A container truck driver was injured when a hatch cover fell on the truck at the Colombo Port yesterday morning, an official at the Port said. He said the accid

The President should penalise those who have robbed public assets if he is not Ranil Rajapaksa, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday. Mr. Premadasa who was speaking during the debate on the Central Bank Amendment Bill referred to the

Two more MoUs on electricity, Trincomalee development

A young man of Kanthale has received a thank you card from Buckingham Palace for wishing King Charles iii, and his wife, Princess Camila on the occasion of his coronation.

The European Commission has proposed a four-year extension to the current GSP+ scheme until December 31, 2027, so that countries, such as Sri Lanka, do not lose their preferential access in the interim. The proposed extension is a result of ongoing n

Statement expected to be recorded on July 27

All elective cesarean section surgeries at the Teaching Hospital Kalutara have been halted in order to preserve the remaining 17 vials of an anaesthetic drug called Marcaine Spinal Heavy needed to carry out elective cesarean sections, Daily

Popular English teacher Sakvithi Ranasinghe and his wife pleaded guilty to the charges relating to committing a criminal breach of trust with regard to Rs. 1,628 million worth funds of the depositors at Sakvith

A public interest litigation filed challenging alleged violation of Fundamental Rights on May 9, last year following the attack on Galle Face protesters was yesterday dismissed by the Supreme Court. The Executive Director of the Right to Life Human

A millionaire who was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman who happened to be his employee was released by Colombo Magistrate on two sureties of Rs 300,000 each. The suspect had assaulted the victim at an auditorium of a five-star hotel in Colomb

The Court of Appeal has affirmed 12 years rigorous imprisonment imposed by a High Court against an English tuition master for committing grave sexual abuse of a 10-year-old boy on three occasions. On May 20, 2022, the Emb

One of the major amendments proposed by the opposition was that the legislation should be effective from the date the UN charter on corruption was approved by the member states

Despite the 24-hour token strike by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) at the Outpatient Department (OPD) of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) being called off yesterday (19), GMOA Media Spokesman Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe warned of res

The Sri Lankan Foreign Service is crippled without the adequate number of career diplomats triggered by non-recruitment for a long time, apparently to reserve vacancies for political appointments, Daily Mirror learns.

Ahead of the visit to New Delhi, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a meeting with the MPs from the North and the East outlined plans for the 13th Amendment with full powers, except police powers, to be implemented including specified functions in th

Granting pardon to a convict by the Executive President is an absolute power conferred on the Executive President that connote be challenged under a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court, said Deputy Soli

The 24-hour token strike to be launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) starting from 8 a.m. today (19) at the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) will go down

Thefts of iron rods and iron nails at Dematagoda and Ratmalana railway yards and bridges are rampant at present and the assistance of the STF will be sought to provide security to these places, Transport Minister Bandula

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued an order permitting the CID to inspect the details of nine bank accounts maintained by Pastor Jerome Fernando, his wife, the Glorious Church and his company, as a part of ongoing inv

Ministers Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara who were members of Samagi Jana Balawegaya have been expelled from the party, an SJB senior said yesterday.

Relatives of the Muslim Covid-19 victims whose bodies were cremated, following recommendations of the Committee of Experts, were preparing to file lawsuits against members of the Committee of Experts, SJB MP Rauff Hakeem said yesterday.

The drug that is said to have caused the death of a young woman at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital recently was still in use in Hospitals where more than 66,000 vials of the said drug were in stock, islandwide, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella s

Requests the public to continue seeking medical assistance from government hospitals

Ali Sabry meets Thai MP and assistance sought to join it

Pakistan recently secured US$ 3 billion from the IMF

Maligawa administration considers using LED lights

Considering the progress of payment, the Chief of Excise yesterday granted a three-month new payment schedule to the nine leading liquor manufacturing companies to settle its staggering tax arrears of Rs.6.2 billion and warned to revoke their license

The Police together with other intelligence agencies have commenced raiding illegal firearms, since the conclusion of an amnesty to handover illegal firearms. The Ministry of Defence declared a grace period to handover illegal firearms held without v

The petitioners alleged that they had been illegally arrested and tortured

Death caused after administration of vaccine