Heavy rain was experienced yesterday all over the country disrupting civilian life. The worst affected were the central hills that had been hit by floods and earth slips due to the torrential rains experienced from Saturday midnight (24) that continu

The Finance Ministry was considering relaxing the import ban on 670 more items except for items which can be manufactured locally, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said yesterday. He said the import ban was imposed on 1,465 items due

Fresh artifacts have been discovered during archaeological excavations at historic Anula Cheithiya in Mihintale, a statement from the Buddha Sasana and Cultural Affairs Ministry said. Accordi

An 18-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy had been killed after a boulder, along with an mound of earth, collapsed on a house due to bad weather and rain at Dunuwila in Alawathugoda, Kandy yesterday morning.

Engaging with different stakeholders including the Tamil diaspora is important and a step in the right direction. The Ambassador of the Netherlands, Bo

Under the government’s new education reforms, no student shall be failed or neglected in the future although they are unable to achieve the standard pass marks for career examinations like the G.C.E Ordinary Level or Advance Level, a senior educati

An order by the Taliban banning women from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has been condemned by the United Nations, which said the move violated fundamental rights.

A suspected drug peddler who had in his possession 50.139 grams of heroin was arrested by the STF in Thirukkovil during a raid in the Saindamaradu area in Kalmunai.

Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Mahinda Amaraweera said steps would be taken to protect hill country leopards, a rare species of animal living in Sri Lanka that should receive special attention as a national asset.

Statements from more than 75 persons including almost all the family members of the murdered businessman Dinesh Schaffter had been recorded so far, the Police said yesterday. Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa however said the suspects involved in

The main suspect and another person, arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a nine-year-old boy of Kiralogama, Eppawala were produced before Thambuttegama Magistrate M.L. Nu

In view of enhancing awareness of trade and investment opportunities available in Sri Lanka, the Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka in Chennai together with Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) organized “Doing business with Sr

In the country’s current unprecedented economic crisis, it is important for the people to extend compassion to one another, an

Remembering the birth of Jesus Christ, who set an invaluable example to look at the world realistically, let us make this grand occas

Governments of India and the State of Tamil Nadu should consider providing monetary assistance and expertise to the Sri lankan government to design and conduct affirmative action programmes in the plantations

Christians this year are compelled to be with the poor this Christmas as the country is rampant with a severe economic crisis, Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka said yesterday.

The MMDA is a personal law applicable to the Muslim community of Sri Lanka and obtaining the community’s concurrence to the final draft would be the most democratic and transparent process of amending the law

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the official launch of a planned 5-year project in Sri Lanka and Maldives to reduce environmental plastics by decreasing industrial use of plastic and improving integrated solid

He also failed to mention on what basis the private Indian pharmaceutical company was selected and whether this said company was NMRA approved

Sathosa has come up with a mini bonanza for the festive season by reducing prices of seven essential items. Accordingly the price of white sugar has been reduced to Rs. 220 a kilo gram from Rs. 224, imported potatoes to Rs. 2

The Minister also thanked the media for the free publicity given to him

High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda and Rahul Bhatia, Founder of IndiGo discussed aviation collaboration and use of rupee trade for tourism, a statement from the Sri Lankan mission said.According to the statement, they discussed ways to expand coll

The Commission is planning to issue the gazette notification calling for elections to 340 local bodies-New local bodies should be constituted by March 20

A person with counterfeit cigarettes worth over Rs.5.1 million was nabbed by the Ja-Ela Excise Station officials yesterday.

All right thinking people, the Buddhists in particular are shocked and dismayed to witness the violent, unlawful and reprehensible behaviour of a section of Bhikku students of the BPU

The Ministers and their officials in Sri Lanka were taken to task by South Korea Disaster Relief Foundation (SKDRF) President Cho Sung Lea for getting late by 30 minutes for a scheduled meeting in Colombo, The Daily Mirror learns.

The police said today that it was an executive officer of businessman Dinesh Schaffter and not his secretary, who had informed the police that Dinesh had scheduled a meeting with former cricket commentator Brian Thomas on the day Schaffter was killed

if low-quality medicines enter the market, people will lose trust in the entire health sector

Lieutenant General Liyanage was appointed as the 24th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, effective from June 01, 2022

If the electricity bill is increased in a way that violates the basic rights of the public, then it is ready to intervene as a stakeholder without complaint, the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (SLHRC) said.