Govt. appoints Cabinet Sub-Committee on Cost of Living

The government has appointed a Cabinet Sub-Committee on Cost of Living (CoL) in order to keep prices of essential commodities stable and ensure a steady supply of them, Plantation Industries Minister Ramesh Pathirana said. The proposed Cabinet Sub Committee will work to keep the cost of living stable by providing policies and practical solutions focusing on market demand and supply fluctuations, weather effects, seasonal product changes, and int

Intake of medical students to universities increased: Education Minister

The number of students admitted to medical faculties of the universities has been increased by 350 for the first time in the history, Education Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris said during a discussion held at

Web service soon to ascertain authenticity of NICs: DRP Commissioner

A web service would be introduced to certify the authenticity of the particulars of the National Identity Card (NIC) in the near future, the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) yesterday said

Tamil-speaking people in East Hakeem asked for separate admin district in 2015: PCoI told

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader, MP Rauff Hakeem had requested former president Maithripala Sirisena and former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to create a separate administrative district for Tamil-speaking people in the Eastern Province, the PCoI into the Easter Sunday attacks was told on Monday. He said he

Prez to be Informed of issues faced by rural industrialists

Prasanna Ranaweera, the State Minister of Cane, Brass, Clay, furniture and Rural Industries who met rural industrialists recently pledged to have an in depth dialogue with the President and other relevant institutions on resolving s

Venerable Dhammissara Thera marks 74 years

An Alms Giving ceremony of the Maha Sangha will be held today (September 8) at the Molligoda Degambada Maha Viharaya, Wadduwa on the occasion of the 74th birth anniversary of the Chief Incumbent Ven. Bopitiye Dhammissara Thera.

More tremors likely in Mahaweli Reservoir region: Prof. Dissanayake

There is more likelihood of minor earth tremors taking place in the buffer zones of the Mahaweli Reservoir in the near futur

TPA wants a Tamil living outside NE in Constitution drafting committee

Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan yesterday requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to nominate a

Price of eggs reduced by Rs. 2

The All Ceylon Egg Producers’ Association has decided to reduce the price of an egg by Rs. 2 with effect from Monday.

Facility to purchase products of state institutions under one roof

Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardana has decided to set up trade centres throughout the country to enable the people

Youth Ministry to be shifted to Sugathadasa Complex Move will save Rs.46mn a year

The Ministry of Youth Affairs will be shifted to the Sugathadasa Sports Complex in Colombo, following a decision taken by Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Namal Rajapaksa. The Ministry

scrapping of 19th Amendment bringing disrepute to rule or law is a myth:Prof. Peiris

Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said it was a myth to say that the jettisoning of the 19th Amendment would be an affront to the rule or law, democracy and judicial independence. Addressing a sem

Excise detects Illicit fags worth Rs.650,000 in Veyangoda

The Pugoda Excise Station officials seized a stock of counterfeit cigarettes worth Rs.650,000 smuggled in from China in Veyangoda yesterday along with two men who were in possession of the stock.

ACJU & NSC infiltrated by Islamic extremists : Moulavi

The present All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU), National Shoora Council (NSC) and other leading Islamic extremist organizations bear extremist views and all the present members of these institu

All roads will be renovated within four years, assures President

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has assured that all roads in the country will be renovated within the next four years, the President’s Media Division said. The President sa

Pervert conductor learns a bitter lesson

A conductor who is in the habit of feeling the back of women boarding the bus and sometimes giving them a gentle squeeze has been taught an unforgettable lesson by one of his own bosom pals.

Bandula advocates Kansa cultivation for export

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardane has proposed that ‘Kansa’ should be cultivated in the country to be used as an item for value addition in the export industry. He told Daily

“Town Development Plan” called for by PM

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the Urban Development and Housing Ministry to draw a ‘Town Development Plan’ for each and every town in the country with focus on the protection of the environment, a comprehensive

U.S. Ambassador Opens Khoonethivu Navalar School at Sampur

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz opened the new Khoonethivu Navalar school in Sampur on August 26. The new facilitiy includes a two-story classroom building with eight classrooms, a rainwater harvesting system with a 30,000 litre s

End of the road for Sinharaja

Plantation Industries Minister Ramesh Pathirana said the development and the protection of the environment must go hand in hand and as such the progress of the two must not get hampered by each other’s work. Minister Pathi

Prez tells officials Find lasting solution to human-elephant conflict within 2 years

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed officials to come up with a lasting solution to the human-elephant conflict within two years and whilst taking measures to safeguard both elephants and humans. Accordin

Anura asks Speaker to cancel PCoI’s summoning of Sunil Hadunneti

National Peoples’ Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday brought to the notice of the Speaker that the former Committee of Public Enterprises (COPE) Chairman Sunil Hadunnetti had been summoned before the Presiden

Seasoned drug trafficker arrested for first time

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) yesterday arrested an accomplice of underworld figure Angoda Lokka with 3 kilogrammes of heroin and a large amount of cash at Orugodawatte. Police said the 40-yar-old suspect Chathura Sanjeewa a

SL and Afghanistan to strengthen trade relations

‘Better connectivity that results in better trade relations could mutually benefit Sri Lanka and Afghanistan,’ was the main focus of the discussion when the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka Ashraf Haidari called on Prime Minister Ma

Fight against terrorism and drug trafficking Australia provides assistance to SL

Several hand-held Chemical Detection Devices supplied by Australia were handed over to the Acting IGP C. D. Wickram

Standing on land which once was the Indian Ocean

Members of the Sri Lanka Press Association (SLPA) were recently invited over for a familiarisation visit to the Colombo Port City, where a super financial hub with plush residences are planned to be erected on 269 hectares of reclaimed land which once was the Indian Ocean.

Two flyovers in Col-2 to ease traffic congestion

Two flyovers will be constructed near the Kompanna Veediya Railway station in Colombo 2 to ease the heavy traffic sn

No Tamil settlements in North before 12th Century: Prof. Jayasumana

There had been no Tamil settlements in the North prior to 12th century, SLPP MP Channa Jayasumana told Parliament yesterday.

Truth behind Rajitha’s awards exposed: GMOA

The truth behind former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s acts relating to receiving several international awards for what he had done to the country from 2015 to 2020 has now been exposed, Government Medical Officers’ Association (

Nimal Sedera’s latest book ‘Americanuwan Sithgath Dhammawansa Hamuduruwo’ to be launched tomorrow

Dr. Nimal Sedera’s latest book, the biography of Ven. Baddegema Dhammawansa Thera will be ceremonially launch