Separate court for tax-related cases: Minister

A systematic programme has been prepared to streamline the payment of taxes by eliminating the existing weaknesses and shortcomings in the current tax collection

Japan-funded LRT project To be resumed

Subject Minister confirms Govt. keen to start it again

President Discusses debt restructuring with Japanese leaders

President Ranil Wickremesighe met Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshida Suga yesterday where the duo discussed the role of Japan in stabilizing Sri Lanka economy. It was reported that President Wickremesinghe discussed debt restructuring with a number of Japanese leaders yesterday.

voted out

Parliament yesterday voted out Chairman of Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Janaka Ratnayake by adopting a motion with 123 votes in favour and 77 against, an act that indicates that the government commands majority support of the House. Ratnayake, an appointee o

Sri Lanka on the brink of dengue hyper epidemic

Health Ministry intensifies drive against dengue

Jerome apologises to Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus

I have absolutely done nothing wrong and while i have done nothing wrong. I want to apologise to my Buddhist, Muslim and Hindu brothers and sisters if my words by any means have hurt you

Dengue reaches epidemic level in Colombo, Gampaha

Dengue caseload crosses 35,000 mark

Sajith denounces Pastor Jerome

We vehemently oppose the statement made by pastor jerome

Pastor Jerome leaves SL ahead of CID probe, says will return on Sunday

Hours after President Ranil Wickremesinghe ordered the Criminal Investigations Department to probe controversial Pastor Jerome Fernando over his derogatory remarks against Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism, Jerome left the island in the early hours of yesterday for Singapore, in what his office said was a ‘pre-planned’ visit.

Special operation identifies over 3,000 mosquito breeding places in WP

A total of 3,344 persons have been warned for allowing mosquito breeding places during a special two-day dengue control operation

X-Press Pearl compensation disbursed to fisherman for the fourth time

The fishermen who were affected by the X-Press Pearl maritime disaster were recently granted compensation for the fourth time at the Ministry of Fisheries under the auspices of the Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda and the State Minister of Fisheries Piyal Nishantha De Silva. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Victims demand compensation

Several patients who developed complications due to the use of ‘Prednisolone’, an eye drop used after cataract surgeries at three government hospitals, demand financial compensation for the damage caused to their eyes and possible threats to their lives.

I am used to Beira baths: Kahandagama

Says he was performing an act while he was being beaten up in the pursuit of survival and gaining sympathy

School girl’s death in Kalutara Suspect first saw 16-year-old victim on Tik Tok Main suspect arrested

​The 29-year-old main suspect who had brought the 16-year old school girl to a hotel in Kalutara and whose naked body was later found near the railway line, has been detained for further questioning following his arrest in Hikkaduwa early last morning.

Vesak sago dansala by Kew Lane youth

Members of the Kew Lane United Youth Society organised a sau (sago drink) dansala for Vesak in Slave Island junction

Kap Planting ceremony at Kataragama

The Kap Planting ceremony at the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devala was held on Saturday morning with the participation of Basnayake Nilame Dishan Gunasekara. Basnayake Nilame said the Esala festival would commence on June 18 and last till July 03. He said according to tradition, the Kap planting ceremony should be performed 45 days prior to the festival.

Gangarama comes alive for vesak with foreign participation

Gangaramaya Temple had come alive with Vesak and had organised the Vesak zone. The special feature this year are the

SL asks ADB for reclassification to access concessionary loans

Sri Lanka is currently classified as an upper middle income country

Remembering President Premadasa 30 years on

A ceremony was held to mark the 30th death anniversary of late President Premadasa at Hultsdorf yesterday. Family members of the late President are pictured here paying floral tributes at the sta

Financial cost of economic crisis will be US $ 240Bn for decade ending 2030: Patali Champika

There will be unrest in the country if the value of bank assets and EPF, ETF declines

US blacklists Wasantha Karannagoda

The United States is designating Sri Lankan Governor and retired Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda for gross violation of human rights

SDIGs go against Tiran

​Several Senior DIGs including Ajith Rohana and Priyantha Weerasooriya who were transferred by the Public Security Ministry under the covering approval of the National Police Commission (NPC) have written to the NPC and the ministry saying that their transfers are illegal and they have not been mentioned any reasons. Seven S

X-Press Pearl disaster CHAMARA GUNASEKERA SINKS IN MYSTERY!

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s revelation in Parliament yesterday over one Chamara Gunasekera being the recipient of a US 250 million dollar bribe to bury the X Press Pearl compensation claim sent shockwaves amongst politicians and journalists who were hurrying to find who the name was connected to locally. However after i

SL agrees to send two elephants to Pakistan zoo

Kaavan was rescued by international efforts and sent to Cambodia

X-press Pearl compensation :Experts smell a rat as Lankan authorities place hopes on Singapore

Four years after the MV X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire in Sri Lankan waters, local authorities continue to take a snail-paced approach to file a compensation claim. The inferno is reported as the s

Easing the pain of Easter Sunday victims

Actor turned activist Jehan Appuhami, who once carried the cross to mark his protest against the injustice of the Easter Sunday victims, is being relieved with water by a Buddhist monk who took part at a similar demonstration performed by the former under the hot sun at Colombo Fort yesterday. Pic by Kushan Sangeeth Pathiraja

Why is the government not claiming usd 6.4bn compensation for X-Press Pearl tragedy?

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said he got hold of details regarding the transfer of US $ 250 million to the foreign account of a Sri Lankan as a bribe to obstruct the legal process related to X-Press Pearl disaster, and directed the police to initiate investigations into it. However the Minister is yet to name the individual involved. The Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl ship was on fire f

Railway Dept. to be made a corporation- Minister

Currently run at annual loss of Rs.10 billion

Toque monkeys could be heading for labs in China: CEJ

​ The first batch of 100,000 toque monkeys could be heading for test labs in China, Executive Director of the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ), Hemantha Withanage said. He said these monkeys could be used for experiments and testing of cosmetic products and medical experiments.

Oil anointing ceremony at Gangaramaya

Though the Sinhala and Tamil New Year was celebrated on April 13 and 14, rituals related to the celebrations continue to be performed for several days, Accordingly, the ‘Hisa Thel Gama’ (oil anointing ceremony) where a specially prepared herbal oil is anointed on the head at an auspicious time is one such ritual. This year, this ritual was conducted on Sunday at various places. Here V