A student of Shanmuga Hindu Balika Vidyalaya in Trincomalee Darshana Konesh who came second in the Island rank in the Tamil Medium and first in the Eastern Province at the recent Ordinary Level Examination was felicitated by Governor Senthil Thondama

The Bogollagama’s travelled exclusively on business class both from Colombo to London to take up his position and then now from London Heathrow to Accra

Ex-cricketer says not part of Sri Lanka COP 28 delegation. Says he is UN Ambassador for sustainability Attended session hosted by SL

Villagers had no alternative but to lay live wires to protect cultivated land from the marauding herds

The post of the Director of Medical Supplies Division fell vacant following the arrest of its Director Dr. Kapila Wickramanayake over the import of substandard Immunoglobulin injections

Her newborn found dead in a landfill

Though the cyclonic storm which had originated from the Southwest Bay of Bengal is moving away from Sri Lanka, it had caused damages in the Northern province, Disaster Management Center (DMC) said.

50 surgeries suspended, including emergency surgeries

Stocks of rice and lentils were infested with weevils and other insects and fungus

Contrary to initial reports of the boy succumbing to an illness while in detention, forensic findings have revealed that his death resulted from an assault

The plant is expected to be completed in 2026 and is expected to generate 350mw of power

The government is reportedly considering decisive action against a high-ranking officer within the Excise Department following allegations of soliciting bribes from liquor manufacturing companies, a source said .

A group of young Pakistani females accompanied by their male manager, who had been brought into Sri Lanka by a local man claiming to be a filmmaker and had exploited them to work as belly dancers at a Colombo nightclub, was rescued by the Department

The committee inquired about the non-operation of the data system of the commission provided by UNDP

Urgent need for probate investments in higher education sector emphasized

It has been decided to revise the opening hours of liquor shops, and related discussions have already started, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said yesterday. While attending th

Although the first term had begun on March 20, 2023, the Education Department has been unable to supply 15,645,654 textbooks to the distribution centers

Chief Incumbent of Situlpawwa Raja Maha Vihara and Chief Sanghanayake of the Malwatta Chapter in the Southern province Ven. Metaramba Hemaratana Thera passed away yesterday afternoon at a private hospital in Colombo. Ven. Thera was 83 years of a

Police conducted investigations based on CCTV recordings arrested the suspects in connection with the theft of property valued more than Rs.2 million from a house in Dehiwala

The decision made by the privileges committee was criticized by opposition MPs including Rohana Bandara

The Department of Archaeology has warned Chief Incumbent of Aukana Raja Maha Vihare that legal action will be taken against him in future if he commits acts like the draping of the historic Aukana Buddha statue in a saffron robe.

“The CC its mandate to grant approval for the appointment of judges of the Superior Courts

Freedom of expression does not include licence to defame, vilify others

Mali was gifted by SL to former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos in 1981 when she was 11 months old

Sri Lanka is seeing a massive spike in Dengue cases across the country with the Western Province recording over 35,000 cases which is the highest in terms of provinces. According to the Epidemiology Unit, the tally of dengue cases recorded for 202

More than half the Sri Lankan population – 53% – believes local political forces were involved in the Easter Sunday attacks carried out in 2019, according to a survey commissioned in October by Syndicated Surveys.

Sri Lanka has experienced a dramatic surge in HIV/AIDS cases by the end of September this year. According to the National STD/AIDS Control Programme, Sri Lanka has logged 485 reflecting about a 13 p

KOICA to provide $8Mn aid to boost tourism in the region

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday recorded an 8-hour-long statement from Pastor Jerome Fernando in connection with an ongoing investigation against him.

Arrested suspect had about 20 kilos of venison in his possession