The members of the Essential Food Commodities and Traders Association yesterday raised concerns with Trade Minister Nalin

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Chairman Sarath Fonseka yesterday said he will form a new alliance to contest the presidential ele

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa and its office bearers are expecting to raise objections against the plaint filed by SJB Chairman Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka. SJB leader Sajith Pre

A leading tea manufacturer in the Nuwara Eliya District Blue Field Tea Factory in Ramboda received the golden award for Global Sustainability 2024 in the plantation segment of the factory. The award ceremony was held recently at Colombo Hilton. M

A consignment of 36 kilos of Kerala Ganga smuggled to the country was seized in transit and two suspects including a retired soldier were arrested by Kalutara Division Crime Investigation Unit during a raid in Aluthgama. Under interrogations the s

President Ranil Wickremesinghe graced the 94th ‘Battle of the Maroons’ cricket clash between Ananda and Nalanda Colleges, iconic Buddhist boys’ schools in Sri Lanka, at the SSC ground in Colombo yesterday.

Eugene Wijeysingha, the esteemed former principal of Raffles Institution (RI) in Singapore, has passed away at the age of 90. Wijeysingha, whose distinguished 35-year career in education included leading RI from 1986 to 1994, was born in Negeri Sembi

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said yesterday that Russians and Ukrainians who have been in Sri Lanka since February 2022 will need to apply for a visa or leave the country. The minister told the Daily Mirror that the free visa facility gran

President Ranil Wickremesinghe welcomed His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb, Spiritual Leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, at the official residence of the President yesterday. With a global presence of approximately one million ad

The investigations conducted thus far into the suspects, including Zahran’s brother-in-law, who were arrested by the Kattankudy Police, have concluded that these individuals were not planning to commit any criminal or anti-state activities. A gr

Indicating the problem faced by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) in facing the forthcoming Presidential election, Minister Prasanna Ranatunga told yesterday that his party, the SLPP would have to find a better candidate than President Ranil Wic

Claiming that they have plans to raise state revenue, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday they had discussions with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) on ways to increase state revenue. Speaking at the Ratnapura District Women

In another step towards the implementation of the India - Sri Lanka power grid connectivity project, the two sides have agreed to conduct the environmental feasibility study, a source familiar with the process said. A delegation led by Pankaj Agarwal

The skyrocketing prices of coconuts will have a serious effect on the packed rice and curry meals in the future, as most of the curries are prepared with the coconut cream, food industry trade unions said.

IGP Deshabandu Thennakoon said hiring of experienced police and security force personnel of marksmanship by underworld gangs has been going on unchecked since long and that and effective mechanism would be worked out to prevent such malpractices.

The Maldivian, the flag carrier of the Maldives, announced the commencement of its highly anticipated service to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) from April 25. While looking forward to welcoming passengers on board, the Maldivian has d

“These laws, if enacted, could grant extensive powers to the executive, security forces, and severely restrict freedoms of assembly, association and expression,” he said. Moreover, Türk emphasized the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, with

Prolonged exposure to heat could cause fatigue

CB officials ready to clarify

Reaffirms commitment to safeguarding regional stability and world peace

Strong winds generated during the landing of a helicopter carrying Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Matara Fort Grounds resulted in damage to the roof of the Matara Rest House, leading to the disposal of a significant amount of food and drink

Sri Lanka emphasizes the need for climate justice, especially for vulnerable nations

The Cabinet approval granted on a decision taken by the President and the Prime Minister for a mini hydro project fed by the Samanalawewa tank was turned down by Ratnapura District Coordinating Committee that met on Thursday (29).

Raid carried out based on a tip-off about an unlawful meeting

Earlier on January 22, five individuals, including Saman Perera, were gunned down near the Beliatta interchange

Two persons who were involved in a burglary at the private residence of President Ranil Wickremesinghe on July 9, 2022, were handed down rigorous imprisonments yesterday. In one case, the

Three students admitted to hospital

A month-old infant child that slipped off mother’s lap and fell on the road from a moving trishaw at Gurumetiya in Kitulgala on Colombo – Hatton highway had miraculously escaped unhurt. The child’s moth

The Centre for Society and Religion yesterday filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal seeking an order to conduct a credible investigation and take appropriate actions against Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena for his omissio

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested Additional Secretary of the Health Ministry Dr. Saman Ratna