The consignment had been sent to a consignee in Ragama under false documents

Electricity supply to several buildings in Badulla teaching hospital which had been disconnected on Wednesday morning for arrears of dues was reconnected yesterday afternoon. A senior official of the Ceylon Electricity Board said arrears of electri

Children under the age of five are seriously vulnerable to be negatively impacted by overuse of digital devices due to their rapid growth, a leading community medicine specialist warned. Dr. Inoka Suraweera, a consultant community physician, furth

The book “Sithamu ( Let’s think ) written by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Imtiaz Bakeer Markar was launched at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) amidst a distinguished gathering yesterday, includ

The magistrate issued this order when the Excise Department gave the court a list of the police officers who arrested the four excise officers in the shooting incident and obstructing the excise department officers’ duty. The department officials h

The Ontario government in Canada which adopted the Tami Genocide Education Week has finally released the official communication received from the Federal Government of Canada that Canada does not recognize as genocide the actions

Sri Lanka’s economy would not have been what it is today if investor James Packer was allowed to start up casinos years ago, State Minister Diana Gamage told Parliament yesterday. “There were pe

I have clearly stated in my verdict of the Cause of Death Report on the three-year-old boy Hamdi Fazleen, who unfortunately died of a failed renal surgery that the boy’s ‘single functioning kidney had been removed

Calls for unity among people

Referring to the suspected deaths caused after the use of several medicines, the Expert Committee appointed to investigate into the recent incidents of drug allergies and their after effects have underscored the importance of introducing institu

Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake yesterday (09) ordered the Excise Department to seek advice from the Attor

The cricketer is required to notify police at least 48 hours in advance with the duration of his trip, the location, and an itinerary if he plans to travel within Australia

​A fundamental rights petition filed challenging the government’s domestic debt restructuring process was yesterday dis

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has granted 250 to 300 liquor licenses after he assumed duties as the Minister of Finance, NPP MP Vijitha Herath alleged yesterday. He told Parliament that the new B

The National Child Protection Authority further urges any concerned parties to contact them on their 24 hour trilingual hotline at 1929

A revenue of more than RS.200 million has been earned so far from fees charged from locals who entered Casino Centres from April this year, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said yesterday. He told Parliament that a

Sri Lanka has started the settlement of US $ 250 million to Iran for previous oil purchases by supplying tea valued US $ 5 million per month since monetary transactions are impossible under the US sanctions imposed on that country, Daily Mirror learn

The Supreme Court had determined that the government’s move to reconvene all dissolved local bodies is inconsistent with the constitution. As per the announcem

Drink more water to prevent dehydration

The victim was married and had two children

A team of foreign medical experts are scheduled to arrive in the country to provide treatment to the injured tusker popularly known as Agbo now lying in Labunoruwa Tank reservation in Thirappane.

While recalling life lessons that helped him become the all-time leading run scorer in international cricket, former India captain Sachin Tendulkar highlighted the importance of focusing on the early moments,

Sri Lanka Air Force yesterday said that all the PT-6 trainer aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force are manufactured after the year 2000 and the latest crashed trainer aircraft had been purchased in 2018.

CEB had planned to generate hydro-power from the Samanala Wewa reservoir until October 15

Later in the day, the media were informed of changes to the time and venue of the press conference

MP Alahapperuma said that members of the clergy in Sri Lanka tend to lose respect as in the case of MPs

A tense situation was reported at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last evening following allegations of interference by Ports, Shipping, and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva in recruiting airport security officers, airport sourc

Colombo Chief Magistrate Court yesterday released four excise investigators who were involved in a shooting incident at Bambalapitiya during tracking down two narcotic traffickers, on personal bail of Rupees one million with two sureties, for each of

Bringing repute to Sri Lanka a Grade 12 student of Veyangoda Bandaranaike Madya Maha Vidyalaya S.R. Kasmira Jayaweera who represented Sri Lanka at the Fourth World Children’s Peace Summit in Tokyo in Japan on August 01, has won the “Most Peaceful

The no-faith motion on Minister Rambukwella is sponsored by the SJB