Billion-rupee project to clean up Beira Lake gets off the ground

The Department of Forest Conservation has found a racket of grabbing lands running into hundreds of acres from the forest reserves in the Puttalam District with the connivance of some government officials, a top source said.

The death toll from a strong earthquake which struck Morocco on Friday night has surpassed 2,000, according to the country’s interior ministry. “There is destruction everywhere,” Eyewitnesses near the High Atlas mountains were quoted as saying

On March 8, 2023, the Ministry of Finance decided to increase the Special Commodity Levy on imported potatoes by Rs. 30 per kilogram for a six-month period

In a poignant tale of adversity, three children from Pahala Giribawa in Pothanegama, Kurunegala, find themselves in a dire situation as their mother works abroad, their father serves a life sentence, and their humble home teeters on the brink of coll

Says perpetrators had found loopholes in the Excise Ordinance to carry out scam

The girl lost her life when she accidentally fell into a water tank while playing

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to hand over investigation into the Easter Sunday attacks to for

MP Patali Champika Ranawaka has drawn attention to the issue of overlapping responsibilities among various parliamentary committees, raising pertinent concerns about its impact on the legislative process. Speaking to reporters, MP Rana

Loss of Rs. 2,900 from each liquor bottle with a fake sticker

According to WHO, there will be a shortage of 12.9 Mn medical professionals by 2035

Over 7,000 officers and soldiers from Sri Lankan Armed Forces have been imparted training by Pakistan Armed Forces besides provision of military hardware and equipment to Sri Lankan Armed Forces at the time of need, Pakistani High

Reservoir water levels are stagnating at just 26%

The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) starting from September 14 from potential investors or developers- either local or international- to undertake the Establishment of mixed commercial development with

China is the largest bilateral creditor to Sri Lanka

Despite the seriousness of allegations regarding the deterioration of the health service in the country with the influx of subpar medicin

While refuting allegations in Channel 4 film Easter Sunday suicide bombings of 21 April 2019 carried out by Islamic extremists had been deliberately facilitated to create the conditions to get him in power in 2019, former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

MPs - Mahinda Amaraweera, Lasantha Alagiyawanna and Duminda Dissanayake closely work with political group coordinated by MP Nimal Lanza in promoting the President

It has been proven that Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) in the air enters the human body by diffusion into the blood, causing an inflammatory response all over the body and thickening blood vessels, Environment Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jas

The second reading of the Bill was actually approved by a majority of 45 votes with 103 members voting for it and 58 against

State Minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who repeatedly used Channel Eye instead of Channel 4 when referring to the Channel 4 exposure on the Easter Sunday attacks, swiftly corrected himself after being informed by a fe

Sri Lanka Ports Authority has spent 1.2 billion rupees on food for the year 2022, the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) revealed. The Auditor General told the Committee that 498

“If a doctor leaves the country without prior notice, provisions are available to take legal actions”

Rs. 52Mn fined for those caught with fake security stickers, State Finance Minister informs House

The Government of Sri Lanka has taken a policy decision to increase the number of electric vehicles (EVs) when importing vehicles, Environment Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe said. He said the decision was taken in line with the plans to imple

Senior advisor to president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Climate change Ruwan Wijewardene met with Kenyan Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi yesterday to explore the possibility of increasing Sri La

A motion filed by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) requesting to appoint a fuller bench comprising five judges of Court of Appeal to hear State Minister Diana Gamage’s citizenship case has been rejected by the President of Court of Appeal. Court of

Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne released his latest books, ‘Tharage Agamanaya’ and the English version of the ‘Kadol Aththu’ by presenting the maiden printed versions to President Ran

The government views the latest Channel 4 film as a work of drama ahead of the session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and therefore advocates a constrained response to the allegations