After considering the favourable hydroelectric storage and profits earned during the year ending December 2023, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) was directed by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to submit a tariff proposal. Ac

The Immigration and Emigration Department officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) searched two Sri Lankan men bound for Dubai on suspicion yesterday and found forged Italian resident visa cards in their possession. The immigrati

The Duruthu Perahera festival in Kelaniya was held on Wednesday night. The event is celebrated annually in January with the participation of elephants, dancers, drummers and musicians. Pic by Pradeep Pathirana

Police suspect that high speed and loss of control of the vehicle may have caused the pre-dawn fatal accident yesterday on the Katunayake Expressway, where state minister Sanath Nishantha and his security officer died. The jeep heading towards Co

Asia’s leading tech alliance states not privy to amendments

Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) General Secretary Minister Jeevan Thondaman is in the centre of controversy over the presence of South Indian actresses Aishwarya Rajesh, Aishwarya Dutta, Samyuktha Menon, and Meenakshi (Pinky Sarkar) in national Thai

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is to spend more than Rs 20 million to be paid for the people who are to be brought to Colombo for its protest on January 30 2023, UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara alleged yesterday.

Chinese research and survey vessel Xiang Yang Hong 03 which was barred entry into Sri Lankan waters over a policy decision is now on its way to the Maldives after permission was given by its pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu.

Although a date has not been fixed, the Sri Lanka Navy said yesterday that it is now prepared to send a deployment to the Red Sea to assist in defending shipping lanes from Houthi activi

A total of 125 motorists who violated traffic rules received warnings following the launch of a pilot project aimed at identifying offenders through the CCTV system in Colombo.

A leading private hospital in Colombo that stirred controversy by selling government price controlled drugs for exorbitant rates, had reportedly pleaded guilty in advance when the case was scheduled

A 45-year old Buddhist monk Kalapaluwawe Dharmarathana Thera has been shot dead with a T-56 weapon at a temple at Malwathu Hiripitiya in Gampaha yesterday. Police said four unknown persons who arrived in a car claiming that they were officers of the

The government’s abrupt decision to suspend the circular on increasing the Disturbance, Availability and Transport (DAT) allowance for doctors yesterday sparked concern among health professionals, leading to a threat of an indefinite strike. Howe

If vehicle ownerships are not transferred to the active user, the charge sheets will be sent to the address of the previous vehicle owner

It was also informed that the Education Ministry will not issue admission letters for schools

The debate on the Online Safety Bill which is seen as a controversial piece of legislation got underway in Parliament yesterday with almost all MPs from both sides agreeing that social media should be regulated while disagreeing on how to get about i

While expressing grave concerns raised by critics that, by imposing imprisonment and fines against ill-defined ‘prohibited statements’, the Online Safety Bill may cripple opposition election campaigns, silence journalists reporting on corruption,

The husband of the former President’s daughter discovered the break-in upon returning home and promptly notified the police

The search operation lasted for about five hours before the plant was sealed off again by the NMRA officials

Filing a special determination petition in the Supreme Court, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary alleged that the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill would create a separate legal regime to other penal statutes in respect of similar co

Jaffna District MP S. Sridharan who was elected as leader of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) first visited Kanakapuram cemetery yesterday and commemorated the deceased LTTE cadres. Mr. Sridharan who succeeded Mr. R. Sampanthan as the part

Many SJB MPs call for the arrest of top drug dealers through Yukthiya

Says the current context of severe repression against suspected drug offenders is deeply worrying

Emphasises that even routine expenditures contribute to the undocumented assets

Initial investigations into the manslaughter of five individuals, including the leader of the ‘Ape Jana Bala Party,’ Saman Perera, who were killed in a shooting in Beliatta, revealed that the underworld gang led by Kosgoda Sujee may have orchestr

Despite criticism from several organisations including the UN regarding potential human rights violations during the ongoing countrywide crackdow

The monk, who was arrested once again by the CID was remanded till January 26 by the Gangodawila Magistrate

At a time when the country was in trouble, the agreement made with the IMF was good and not bad for the country and the economy

It is common for political leaders of all hues to fine-tune their speeches with rhetorical language as a vote catching, crowd pulling exercise

The Catholic Church is to declare those who died in the Easter Sunday attacks as saints, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said over the weekend. Speaking during a service at St. Sebastian’s Church, Kandana, Cardinal Ranjith said the