the Secretary to Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantations, and Community Infrastructure, highlighted Sri Lanka’s partnership with GGGI and stated that the country is committed to climate and risk mitigation as key principl

Asanka Abeywardene who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Urban Settlement Development Authority assumed duties recently.

A stock of 10,000 Chinese cigarettes was seized by a team of Excise Officers from Sri Jayawardenapura Excise Station during a raid on a Chinese business establishment at Samagi Mawatha in Kollupitiya.

The Pathfinder Foundation had the honour of hosting Qi Zhenghong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sri Lanka, who was accompanied by the Chief of Political Section, Mr Qin Ligong and Third Secretary Mr. Jin Enze, from the Embassy of

The Election Commission has announced that voters with disabilities will receive special assistance to cast their ballots in the upcoming Parliamentary Election on November 14, 2024.

The Serendip Be the Change Foundation (SBTCF), founded in 2021 during Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, focuses on addressing child malnutrition and food insecurity.

Claiming that allegations were rife that there had been irregularities and favouritism in releasing films, Media Minister Vijitha Herath said yesterday the present government will formulate proper criteria and release films in a proper order without

A young man and his stepfather, wanted in connection with a series of robberies and rape of several women had been arrested by Malwathu hiripitiya Police in the Gampaha Police Division.

Pali, the language in which the The Buddha gave his sermon, has been recognized and accorded the status of Classical language by the Indian government.

Former presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chandrika Kumaratunga engulfed in heated argument over an incident of a certain political leader’s young son hiding USD 1000 million in a Dubai bank, where Mr. Wickremesinghe rebuffed the allegation claimi

In the wake of the new government’s move to strike a fuel supply deal with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to generate power, a top economic analyst said such a transaction without a competitive bidding

The captain involved in the controversial cockpit lockout incident aboard SriLankan Airlines flight UL607 from Sydney to Colombo has reportedly resigned.

Former MP Ajith Mannapperuma, who announced his withdrawal from contesting the upcoming General Election as a candidate of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) following his removal as SJB Gampaha District Organizer, stated that he cannot represent Parl

Depression among adolescents are high, and parents should be vigilant as they are predisposed to self- harm and substance use, an expert said yesterday.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to make a special statement on Thursday October 17.

Twenty-seven (27) students, along with their parents, filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court yesterday, seeking an order to cancel Paper I and Paper II of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination held on September 15. The petitioners are

The government will take action to recover the defaulted tax money by Director of W.M. Mendis and Company Ltd. Arjun Aloysius, who was sentenced to a six-month jail term for defaulting a VAT payment amounting to Rs. 3.5 billion, Cabinet Spokesman Vij

The Ceylon Electricity Board has decided to strike a fuel supply deal with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation to receive fuel for power generation in the future instead of the plan initiated by the previous government to do so through an open bidding p

Large quantities of illegal cigarettes worth over hundreds of millions of rupees seized at the Bandaranaike International Airport over the past few weeks, in what seems to be ‘an influx of illegal fags’, are found to be nearing expiry dates, the

The Election Commission has decided to proceed with legal action against a candidate and political parties that failed to submit their campaign finance reports within the stipulated time after the results of the presidential election were announced,

Three Directors of W.M. Mendis and Company Ltd- Arjun Aloysius, A.R. Dinendra John, and Prasanna Kumarasiri de Silva- were sentenced yesterday to a six-month jail term by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court for defaulting on the payment of Value A

National People’s Power (NPP) candidate Nilanthi Kottahachchi who made allegations about stolen assets stashed in Uganda by the previous regime said she made such remarks in a broader context on the need to recover ill-gotten wealth concealed in Ug

With the rainy and cold weather conditions, childhood asthma, especially respiratory viruses infections including influenza will increase, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

Asserting that China is closely following the recent reports that Sri Lankan police arrested a number of foreign suspects of online fraud, including Chinese nationals, the Chinese Embassy said it provides full support to Sri Lankan law enforcement ag

A tense situation had unfolded aboard SriLankan Airlines flight UL607 from Sydney to Colombo when the captain locked the female First Officer out of the cockpit.

Deputy Solicitor General Dr. Awanti Perera, appearing on behalf of the Attorney General, informed the Supreme Court that the interim cabinet of the new government has decided to review this project. As part of this process, the materials and issues r

A luxury jeep, reportedly driven by a 17-year-old boy, was involved in a tragic accident near the Gampola bus stand which resulted in the death of a three-and-a-half-year-old boy. The child, identified as Mohammad Siras Amde, had recently returned to

A newly married couple had to use canoes for their homecoming instead of a wedding car because of the floods in Kalutara, triggered by the overflowing of Kuda Oya. The roads in the area remain impassable because of the floodwaters and the couple had

The National People’s Power (NPP) government must secure a massive majority at the general election to implement its programmes successfully, swiftly and in a revolutionary manner, President and NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday.

In an effort to bolster trade relations between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka, Britain says it has initiated various programmes and mechanisms.