As a large creditor to Sri Lanka, China is welcome to join the effort steered by Japan, India and France to help the island nation cope with its debt distress, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. She also called upon the Internat

French President Emmanuel Macron, during his meeting with the Sri Lankan counterpart, is reported to have said that his country will strive to engage China for a common agreement on Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring. Mr. Macron arrived in Sri Lanka

She had torn off the two documents from a file in the court record room and chewed them

All Staff Grade Officers should mark their daily arrival and departure with effect from August 01

Former Parliamentarian and his security officer had been killed during a civil commotion last year

An individual who had raped his elder daughter nine years ago when she was 13 years of age was arrested last Thursday, the police said. Her mother had deserted t

Petitioners are seeking an order directing the IGP to immediately arrest Pastor Jerome

Education and health have already been devolved to PCs

We are trying to bring about reconciliation with indigenous people

The party also criticized the Canadian High Commissioner’s recent interventions in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka

The team of drug inspectors that had visited the Wadhwan plant of Indiana Ophthalmics in Surendranagar, the manufacturer of the eye drop which caused complications in Sri Lanka, found “no major deviation” in manufacturing practices, Gujarat commi

CEB officials already in touch with Indian counterpart PGCIL

Journalist cum media activist Tharindu Uduwaragedara was beaten and arrested by the police and police riot squad units that dispersed a joint trade union protest held against the IMF deal yesterday in Borella, by firing tear gas and water cannons.

Five parties have already completed discussions with MP Nimal Lanza who is to form a new alliance, sources close to the M

A group of expatriate workers staying in Kuwait who had been deported for want of Visas arrived at the Katunayake International Airport in the early hours of yesterday on temporary passports issued by the Sri Lankan Embassy. It included 59 housema

This is the highest level visit from Japan after soured bilateral relations following the Light Rail Transit Project issue

The implementation status of 71 per cent of the highest value expenditure proposals in Interim Budget 2022 – with an allocation of LKR 46.8 billion – remains unknown, according to Verité Research.

She was arrested after court officials who were on duty in the archives notified the court registrar

An elderly man waiting in a queue at Ella Divisional Secretariat last morning to collect the letter of approval for the Aswesuma allowance had fallen dead. The deceased Amaswamy Kulandavelu (77) was a resident of Namunukula area.

Rs. 120 Million released to Colombo National Hospital

Majority of drugs from India

Illegal migrants who travel to Jordan on tourist visas attempting to cross the border seeking employment and those already working in Jordan searching for better prospects are among these

Children addicted to internet and new technological devices have little interaction with the rest of society

The Colombo Lotus Tower plans to launch the Bungee Jumping programme by December this year, its Head of Management Prasad Samarasinghe said.The Colombo Lotus Tower and Singapore Go Bungy Company earli

Several government hospitals including the Colombo National Hospital are on the brink of another crisis as the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has warned of possible power outages due to the failure to settle defaulted payments of electricity and main

Following a report which said the perks given to ex presidents have to be cut down as some of them are unauthorized, allegation that perks have been given to a number of ex Presidents have to be cut down, a senior official from

This is an exercise to rehearse for steps to be taken in the event of a nuclear attack. IFE25 will be the third such exercise conducted by the organization. The first was in Kazakhstan in 2008, and the second in Jordan in 2014

The National Police Commission has delegated some of its powers to the Inspector General of Police and to the Sri Lanka Police Department in respect of Chief Inspectors and lower ranks, with effect from July 24, 2023.

The former OIC was indicted in High Court for alleged forgery of documents

The number of individuals who damage the walls and iron fences of the Lotus Tower has increased, said Lotus Tower Head of Management Prasad Samarasinghe. He told the Daily Mirror that only 10 individuals who caused damages to the Tower were apprehe