US President Joe Biden at the G7 Summit yesterday, announced $20 million in additional assistance to strengthen food security in Sri Lanka, US embassy in Colombo said. It als

Former MP M .M .Zuhair, who also served in ambassadorial posts in some countries in the Middle East, asked as to why Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had not directly broached Sri Lanka’s humanitarian crisis with the Saud

Education Ministry requested the PUCSL to avoid power cuts between 7 a.m. to noon to accommodate online education

A tense atmosphere prevailed near a filling station in Vishwamadu in Kilinochchi on Saturday night (18) due to a clash between the army and people waiting for fuel. It is alleged that the unruly situation had erupted when a group of

The Army said that Saturday’s incident at a fuel station in Vishwamadu was a deliberate attempt by some suspicious elements to sabotage the goodwill and the cooperation that prevails between members of the Security Forces a

A 13 year old child was injured when wildlife officers on duty at Katukeliyawa on Saturday night(18) opened fire at a tipper lorry t

Racketeers had published in various media that they had received foreign employment specially in countries such as Japan, Romania, South Korea and Israel

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) today said that all-Island private bus services will resume to normalcy after today following the decision of the Power and Energy Minister. LPBOA Chairman Gemunu Wijerat

H.E. Tan Yang Thai, High Commissioner of Malaysia, his spouse and Members of Alumni Malaysian Technical Cooperation

Long queues were seen at Kosgas Junction to purchase Kerosene due to the shortage of domestic gas in the country.

The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended a local multi day fishing trawler with 38 individuals, suspected to be on an illegal migration attempt to a foreign country via sea, during a patrol carried out in south-eastern seas of the island yesterday.

Army Commander Lt. Gen. Wikum Liyanage said the army had already launched a food production campaign to provide relief to the people in view of the imminent food scarcity facing the country. After

The Renewable Energy Association said some 7,000 people in the renewable energy sector are running a risk of losing their jobs due to non settlement of dues to renewable energy sector players for providing power to the national grid. Followi

Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris at the Ministry of Foreign Aff

Colombo bound Sagarika Express from Beliatta was held up last morning at Weherahena level crossing due to the absence of the gateman to close the gate for traffic. However, the gateman had informed Matara Railway Station over the phone that his mot

One died and two others were seriously injured in a shooting at Moraketiara in Tangalle on Sunday night (05). The injured were admitted to the hospital. The

Two men have been arrested by the STF with 349 kg of Kerala cannabis (ganja) which has a street value of more than Rs.50 million during raids in Jaffna and Kilinochchi on Friday. Th

The Maussakele and Castlereagh main hydropower reservoirs were reaching spill level by last morning due to the heavy rainfall experienced in the western slopes of the central hills forming the catchments of two reservoirs. Engine

The Badulla police arrested three suspects in connection with an alleged assault on a doctor of the Badulla general hospital. They were produced before Badulla Actg. Magistrate Heminda Dayawansa and remanded till June 08. Police

An accused who stood indicted with murder was found guilty and sentenced to death by Balapitiya High Court J

The government will take eight steps - bus lane priority, promotion of cycling, park and ride services, the increase of frequency of rail services - to be implemented from June 15 to redress the current passenger transport crisis, a statement from th

A senior party stalwart of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) yesterday expressed his utmost displeasure, disappointment and opposition to what he called the double standard of the party leadership applied to two groups of SLFP

The Mahanayake of the Malwatu Chapter Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera said a food production pro

A voluntary group of Professionals met former Minister Ruwan Wijewardene and former Minister Sagala Ratnayake at Prime Minister’s Office at Flower Road. The group had held this initial discussion on the basis of shared concerns on Sri La

A group of individuals posing as irrigation officials had felled and taken away several teak trees in the Kelani river rese

A 14-year-old girl and her mother died, and two others in the family were seriously injured when the trishaw transpo

Students to national schools will not be admitted as long as an audit inquiry is concluded on the issue as a slew of misdeeds and misappropriations have been reported on the student admission system to National Schools, Educati

The cold blooded massacre of 32 Buddhist monks at Aranthalawa by the LTTE terrorists on June 02, 1987 was comm

The Cabinet has given the green light to Prime Minister and Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to submit a Supplementary Estimates to Parliament for the rest of 2022 estimated at Rs. 695 billion. Cab

​The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) yesterday approved the scheduled power cuts from tomorrow. Accordingly, the