Leading female business personality Gowri Rajan, was awarded the ‘Global Trailblazer Award’ by WIM global at the Women Top 50 Professional & Career Woman Awards 2024 held in Malayasia recently.

The United States yesterday lifted the security alert on the Arugam Bay area, following close collaboration with the Sri Lankan side and the immediate and extensive security measures put in place by the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Public Sec

Over 3000 complaints have been made alleging that employment agents charged exorbitant fees for non- existent job opportunities in Israel and South Korea, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said.

A Fundamental Rights petition has been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking an order to prevent the Election Commission from holding the Local Authority Election without calling for fresh nominations.

The use of maize in large quantities for the local ethanol production in the liquor industry has led to a severe price hike in egg and poultry products, as pointed out by the All Island Egg Producers Association (AIEPA) yesterday.

A Sierra Leone passenger attempting to enter the country by swallowing 59 pellets containing cocaine worth over Rs.40 million was arrested by Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

Elections Department has taken steps to relocate eight polling stations in the Ratnapura electorate in view of the Katina ceremonies to be held at several temples selected earlier for polling stations.

A doctor identified four suspects in the Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (12) in connection with the incident where he was intimidated and robbed of one million and fifteen thousand rupees at a massage centre in Bambalapitiya.

The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the new government intends to review the Extraordinary Gazette notification issued by former Wildlife Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, which altered the boundaries of the Wedithalathive Nature

The stage play ‘Garu Kathanayaka Thumeni’ which was to be staged in Colombo found itself in a controversy when a candidate who was contesting the General Election lodged a complaint against staging it.

Rauff Hakeem, Leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, launched the volumes of his books ‘Voice of Reason,’ in English, Sinhala and Tamil languages, at the D.S. Senanayake Convention Hall, Kandy, on Saturday (9). He has delivered these speeches durin

Two local females, a businesswoman and her daughter attempting to smuggle a large stock of counterfeit cigarettes worth over Rs.11.7 million from Dubai were nabbed by the Police at the Bandaranaike International Airport during the weekend.

A Sri Lankan who attempted to enter the country on a forged Sri Lankan passport was arrested by the Immigration and Emigration Officers at Katunayake International Airport last morning.

According to Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI), as of 1-7th November prices of both brown and white eggs have decreased by 8% and their prices ranged from Rs.36.00-40.00/egg and Rs.34.00-37.00/egg respectively.

Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), the Defence Secretary as the Author of the Deegawapiya Aruna Trust and First Trustee, engaged in a field study tour at the historic Deegawapiya Stupa premises at Ampara on Saturday to review the progres

The election campaigning activities for Thursday’s General Election are scheduled to end at midnight today.

A young man who abducted a 14 year old schoolgirl who was in love with him and burgled the temple’s shrine room to find money for their journey and other expenses was arrested by Lunugamvehera police and handed over to Hingurukaduwa police.

The Defence Secretary visited the Eastern Province yesterday (Nov 10) to assess the security situation in the Arugam Bay area.

The number of Indian trawl boats poaching in Sri Lanka’s northern sea has averaged well above 500 a day with local fishermen are not even venturing out for fishing on selected days, an official said.

A passenger on a wheel chair who arrived from Bangkok on Saturday night (09) was arrested at the airport by the Customs Narcotic Control Unit when he attempted to exit through the Green Channel, for having in his possession a stock of the illegal int

The Election Commission has reported that the number of complaints related to the 2024 Parliamentary election has surpassed 2,500.

Indian Navy’s submarine INS Vela, arrived in Colombo yesterday on a three-day visit. The submarine was accorded a ceremonial welcome by the Officer of the guard and band of Sri Lanka Navy, a statement from the Indian High Commission said.

A great scholar, poet, linguist, composer and patriot the Late Kalasuri Arisen Ahubudu will be commemorated for the 13th year at 3.00 on November 21 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo 07.

Much havoc has been caused by heavy rain experienced at present in the Badulla District.

The Meteorology Department lacks a sufficient number of duty meteorologists, Deputy Director of Forecasting and Early Warning M.M.P. Mendis said.

The Government Information Department has warned WhatsApp users not to share any one-time passwords (OTP) with third parties, as this can lead to account hacking.

Investigations into the recovery of an illegally assembled, unregistered luxury car from the home of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte’s wife in Mirihana have revealed that Ratwatte had been using the vehicle since 2020 with a fake number plate.

The health authorities announced that eradicated Measles had resurfaced with over 1000 cases reported among youth aged 20 to 30 years and infants under 9 months since May 2023.

A US National Defence University (NDU) delegation led by Admiral (Retd.) Harry Harris called on the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd.) at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte yesterday (Nov 07).

Lakdinu De Silva, a mechanical engineering undergraduate from the University of Ruhuna, won the Speak Out for Engineering (SofE) Global finals at the competition organized by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on November 5, 2024, in Du