Farmers in the Anuradhapura District who cultivated lime are in a predicament for want of a remunerative market for their produce, while the price of lime has skyrocketed in urban areas due to the ongoing racket of the middleman.

Forming an alliance in the hospice treatment sector in the country will make a milestone in the palliative care and will help to standardize an industry, which had rendered a significant service to the public, said Secretary of Health Dr. Palit

A vegetable Dansela to donate packages of vegetables was held at Pannipitiya in Maharagama by Ananda Wijeratne a trader from the Meegoda Economic Centre. People had queued up to a distance of about two kilometers to receive vegetables. More than 20,

As many as 2,000 Buddhist monks with higher ordination leave their robes annually and the economic crisis is a reason for it, United Republican Front (URF) leader MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said. Addressing a gathering of leading Buddhist monks in N

Apax Campus celebrated its 2024 Convocation Ceremony recently at the BMICH main auditorium, where over 170 students who graduated with distinction were awarded. Dr. Faiz Mustapha PC who is the Chancellor of South Eastern University was the chief gues

Carmen Moreno the Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Sri Lanka and her team visited the Pathfinder headquarters at Riverpoint, Peliyagoda for a briefing about the organization and its activities as well as to discuss possibili

The government has decided to implement a referral programme for state officials to become monks in Thailand.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will ally with Chandrika Bandaranaike faction of SLFP, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said over the weekend.

The passenger ferry services scheduled to begin operations on May 13 between Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka and Nagapattinam in India will be delayed further due to the delay in delivery of the ferry and unavoidable compliance requirements , Ind Sri Fer

It is essential to maintain the current economic and political stability which the country has achieved today while there is much more to be done to develop the nation , a group of local artistes said.

An attempt to go abroad on forged passports was foiled by the CID at Katunayake International Airport and three suspects were arrested including the racketeer who had planned the trip.

In India Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accepted an invitation to a public debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was requested by two former judges and a senior journalist through a letter sent to both the leaders. Yet in Sri La

Women are sometimes the sole breadwinners in their families, juggling between work, family life and responsibilities. For this mother, perhaps what is left in her life is just an empty bag to carry.

The birth rate in Sri Lanka is on a rapid decline, and currently it has decreased by 30%, Kalubowila Teaching Hospital gynaecologist Prof. Ajith Fernando said. Addressing the media, the doctor said that the number of births, which was about 360,000,

Responding to allegations of police officers misusing the Yukthiya Operation and being involved with criminals in exchange for bribes, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said that stringent action will be taken against any officers found abusing th

In a move to revitalize the party ahead of the Presidential election, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s (SLFP) has appointed a new Chairman and an acting General Secretary amidst confrontations within the party.

A police constable and two soldiers who were using the illegal intoxicant called ICE in a house near Hiripitiya area had been taken into custody by Homagama police on Saturday night (11)

As a move to counter the controversial issue of substandard and dangerous medicines entering Sri Lanka through unregistered importers like the human immunoglobulin racket, the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) will introduce a security s

The tuition master who was involved in releasing the general English paper of the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination on WhatsApp was arrested last morning from Katugastota in Kandy, the police said.

The women’s representation has declined to 10 from 11

These toys contain lithium, silver oxide and alkaline button batteries

A thunderbolt strike has damaged the special treatment unit of the Walasmulla Base Hospital, a spokesman for the hospital said. The spokesman said three patients were seeking treatment at the time were immediately transferred to the Intensive Care U

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said as many as 1,000 Sri Lankan mercenaries are in the Russia-Ukraine war front according to narration by those who fled back to Sri Lanka. The CID also said in

Magistrate directs CID to act if former President Sirisena is found criminally liable

A herd of about 50 wild elephants had destroyed cultivated land and home garden crops

Agreement in principle with bondholders needed to secure IMF approval for next $337Mn instalment

In the wake of UK citizenship holding Diana Gamage losing her parliamentary seat following a ruling by the Supreme Court, the immigration authorities are planning to consult the Attorney General to inquire into how she lived in Sri Lanka without a va

The bribe was allegedly paid via the dealer’s ATM card

Three members of one family were arrested for having in their possession a stock of 200 grams of heroin valued at more than Rs. 8 million during a raid in Hambegamuwa by the Thanamalvila Police. The susp

Pasindu Jayaweera, a Sri Lankan in Germany, won the incredible Tesla Cybertruck as the grand prize after becoming the winner of the WSO2 Code Challenge held in Hollywood. The WSO