President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his speech during the opening of Parliament sessions made a specific pledge to safeguard human rights and to bring in normality to the North and East and called for the support of MPs representing the North and the Eas

Devotees engage in religious activities at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo to mark the Duruthu Poya Day, last morning. This is a key religious and historic date in the calendar for Sri Lankans as it marks Gautama Buddha’s first visit to Sri Lanka

Hindus take turns to add ingredients into a pot to be mixed for making sweets cooked during the festival of Thai Pongal at the Sivan Kovil (Sri Ponnambalam Vanesar Kovil) in Kochchikade, Colombo.

Sri Lankan Hindus were purchasing Sugar cane, Turmeric plants and new clay pots yesterday for their traditional Thai Pongal Festival which will be held today (14). Pic by Pradeep Pathirana

Construction work of the terminal, which will be conducted in three phases, are scheduled to be completed in 2024

Sri Lanka’s current economic meltdown-aggravated by the existing dollar crisis, soaring cost of living and a possible shortage of food in the coming year- has made people question the incumbent government’s promises when it assumed power. Althoug

Officials say proper management of fuel-fired power generation can help prevent power cuts

Says the current popularity of the Rajapaksa regime had seen a decline

One hour power outage will be carried out in the country at selected places at any time between 5.30 pm and 9.30 pm primarily due to the lack of furnace oil for thermal power generation, a spokesman for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) s

A long queue was seen outside the Pelwatte Dairy Industries Outlet in Nugegoda to buy milk powder, where each customer was given a maximum of five packets of milk powder due to limited stock.

The Queen’s Baton – the forerunner to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, which arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday travelled to the Ceylon School of Deaf and Blind in Ratmalana yesterday, where a host of students symbolically held

A 58-year-old diver was killed by the crocodile recently

Rs.5,000 for public servants from this month

Emphasises the importance of bilateral ties

Massive cabinet reshuffle this month

A grade one student whose term is to commence today was seen getting a moment’s chance to go through a book that he desired, w

CPC will retain 24 tanks, 14 tanks leased out to LIOC for another 50 years

A mobile vaccination programme was held yesterday for the disabled elderly personnel in the Gothatuwa Police Division. The Gothatuwa Community Police Unit organised the vaccination program.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has cancelled a visit to the Dubai Expo scheduled for next week due to rising issues at hom

Foodstuffs to be imported from India, Pakistan, Myanmar

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday said it was wrong of several Ministers to have gone to courts against a collective cabinet decision regarding the Yugadanavi power plant share transfer matter. The President a

A group of teenage girls and boys were amongst a large number of ‘sun and sea’ loving citizens, who reached the beaches of Wellawatta to Dehiwala during Boxing Day, yesterday (26th).

“Will there be no Santa Clause this year,” would have been the thought that ran across the mind of this boy who dearly holds onto

This is a false allegation and therefore I ask the Opposition members of the CMC to produce the list

The cylinders, regulators, stoves and other equipment have remained unchanged. What was changed was the gas composition

A man manufactures cribs in the predominantly catholic town of Wattala. These are traditional nativity scenes which are displayed in Christian households in Sri Lanka during Christmas.

Setbacks are part of the journey and the leader should be able to face them successfully and make bold decisions, President Go

People are seen busy purchasing kerosene stoves in Colombo yesterday.

Medical experts have urged people to get their booster doses which were freely available by the Health Ministry

Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa enjoyed a trot of Kitul toddy after opening the new factory of Agri Deshiya (Pvt.) Ltd in Kuruwita w