The debate over the alleged concealment of the reports on the series of deadly blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, 2019 took a new turn yesterday with Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila seeking an appointment in writin

Two more findings from the PCoI remain unpublished, raising questions about transparency

In another wildlife tragedy, two wild elephants died after being knocked down by the Batticaloa-bound fuel carriage train between Gal Oya and Hingurakgoda Railway Stations during the wee hours of yesterday. In the accident, two other elephants wer

Claiming that none of the National People’s Power (NPP) leaders had claimed that the NPP government would not obtain loans, NPP member Lal Kantha said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake continuously said loans are not a ‘crime’.

Former MP and former Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance Harsha de Silva said the electoral pledge made by the National People’s Power (NPP) in the political platform has proven to be unrealistic. Dr. de Silva told a media briefing th

CEB purchases three types of petroleum fuels, Heavy Fuel Oil, Naphtha and Diesel

A schoolboy riding on a motorcycle had received serious injuries in a head-on collision with a double-cab from the opposite direction and died on admission to the Nalanda Hospital in the Matale District.

Around 60 per cent of complaints filed by the Election Commission have been addressed, Meta said at a post-election briefing recently.

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.

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

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

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 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

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.

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

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

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