The House of Fashions also said that the customer had assaulted its’ security officer at the outlet

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) today handed over a sum of Rs.3 billion to the Treasury, the largest contribution ever made from the Bureau’s surplus last year. Addressing the media, minister Manusha Nanayakkara said thus, “T

The Court of Appeal yesterday converted the sentence on a female accomplice of the LTTE woman suicide bomber who committed suicide at the Kollupitiya Police station in 2004, from two years suspended imprisonment to death sentence. Accordi

At least 10 more new airlines should be operated in Sri Lanka to facilitate air travel between destinations such as Maldives, Dubai or Chennai, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripa

The results of the Grade Five Scholarship Examination for 2022 are likely to be released before Friday, January 27, Commiss

Department of Immigration Emigration yesterday and last week nabbed 15 female Thai nationals for illegally engaging in Colombo and suburban massage parlours violating their visa conditions in Sri Lanka. Of

Sweden’s prime minister has condemned as “deeply disrespectful” the weekend burning of a Koran in Stockholm, which has raised tensions with Turkey as the Nordic country courts Ankara over its NATO bid.

Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda who met Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar requested the implementation of proposals submitted by him to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prevent illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters by Ind

In reference to the recent news items on the prevailing power cut schedule during the period of the Advanced Level Examinations, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has written to the Secretary of the Ministry of Power and Energy and the Chairman of th

Cabinet approval has been granted to carry out the procurement activities related to providing free textbooks to school stud

Two members of Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka ( PUCSL) including Deputy Chairman Udeni Wickremesinghe and Member of the Commission Professor Mohan Samaranayake had requested the Ministry of Finance and the def

The newly established ‘Constitutional Council (CC)’ would meet tomorrow to decide on the re-establishment of the independent commissions and key appointments in the government and the judiciary, Secretary-General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake

The government is expected to spend Rs. 122 million to distribute the diesel consignment which was donated by China free of c

The Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday informed that the cause of death into the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter has not yet

Tenders called for designing pipeline from jetty to tanks

A total of 81 bird species in the country had been listed as ‘threatened’ due to human activities, Environment Ministry’s Biodiversi

Price of a 5 kg cylinder and a 2.3 kg cylinder to be increased accordingly

Adani Group has already commenced its investments in the port sector of Sri Lanka

SLPP and UNP to contest for the CMC together under elephant symbol

Videos circulating on social media showed staff members mercilessly beating up customer

EC will meet parties contesting polls tomorrow to discuss guidelines to control expenditure

China is expected to hand over its letter of support for financing and debt restructuring of Sri Lanka, to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday

Names of candidates who were included earlier in the nomination papers have been allegedly removed

The Commission will have a meeting on January 27 to look into this complaint

State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe says that the Treasury is in a serious situation today and there is no suitable environment for politics in the face of the economic crisis in the country.

The government was making every effort to postpone the Local Government elections as it was perturbed to learn that all surveys and intelligence reports have revealed that the National People’

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) should have given at least a week to bring down the selling price of eggs in the market before issuing a gazette notification imposing a maximum retail price for eggs, the All Ceylon Egg Producers Association (ACE

Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana said he requested Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to offer Indian assistance in terms of a line of credit to modernize the Colombo - Avissawella rail track. Dr. Jaishankar concluded his two-da

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has called for a report from the Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province about the actions of Keselwatta Police for filing a B report before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Co