The Chief Executive Officer of The Nelum Pokuna Theater Major General L.S. Balachandra and Brigadier Suresh Perera, Brigadier General Staff of SFHQ in Mullaittivu have been removed from their posts following a brawl which had recently broken out over

States 55 percent of food stations in Sri Lanka were in very good condition while some 27 percent were in satisfactory condition

Says will not allow anyone to destabilize the nation once the economy is stabilized

A writ petition filed by retired Army Colonel seeking an order quashing the decision of the Election Commission to hold the Local Government elections was yesterday re-fixed for support on February 23 by Supreme Court.

Director General of the South Asia Department of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Teruyuki Ito said that Sri Lanka’s economic reform programme is progressing positively and that Sri Lanka will be supported in the future through th

The Kuruwita Police took into custody the bodies of two children which were found near a well in the shrubs behind line houses of St Joachim estate in Karapincha, Ratnapura on Sunday afternoon.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border late on Monday, setting off panic and further damaging buildings two weeks after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history left ten

Steps are being taken to replace the current Public Performance Board Act with a new legislation to reflect new trends and developments in the performance arts field in accordance with the freedom of expression ensured in the constitution, sources sa

There is light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the air traffic controller’s shortage in Sri Lanka as Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva assured that more people will be recruited to be trained as air traffic controllers.

Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella said a politically motivated conspiracy was being hatched to sabotage the import of drugs and several government doctors were involved.

Government will be forced to hold the local government elections through real battles on the streets, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

The historic Temple of the Tooth Relic (Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy, which had not hosted the Janaraja Perahera for 34 years, held it yesterday. The event was organized to coincide with the 75th Independence Anniversary Celebrations and was attended by

Most of the water supply projects are running on electricity

Says they will have to bear difficulties until such time

Germany has raised the red flag on multiple issues with Sri Lanka, particularly the import ban and the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The Germans have also sought Sri Lanka’s su

A bus returning from Sri Pada has veered off the road and toppled down a precipice in the Norton Bridge area; two bodies recovered so far and several reportedly injured.

Claiming that opposition politicians including Sajith Premadasa were bragging in the political arena that a National People’s Power (NPP) government would take over private property, NPP leader Anura Kuma

Another round of the Gallup Style “Mood of the Nation” poll was conducted in early February 2023 by Verité Research. It assessed the approval, satisfaction, and confidence of the nation in relation to the government, the country, and the economy

In the wake of the decision to postpone the casting of postal voting indefinitely, the Commissioner General of Elections has sent a letter to all District Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers w

We will get the authorities to hold the local polls somehow. We will fight in the streets for it peacefully

The protest campaign has been planned against ‘the government’s covert moves’ to postpone (LC) polls and introducing power tariff hike and exorbitant tax increases

The Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court challenging the moves by the Ministry of Health to procure medical supplies from unregister

I never had any conversation with Anura Kumara Dissanayake and neither have we got into any agreement

He is contesting under an independent group

A caparisoned elephant at the Janaraja Perahara which added glitz and colour to the event.

While highlighting that Chairman of Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa had informed them that local government elections cannot be held on March 9, certain opposition groups have told Secretary to Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardana that the

Petition dismissed taking into account the preliminary objections raised by Election Commission

Says milled rice will cost Rs. 280 a kilo for consumers, but farmers cannot help

Upcountry People’s Front’s Organizing Secretary Letchumanar Sanjay said the implementation of the 13th Amendment is the only way forward. He said many people are trying to abolish the 13th Amendment in the country and are leading protests here

Japanese Ambassador MIZUKOSHI Hideaki attended the handing over ceremony of Night Navigation System of the Port of Trincomalee supported by the Japanese Government under the Trincomalee Development Programme in the Eastern Province on February 17,