Abolition of corporal punishment in Sri Lanka is problematic because of the attitude of children, parents and the teachers, said the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA). NCPA Chairma

An Indian tourist who fell into a more than 100 metre deep precipice at Ehela Kanuwa on the Ratnapura Sri Pada route in the early hours of yesterday morning was rescued by a team of officers from Maskeliya STF camp. Police said the tourist Bharath

According to the District Poverty Line, Colombo and Gampaha recorded the highest of 18,350 and 18,256 respectively while the lowest of Rs. 16,268 was recorded in Moneragala District

Prime Minister points out that huge lessons can be learnt by Sri Lanka from the progress made in the planned urban development of the city of Shanghai

Investigations reveal that a private sector pest control enterprise in Madiwela, Kotte had undertaken to destroy weevils by spraying insecticide

Says President has turned around the economy

India remains unresponsive to the request by Sri Lanka to allow an innocent passage through the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for its fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea, a top source said. Sri Lanka made

On former Provincial Councillor Nauzer Fowzie’s initiative, Dubai-based Saeeda Foundation laid the foundation for a four-storied building with 16 classrooms at a cost of Rs.100 million at Khairiya Girls College, Dematagoda last week. The donation o

The Commissioner General of Land, Bandula Jayasinghe yesterday challenged an indictment filed by the Bribery Commission against him on the premise that no Director General has been appointed thus far by the President. When the writ application was

More than 83,000 suspects have been arrested and drugs worth Rs. 9 billion have been seized since the launch of the ‘Yukthiya’ operation in December last year. Police spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said that while not all arrested suspects were r

The prolonged breakdown of one of the linear accelerators at the Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama, which predominantly treats the pediatric patients has placed hundreds of lives at risk. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the linear accelera

The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe today said that he will not step down from the post of Governor due to the issues caused by the salary increase. While addressing the media, he said the crisis situation

Government vehicles which are running at a cost of Rs. 300 per kilometre can be run at a cost of 100, incurring some Rs. 20 billion to the government, a research paper submitted to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy and Transport has revealed

Early on Tuesday morning a container ship crashed into the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge near the US city of Baltimore, causing most of it to collapse. Several vehicles on the bridge at the time plunged into the waters of the Patapsco River, a

The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) have made a startling recovery that recent flooding of unregistered skin treatment medicines found in the local market as cosmetics could have serious health hazards. The NMRA Food and Drugs Inspec

An idea has been mooted by the ruling party to bring in a resolution to claim expenditure incurred for the three day debate on the no faith motion which was brought against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, a government MP said. MP Chamara Sampath

State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe who is in the delegation of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena visiting China, will hold talks with EXIM Bank of China and China Development Bank to complete the debt restru

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed his close associates and hinted to his cabinet that the Presidential Election

The Anuradhapura Police arrested a group of pregnant women involved in robbing passengers of cash and jewellery on

The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) had called for an investigation into the importation of contaminated fish in January 2022 and has advised the Ministry of Finance to refer the matter to the CID. It was re

Order regarding the preliminary objections was fixed for April 3

The Court of Appeal yesterday issued a writ of certiorari, squashing the report, the findings and the recommendations made by the Presidential Commission on Political Victimisation (PCoI) in respect of incumbent President Ranil Wick

Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva of Sri Lanka held talks with Chief of Defence Forces of Kenya General Francis Ogolla in Nairobi and explored cooperation in areas such as counterterrorism. The visit marks a pivotal moment in the dipl

A recent survey carried out by the health authorities has revealed that more than 12,000 school children in Anuradhapura District are suffering from optical disorders. They had held 14 eye clinics for school children this year covering the whole d

The Education Ministry has undertaken measures to offer a main meal at school to every student in Grades 1 through 5, starting today. The decision was taken into consideration following recommendations from nutritionists. Minister Susil Premajayantha

Sri Lanka has witnessed a surge in non-communicable diseases, prompting action from the Ministry of Health. This was revealed by the Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana at the launch of the “Suva Udana” mobile health clinic programme in Yakkal

A Mexican tourist is seen feeding the elephant at Gangaramaya Temple yesterday while his family and Venerable Kirinde Assajai Thera look on

Amid fears that the current programme with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF) will be derailed in case of a regime change, the government is planning to enact an economic transformation law to ensure sustainability of the project despite politica

The former General Manager of the Coconut Cultivation Board was arrested for allegedly misappropriating over Rs. 77 million from the Employees Provident Fund, police said. A senior police officer confirmed that the 64-year-old suspect from the Delgo

The Justice Minister has issued an extraordinary gazette notification permitting to use English language for all purposes of record and proceedings in the Commercial High Courts. With the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers and in accordance with