Disclosure in the Pandora Papers is not relevant to the present government as the person who has been disclosed to have secret funds has been engaged in politics more than a decade ago and is no longer engaged in active politics, a State Minister sai

The Mass Media Ministry is in the process of establishing a Mass Media Higher Education, Research and Training Institute with the obje

Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Chennai in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Powerlooms Federation organised a trade and investment delegation at the Mission premises on October 06, 2021, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.

Payment of compensation to farmers for the loss of income, if any, after using only organic fertiliser for their farming and cultivation w

Theatrics such as getting wet in the rain on paddy fields would not help washing away the sins of robbing the Central Bank committed by those now in the opposition, Chief Government Whip Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said.

Marine Environmental Protection Authority’s (MEPA) Academy and a volunteer coastal clean-up programme, “Sayura Rakina Rella,” were launched under the patronage of the subject minister / Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterd

Government spokesman, Mass Media Minister Dulles Alahapperuma admitted yesterday that the Government of Oman had demanded a prime land in Colombo from the Sri Lanka government to set up an energy development project, after pl

Sri Lanka is among the top 5 best 20 countries to visit in the world, the Tourism Ministry said. Accordingly, Sri Lanka has been ranked 5th in the Readers’ Choice 2021 rankings conducted by Conde Nast Traveler Magaz

Whilst highlighting that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa mentioning that has limited expe0rience when it comes to governing was commendable, Former Prime Minister and UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said steps taken to abolish t

Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said over the weekend that the main opposition SJB

Minister of Transport Pavithra Wanniarachchi has instructed relevant officials to further expand the one-day services at the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) such as vehicle registration, issuance of driving licenses and transfer of vehicles.

A state minister stressed on the need to introduce a national economic development policy to be implemented devoid of any po

A large stock of foreign cigarettes worth of Rs.780, 000 smuggled into the country under the nose of the authorities was seized by the Police Special Task Force officials (STF) from Hulftsdorp recently. STF personnel f

The Court of Appeal held that the Commissioner General of Excise Department had not violated any procedure in arriving at a decision to close that Foreign Liquor Shop

”Yuthukama” has handed over this proposal to the Select Committee which has been appointed to look into electoral system changes This change has been proposed taking into consideration the results of the Presidential elections in 2015

National Collective against Teachers - Principals Salary Anomalies convened an all party conference yesterday to make public aware about the issues in the education sector, which was attended by former President Maithripala Sirisena, Oppositon Leader

‘Lions Club of Colombo Royalty’ donated essential medicines to the children’s ward at Apeksha Hospital in Maharagam

Ratmalana Airport is set to launch international flights in the region after 5 decades and the first flight is scheduled to depart for

Asian Development Bank Country Director Dr. Chen Chen has stated that the Southern Expressway is the best in the South Asian region.

A heavy influx of pilgrims to Kataragama sacred city was experienced during the weekend after opening the country. R

The visiting Indian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Sr Bhashwardan Sringala yesterday paid homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic at the Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa. He told the media that he visited Kandy only to pay homage to the tooth re

A body of an elderly man was found floating on the side of the Polgolla Dam yesterday, the police said. The victim

University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka held its annual International Conference virtually, on 22nd September 2021. The theme of the conference was “Scholarly publishing and open access for the enhancement of research visibility”.

Deepal Ratnayaka, a Sri Lankan currently residing in the UK, has won the ‘People & Space’ category of ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year’ competition hosted by Royal Greenwich Museum, UK for the year 2021 becoming the first Sri Lankan to win

Officials of the Police Special Task Force (STF) special detection unit seized a stock of foreign cigarettes worth of Rs.611, 0

The 115th birth anniversary event of the founding father and former Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene, organized by the Japan J. R. Jayewardene memorial committee, SJB Japan and UNP Japan, was held in Tokyo on 18th Saturday.

No census of elephants has been carried out while only a survey was done in 2011. As per this survey, there had been 5579 elephants in the jungles of Sri Lanka

Three school boys had drowned in the Katugaha Galge lake at Buttala and their bodies were recovered last morning by

The 75th Independence Day of India was celebrated in different parts of Sri Lanka yesterday in strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols.

UNP MP and Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to discuss the present pandemic situation with political parties representing Parliament, clergy, business community and other profes