A massive stock of counterfeit cigarettes worth over Rs.300 million, which had been smuggled into the country from Dubai falsely declared as gas cookers, was seized by Sri Lanka Customs yesterday.

Organs of a teenage boy who was declared brain dead has been donated with the permission of his family members to save the lives of several patients.

Action should be taken against the Principal of the Law College as he has defied the decision made by Parliament with regard to allowing students to sit for the exams in their respective mother tongue

Former President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday appealed to President Ranil Wickremesinghe to excuse on humanitarian grounds the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) employees attached to the SLFP trade unions, who were taken to task

The intent of the legislature in enactment must be considered as amending the provisions of penal code which makes sexual orientation a punishable offence

This order was made after considering a request made by the counsel who watched the interest of the family of Dinesh Schaffter

His savings stands at Rs. 5,800 from the current fuel and gas price reduction

These candidates had been given No Pay Leave as per the provisions of the Establishment Code

Only MPs such as Kiriella and Sajith Premadasa will remain with the SJB as all others will cross over shortly

Compared to the first quarter of the year 2022, the electricity demand has decreased by 18 percent in the first 3 months of this year

As previously planned, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has ordered and received the required stocks for the increasing fuel requirement for the festival season

Ministers and MPs had not received pay hikes for the last fifteen years and that they had not purchased new vehicles as due

There is another argument put forward by some legal luminaries that even the succeeding president has such authority to declare a presidential election after four years

Says price would increase during upcoming festive season

The group started shouting slogans and the police launched more water cannon attacks

Will be reduced by at least Rs. 1,000 from midnight today

In a desperate attempt Sajith invites all SJB MPs to dinner last night

The petitioner maintained that by virtue of becoming a citizen of another country, Parliamentarian Diana Gamage ceased to be a Sri Lankan citizen

States institutions which are strategically important should be vested with the state sector

The Ministry of Education made a special announcement regarding the admission of students to the intermediate grades of schools. Accordingly, the national schools will be informed after April 21 regarding the admission of students to intermediate

The United National Party (UNP) is to be reorganized as it does not want to depend solely on the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) when it comes to future elections, party senior Navin Dissanayake said yesterday.

In another step for the implementation of matters envisaged in the UNHRC resolution, the Cabinet yesterday endorsed a joint memorandum submitted by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Raja

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandana Wickremaratne yesterday appeared before the Supreme Court to explain as to why he failed to comply with an order made by the Supreme Court to formulate

Govt. also contemplating on buying locomotives, railroad cars, and spare parts from Russia

The National Thermal Power Corporation of India and CEB have entered into an agreement to jointly implement a solar power project in two stages in the same venue

The duty free allowances for goods purchased at the airport by migrant workers will be increased from May 1, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara said. ’’Cabinet approval was gran

The AG maintained that the Magistrate’s Court has no jurisdiction to release an individual who had been arrested under the provisions of PTA

Police say he would have died of a heart attack

Says there is no vast difference between UNP and SJB

The Dawoodi Bohra Community in Sri Lanka, on Saturday hosted an Iftar and dinner ceremony for several Muslim representatives to commemorate Islam’s holiest month of Ramazan. The event comprised of recitations of the Quran and Islamic hymns, followe