Printing of ballot papers will commence after the accuracy of typographical errors and corrections of the details therein are re-examined by the EC

More than 50 committees will become defunct with the prorogation

The Department Of Government Printing has not received a gazette notification that required to commence the Local Government Election process, the Government Information Department said.

The tussle between PUCSL Chairman and the Minister has begun following the request by the PUCSL with regards to uninterrupted power supply until the Advanced Level (A/L) examinations are over

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with the Indian Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, at the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi and discussed ways and means to expand defence ties, a statement from the Sri Lankan H

Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Sri Lanka next week to witness the signing of an agreement between the Global Green Growth Initiative (GGGI) and the Ministry of Environment, President’s Senior Adviser on Climate C

Rainy weather is expected to be experienced in Sri Lanka due to the development of a depression in the sea southeast of the Bay of Bengal. The D

The education ministry has decided to absorb 26,000 public service graduates to fill the shortage of teachers in schools.

Drone cameras were also used to monitor the activities of the suspects

The air in Polonnaruwa is the most polluted in the country as per the available data

Contractors should complete construction works as agreed within specified time limits

In the wake of death threats on several members of the Election Commission, the Chairman of the Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa has sent a letter to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The Government allocated over Rs. 1.5 billion for the Army in the year 2021 for nation-building tasks which included the construction of buildings for State institutions, flyovers for schools, and ‘Sanghawasa’ for temples, documents tabled in Par

The home coming of a couple in Galatha in Gampola has ended up in a dispute when the bride assaulted the groom for enjoying a drink of beer with one of his friends. The bride who lost her temper had bit off a piece of the groom’s ear, assaulted his

The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) which appreciated fiscal sector reforms done by the government emphasized the need to complete all prior actions -however tough they would be for people to qualify for financial assistance, a Minister said yeste

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani who has his businesses in several countries including investments in Sri Lanka’s wind and renewable energy sector, has been accused of pulling off the ‘largest con in corporate history’ through the Indian-based A

The resignation of a member of the Elections Commission (EC) would not disrupt the activities of the Commission, former Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said.

China’s Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) has provided Sri Lanka with a debt extension, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, confirming a Reuters report earlier this week.

The Court of Appeal has issued an interim order preventing the Inland Revenue Department from collecting Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT) from judges. The Court of Appeal issued this order pursuant to the writ petitions filed by the Judges’ Ass

CCTV footage of a teenage couple committing suicide at a hotel in Tangalle which had gone viral on social media, has revealed that the couple had committed suicide as they did not get a chance to marry over a birth certificate issue.

Italy has expressed its willingness to help Sri Lanka by supplying helicopters for anti-human trafficking measures, the President’s Media Division said yesterday. Italian Ambassador Rita Giuliana Mannella conveyed the message during a meeting wit

The Court of Appeal yesterday issued a Writ of Certiorari quashing former Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi’s decision to remove Prof. Harendra de Silva as President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) and removing four others as Council M

Several police teams were deployed after a Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) of a private bank in Gampola on the Gampola-Kandy main road was removed by a group of robbers along with around Rs. 8 million in cash on Tuesday night.

In the backdrop of the financial crisis in Sri Lanka, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) offered to have an international conference here to explore alternate ways to address liquidity issues, a Minister said.

Gunawardena said President Ranil Wickremesinghe had revealed this IMF proposal to the cabinet on Monday

An advertisement will be published in the weekend newspapers calling for applications for members to be appointed to these commissions

Says amendments to the Excise Act will be tabled in Parliament soon

An Aragalaya activist was heard shouting at former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal calling him a thief. The incident took place outside courts. “Aragalaya activist Da

Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.

The Fundamental Rights petition filed by Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen, who was at the centre of the controversy surrounding the alleged sterilization of female patients was today fixed for support by Supreme Court.