Founder member and past President of National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and Chairman of Ninehearts Group of Companies Mr. Thilak Godamanna passed away on Thursday following a brief illness. Godam

Colombo High Court yesterday imposed life imprisonment to nine Iranians after a lengthy trial on charges of trafficking heroin. Colombo High Court Judge Amal Ranaraja imposed life imprisonment to the nine Iranians after observing that the nine Iran

Mannar in north-western Sri Lanka and Madurai in southern India have been identified as the connecting points of the proposed electricity transmission line between the two countries, a source familiar with the process said. The detailed report has

Redness in one or both eyes, itching, excessive tears, headaches, sensitivity to light, and dry eyes are the symptoms

A rare species of deep-sea fish has been caught by a group of fishermen engaged in fishing in the sea off Nainamadama. The fish had been netted by a multi-day trawler belonging to the Wellamankaraya Fishery Harbour in Nainamadama. The harbour man

United National Party ( UNP) Central Committee yesterday decided not to change office bearers of the party despite earlier reports that the General Secretary ‘s post would be changed. The Central Commitee which met at President’s office with p

Two eclipses will occur this month. The Solar Eclipse is not visible to Sri Lanka but the Lunar Eclipse will be visible this month, Director of the Astronomy and Space Science Unit of the Colombo University, Prof. Chandana Jayaratne said. He said t

Several members of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) have raised concerns over its President, Professor Vajira Dissanayake, who has come under criticism for his arbitrary decisions. According to council members, Dissanayake is said to have been

The Ambewela-Raindapola road in Welimada leading to World’s End was closed in the wake of a massive earth slip last morning at the 3km post.

“Long colds” can be a thing in the same way that “long Covid” is, with some people experiencing prolonged symptoms after an initial infection, according to a UK study. Common long cold symptoms included a cough, stomach pain and diarrhea.

A consignment of BMW motorcycles of high engine capacity smuggled to the country was seized and a suspect arrested by Mount Lavinia Police Crime Investigation Branch yesterday during a raid on a garage in Batakettara in Piliyandala.

The Cabinet yesterday discussed at length the evacuation of Sri Lankan workers from Israel if an emergency arises due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to informed sources.

Seventeen (17) Special Determination petitions have been filed so far before Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Online Safety Bill. These petitions are to be taken up for hearing on October 18.

If this happens, the Presidential Election which is expected to be held in November 2024, is likely to be postponed till the necessary amendments are made to the legislation

A 16 year old school boy who had kicked an unidentified object similar to a golf ball lying on a road at Ullandupitiya in Aladeniiya, received serious injuries when it exploded. He was admitted to the Kandy National Hospital where he was schedu

It has been identified that more than 300 trees, located within the Colombo Municipal Council areas pose a potential threat to the people and properties and a special committee has been appointed to look into the matter and remove the threats immedia

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar who asserted that making the Indian Ocean a free, open and inclusive space, based on the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) as the Constitution of the Seas, said the member states should b

Instead of imposing trivial fines and allowing settlement plans, the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has ordered the Department of Excise to execute maximum penalty of cancelling the licenses of liquor producers, who evade billions

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka in a fresh letter addressed to President Ranil Wickremesinghe had called for a local probe to clear certain shortcomings that are visible in the previous probes on the Easter Sunday attacks. The letter signed by few

Sri Lanka assumed the chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) at the 23rd IORA Council of Ministers which concluded in Colombo yesterday. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry chaired the meet

Colombo Times distributed lunch packets, exercise books and stationery among inmates of an orphanage in Colombo to mark the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday on September 28. Colombo Times Chief Editor Mohammed Rasooldeen is seen handing over the set of

In what appears to be a positive development in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process, the Export-Import Bank of China which is authorized by the Chinese government to negotiate with Sri Lanka on debt restructuring has reached a tentative agreemen

The accident was terrible, but we knew that it was not fatal. The cause of the death of veteran Sri Lankan movie actor Jackson Anthony should be explained to us by the doctors’, Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter and producer Somaratne Dissanay

Sri Lanka was assuming leadership of IORA after two decades

Over 100,000 liquor bottles with fake security stickers seized

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) unreservedly condemns all forms of violence and terror committed by both parties in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The continuing loss of innocent lives, and unimaginable misery inflicted on the civil popula

Meerigama MOH office is to take legal action against a baker on a complaint that a sausage bun manufactured by him had a razor blade in it and that the mouth and the throat of a consumer who ate it were injured.

The Health Ministry of Sri Lanka has determined that a sum of Rs. 67 billion is a pre-requisite to replace expired medical equipment, Daily Mirror learns. According to informed sources, the lifetime of these equipment has expired since 2019. These

Parliamentary electoral system amendment should be done in a genuine manner by drawing up a proper time span after which it comes into effect, an opposition MP said yesterday. Leader of Nidahas Janatha Sabhawa Dullas Alahapperuma came up with his vie

This crisis will only create a further shortage of fuel ensuring that fuel prices will remain high for a longer time