported by various media and social media platforms. Office of the former president Kumaratunge said the reports published in mainstream media and social media platforms that she had offered to support various candidates in the upcoming presidential election are false.

The price of a fresh red rose reduced to Rs.300 on Valentine’s Day

Florists from various areas from the country yesterday claimed that they had received more customers to buy roses for Valentine’s Day and they used to receive more income.

NFCO demands 33% electricity tariff revision

The National Front of Civil Organizations (NFCO) yesterday requested electricity consumers to gather in front of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) premises to express opposition to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), which is set to finalize the collection of public opinions for the upcoming electricity tariff revision, NFCO President Priyantha Thilakarathna said. Addressing t

Pathirana reverts Keheliya’s decision

Removed Sri Lanka Medical Council member reappointed

Sri Lanka Air Force reveals ambitious aircraft acquisition plans

Air Force Commander Udeni Rajapaksa said yesterday that the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has embarked on several programmes aimed at modernizing its fleet and enhancing operational capabilities to meet future challenges effectively. During a media

Clarification

The following quote of the front page article under the title “Do not make CC a puppet of Executive: PC Upul Jayasuriya,” which was carried on Wednesday, February 14th Daily Mirror print edition should be

73rd anniversary of SLAF SLAF initiates “Wings of Friendship” projects worth Rs.125 Mn in North

Moving away from the Colombo and Southern Province, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has made arrangements to initiate a series of projects under the theme “Wings of Friendship,” coinciding with the 73rd anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force in the North from March 2. As part of this initiative, community development programmes will be executed, focusing on the northern province, with a financial value exceeding Rs 125 million. Air Force Com

Customs seize Rs.8.8Mn worth black gram concealed in rice containers from India

When they searched further inside the containers they found 488 sacks containing black gram weighing up to 12, 688 kilograms, which had been carefully concealed amongst the rice sacks