Devotees came in numbers to the Gangaramaya Temple in Hunupitiya on the occasion of Medin Full Moon Poya Day yesterday.

While Sri Lanka’s tourism industry recorded 107,639 international tourist arrivals in February 2023, the MRIA has facilitated 11,926 international tourist movements (6,259 arrivals and 5,667 departures) over 72 international aircraft movements, Air

Claims she could not bear the medical expenses of the two boys and the cost of living

He said this during a programme held in a London-based TV talk show

An argument with the police officers during the search had reportedly turned into a clash

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has summoned the Constitutional Council on thursday March 9 to discuss the appointment of new members to the independent commissions.

US Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen yesterday spoke with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and expressed support for Sri Lanka’s steps towards an IMF-supported programme to advance

At Sri Lanka’s request, the 6th Review will be conducted in hybrid format and will be led by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Himalee Arunatilaka

The executive officer who is responsible for the controversial shipment of Chinese organic fertilizer in 2021 is a candidate for the National People’s Power (NPP) in Wattala, Agriculture Minister M

There are no plans to increase the prices of bakery items other than decreasing them, and it was further said that the price of a loaf of bread is expected to be reduced to 100 rupees, All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association (ACBOA) chairman N.K. Ja

More than 90 locomotive drivers in rank three of the railway services have not been elevated to rank two position yet

Former minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa played a greater role in securing IMF assistance, a SLPP MP and Chairman of Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Ranjith Bandara said yesterday.

Whilst stating that stage is being set for a dictatorial administration in Sri Lanka, opposition MP Dullas Alahapperuma said some MPs have begged President Ranil Wickremesinghe not to dissolve Parliament till their vehicle permits and pensions are se

Chairman of Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa has agreed to meet opposition MPs today to discuss the local government elections, MP Dullas Alahapperuma said yesterday.

Since January this year, there has been a loss of around Rs. 500 million in income for the private buses due to protests held in the Western Province (WP), Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne said.

The principal of a leading school in Keppetipola in the Welimada zone was interdicted on suspicion of attempting to have clandestine relations with female students of the school.

IRCHSS 2023 is an event that has attracted both local and international scholars over the last few years

In the foreign service, there are 98 vacancies to be filled, both at 55 Sri Lankan missions abroad and the Ministry in Colombo

LITRO Gas Lanka Ltd., has decided not to increase the prices of domestic gas this month as announced earlier, its Chairman Muditha Peiris said.

It can be the Ministry of Finance, the government or an institution, It is everyone’s responsibility to act on the court’s decision

The crocodile was 15ft. long and weighing more than 1000 kilos

The tussle for the Chairmanship of Public Finance Committee has taken a new turn with the appointment of UNP MP Vajira Abeywardena on the temporary basis and SJB MP Harsha De Silva alleging that the

Lesser payments would cause delays in releasing results of examinations

A drug addict who sold a motorcycle valued more than Rs.500,000 for four packets of heroin of which the market value was about Rs.8000, and the individual who bought the motorcycle were remanded till March 14

A lorry veered off the road and fell into a 70- foot deep precipice last morning at Labukele in Nuwara Eliya causing serious injuries at least to 14 individuals on board. The lorry which was transporting labourers to the Nuwara Eliya Economic Centre

The Government must repeal the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act altogether without attempting to enact more draconian laws under new names and prevent the abuse by the executive of the provisions of the Constitution, particularly it

Sri Lanka has once again rejected the resolution 51/1 against Sri Lanka adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in October last year, but said Sri Lanka will remain open to discussion with the Council.

A Principal of a school in Pinnawala, Balangoda has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl, police said. Initial investigations revealed that the suspect had sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl living near the suspect’s hou

While stressing that the date for the Local Government (LG) polls remains in the hands of the Treasury, the Election Commission (EC) ruled out yesterday the possibility of holding the election before the Sinhala and Hindu New Year which falls in mid-

The Government Ayurveda Medical Officers’ Association (GAMOA) yesterday claimed that there is a acute shortage of at least 130 essential ingredients used for manufacturing ayurvedic medicines.