Outgoing CEO Dr. Vijith Gunasekera has been transferred to the Health Ministry

Claiming that a special programme is in place to curb escalating organized crimes in the Western and Southern provinces, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said today discussions are underway to extradite 30 organized criminals who are hiding in fo

Permission has been granted to unload a stock of substandard diesel at the Kolonnawa refinery, despite both the initial and subsequent tests conducted by the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) laboratory indicating a failure

Parliament resolutions cannot remove Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials, one time Sport Minister Harin Fernando said.

Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong who visited the northern province for the second time said Chinese enterprises are keen to invest in the north. The Chinese Embassy said the Ambassador made his second visit to donate 5,000 boxes of dry rations worth

Sparking concerns of a major spike in dengue cases, the tally of Dengue cases recorded for 2023 has already topped the 70,000 mark, according to the Epidemiology Unit. In addition, four more dengue related deaths have been reported pushing the tot

Party Leaders yesterday decided to move a joint resolution in Parliament today to remove SLC office bearers including its Chairman. The decision was taken at the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapaksa. The de

A vehicle is seen moving through on a flooded road in Kotugoda, Gampaha, yesterday. Most areas in the Gampaha District are under water due to the heavy rains during the past few days.

Lions Club of Colombo Centennial has stepped forward to make a impact in the fight against paediatric cancer, donated medicines worth Rs 230,000 to the Pediatric Cancer Ward at Apeksha Hospital.

The 20th SIP Abacus and Mental Arithmetic International Competition 2023 was recently held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, under the patronage of SIP Abacus Sri Lanka Country Manager Rishard Raheem. SIP Academy, based in Colombo, is ren

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has made a bold accusation against the Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe alleging that the Minister used parliamentary privileges to disseminate false, malicious, and misleading information. On Monday, Sports Minister sa

Rotary Club of Colombo South recently presented ‘Vocational Excellence Award’ for 2023 to Senior Lecturer of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenapura Dr S.M.K.S. Seneviratne. Sh

A group of foreign tourists yesterday staged a protest against the government’s decision to lease the Nuwara Eliya post office building for a hotel. They said they were surprised to learn about the decision from posters and banners displaced in

Committee on Public Finance (COPF) had yesterday instructed the Ministry of Finance to impose income tax on companies that exploited the ‘midnight gazette’ to make significant profits, out of import duty adjustment on sugar, Daily Mirror reliably

The Ministry of Defence said that an investigation is underway to determine whether members of the Civil Security Department, who have been assigned to carry out tasks at places of worship, state and other institutions, are engaged in activities beyo

On 26th October 2023, the Paris Criminal Court, (Tribunal Correctional de Paris), rendered a guilty verdict against Lycamobile Services Limited and Lycamobile Sarl. The same day the companies appealed against the judgement. The appeal is belie

Sri Lanka has been identified as a soft target for cybercriminals, and according to the 21st edition of Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report, cryptocurrency mining malware, where cybercriminals seek illicit profits by using victim’s computers

Determining that the Online Safety Bill is not inconsistent with the Constitution and can be passed by a simple majority in the House subject to amendments, the Supreme Court has observed that increasingly countries are trying to regulate internet co

Whilst State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya claimed that a sum of Rs 6,721 million is to be collected from five liquor manufacturing companies which have defaulted taxes, opposition MP Patali Champika Ranawaka claimed that it was the Com

The Court of Appeal yesterday issued an interim order suspending the operation of the gazette notification issued by Sports Minister appointing an interim committee to Sri Lanka Cricket. The Court of Appeal two-judge-bench comprising Justices Niss

The Sri Lanka Cricket crisis took yet another dramatic turn yesterday when Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe asked President Ranil Wickremesinghe to remove him from office while the Court of Appeal gave an order against the new interim committee head

Diana alleges that Perera and Bandara assaulted her in the Parliament lobby

At least 30 employees of a fagarment factory at Meegoda who had taken ill after eating their midday meal yesterday were admitted to the hospital. They were admitted, 17 of them, to th

Taking an overdose of paracetamol is particularly dangerous

Says people should act consciously when attempts are made to resuscitate the economy

Deduru Oya reservoir reached spill level last morning and all eight spill gates were open to release 17,000 acre ft. of water per second to Deduru Oya. Irrigation Engineer Sampath Samarajeewa warned of the possibility of a minor food threat aff

Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service was also questioned

Kotelawala was manipulated into writing valuable properties

Kurunegala Magistrate has issued warrants against this officer

Committee comprises retired judges, lawyers, and cricket administrators