President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the Altair residential twin tower and commercial building being constructed in front of the Beira Lake this evening.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe left the BMICH premises after testifying before the police unit of Presidential Commission probing Easter Sunday bomb attack today.

A dengue eradication campaign organised by the Mirihana Police, the Health Department of the Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council and the Maharagama Urban Council was held on Saturday in Nugegoda. Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon and Chief PHI

Annual Dalada Maha perahera of the ancient Sri Jaywardanapura Kotte Rajamaha Vihara travelled the streets yesterday (29) and concluded the ceremony for this year under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The Seventh Annual Final Trade Fair Exhibition was launched at the BMICH yesterday under the patronage of Batik, Handicrafts and Indigenous Garment Productions State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara.

Creative Isle, in collaboration with Colombo City Centre (CCC), launched the weekly, 3-day Ceylon Artisan Network (CAN) Market at the CCC premises yesterday (28) under the patronage of Sri Lankan Cricket Legend Muttiah Muralitharan.

A 28-year-old mother Thilini Subasinghe from Meerigama who was blessed with quadruplets brought her four babies home recently

Family members of the missing and the disappeared staged silent protest in front of the Justice Ministry at Hulftsdorp today. They also handed over a letter to the ministry. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

A ’Sampath Piyasa’ Resource Centre was declared opened at Karadiyana Waste Site on Thursday to prevent recyclable waste from accumulating at the garbage dump. The Manager of the Karadiyana Waste Management Project, Dhanuka Wijeratne, said the Sam

The construction activities of the multibillion dollar Colombo Port City (CPC) is currently underway.

The All Ceylon Union of Samurdhi Development Officers (AFSW) staged a protest near the Presidential Secretariat today demanding immediate action to recruit those who have passed the Samurdhi Development Officers’ Examination to fill vacant position

A letter was handed over to the Presidential Secretariat today requesting the re-enforcement of the job losses of those who were appointed to the All Island Training Project Post. Pix Damith Wickramasinghe

Students were seen engaged in pre-school activities at Shasanodya Pre-school at Narangodapaluwa, Ragama, adhering to necessary health guidelines. The pre-school commenced today after it was closed following the Covid-19 situation in the country. Pix

Surakimu an NGO working on the welfare of children staged a protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat today demanding to take strict measures to end to sexual and physical abuse of children. Pix Damith Wickramasinghe

Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne assumed duties as the secretary to the Internal Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management State Ministry during a ceremony held at the Ministry in Narahenpita. Pix by Nisal Baduge

More than 300 new lawyers will be giving their oath before the supreme court from today to August 28, 2020.

The waterfalls in the Badulla District are fast running dry as a result of the prevailing drought. Rawanaella falls is among the worst affected. Thousands of families which depended on the income from local tourists visiting these once picturesque wa

Our fascination with space and the worlds beyond our own comes from a deep-seated human desire to better understand our place in the universe. (msn.com)

In a bid to uplift the local industry, a footwear and leather products exhibition was launched today at the Diyatha Uyana under the patronage of Minister of Industries Wimal Weerawansa.

A sycamore laced with shoes, an oak bound in chains and a yew said to be more than 1,000 years old are among the contenders vying to be named England’s Tree of the Year 2020. (Daily Mail)

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison shared a series of snaps of a Sri Lankan lamb baduma with godamba rotis he cooked up at The Lodge in Canberra.

A group of unemployed graduates today handed over an epistle to the Presidential Secretariat underlining their grievances.

Sri Lanka Life Saving and Kinross Swimming Life Saving Club along with the two organisations by the name ’My Friend’ and ‘Rainbow Swimming’ launched a a life saving programme at Wellawatta on Sunday. Fouzul Hameed, the founder of Hameedia, an

A beach cleaning programme organised by three organisations namely, ’’My Friend’’, ’’Rainbow Swimming’’ and the ’’Life Saving Society’’, under the theme of ’ Life Worth Save a Life’ was held today at the Wellawatta. A life

State Minister of Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation, Professor Channa Jayasumana, inspected the factory of State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) at Ratmalana recently. SPMC Chairman Dr. Uthpala Indrawansa invited the S

The Wedding Show 2020, the biggest wedding exhibition in Sri Lanka, was launched yesterday at the BMICH.

The carcass of the black leopard that died after being trapped in a snare at Laxapana Walamalai estate was preserved and is currently displayed at the Colombo National Museum for the public.

Making his maiden visit to the Archbishop’s House upon assumption of office as Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne called on Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and received his blessings today.

Former Ministers Malik Samarawickrama, Mangala Samaraweera and Rajitha Senaratne and TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran were seen at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing incidents of Political Victimization this morning.