Officers of the Maradana Police station carried out an awareness campaign at the Maradana Railway station last morning. Police advised the commuters how to wear face masks properly and how to follow h

The Education Ministry will today decide whether the Grade-5 scholarship examination and the GCE Advanced Level examination should be postponed, Subject Minister G.L. Peiris told Daily Mir

Former State Minister of Postal Services and Professional Development of Journalists, S. Viyalanderan, was sworn in as the State Minister of Backward Rural Areas Development, Domestic Animal Husbandry and Small Economic Crop Promotion. The Preside

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday emphasised the need for all Parliamentarians to comply with health guidelines given the COVID-19 pandemic prevailing in the country. He stated th

All 101 PCR tests conducted on the students and teachers of the Divulapitiya School have returned negative for COVID-19, Public Health Inspectors Union of Sri Lanka (PHIUSL) Secretary M. Bala

Nearly 6,063 child abuse cases were reported within the first ten months of this year, Education Minister G.L. Peiris informed Parliament yesterday.

Sri Lanka expects to achieve a 1% GDP growth in 2020 despite the negative forecasts by certain global financial agencies and the downgrading of Sri Lanka’s credit rating by the Moody’s Investors Service, Mon

Minister of Industries Wimal Weerawansa and the Industrial Development Board are to take initiatives to provide bamboo reeds for the manufacturing of incense sticks which is said to be scarce,

The “Pahimpath Abhisheka Mangalya” the debut of female students of the “ Dioyani” Rangayathana school of dancing and theatre, Panadura will be performed at the Galgoda Sri Maha Vihara temple in Panadura on Thursday morning with the blessings

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa offered floral tribute in a ceremony held at Temple Trees on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Mahathma Gandhi on Friday. Deputy High Commissioner of

Police and land powers should not be devolved to the provinces as they are not state governments as in the case of other countries, Former Governor of Western Province Hemakumara Nanayak

Initiatives are to be taken to simplify the mechanism to provide micro finance loans and to facilitate money lending, State Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Shehan Semasinghe said.

The Sri Lanka Customs had seized more than 300 luxury vehicles worth over Rs.200 million which were imported illegally to the country during the COVID-19 pandemic period, Customs Media spokesman and Deputy Director Sunil Jayarathne said. He told Dai

SLPP ruling party member of the Kekirawa Pradeshiya Sabha was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition following a vehicular accident on Friday, according to the police. The mot

The heads of the institution were required to strengthen of workforce of all the ministries, regional and rural project offices

Former Minister of Megapolis Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday said he will come up with a staggering disclosure behind the cabinet decision to cancel the proposed light rail project. MP Rana

Former President Maithripala Sirisena will testify before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing Easter Sunday attacks today. The notice was issued to the former President on Se

Jathika Samagi Peramuna has taken measures to appoint action committees for every polling station in the country as an effort to strengthen the party, targeting future elections. As such, sev

Four accomplices of underworld figure Devamuni Rohana Harold de Silva alias ‘Gonakovila Roha’ have been arrested by the STF during a raid at Mount Lavinia on Saturday night. The STF rec

Personnel attached to the Silawathurai 3rd Commando Unit had recovered 110 kilos of Kerala Ganja worth Rs. 20 million yesterday on the Silawathurai coast in Mannar. The stock

A programme to mark the 114th birth anniversary of late President J. R. Jayewardene was held at J. R. Jayewardene Centre recently. The event coincided with the launch of a new website of J.R. Jayewardene Centre. Grandson of Late President, Pradeep Ja

World Children’s Day was celebrated at the Ayurveda Teaching Hospital, Borella yesterday under the patronage of the Hospital’s Commissioner K. D. C. S. Kumaratunga, Director Ms. Supipi Sangamitta and Chief Medical Officer Danapala Hettiarachchi.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said he strongly believed that at least one hospital dedicated for children should be available in each province. The Prime Minister expressed his views at an event held at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for

In a statement to the media the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) has expressed deep concern over the manner in which the 20th Amendment to the Constitution is sought to be introduced and several substantive provisions of the amendment

The Catholic Expression Organisation that had lodged a complaint against former President Maithripala Sirisena with the CID does not belong to the Catholic Church, a spokesman for the Archdiocese

Celebrating China’s 71st National Day, the Sri Lanka-China Friendship Association (SLCFA) yesterday said it wholeheartedly supported China’s social, economic and military development since the liberation that was marked on October 1, 1949. I

Sri Lanka will continue to enjoy the GSP+ facility or tariff free access to the markets of the European Union member-states if it remains a lower middle income country and adheres to internatio

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indian Premier Narendra Modi discussed the possibilities of mitigating the trade balance between Sri Lanka and India, that now remains highly in favour of India, during their bilateral summit held in late las

Sureka Siriwardane assumed duties as the new Principal to the Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya, Nugegoda yesterday. Teachers and

The Joint Development Officer’s Centre today staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Public Administration over several demands including the reduction of maternity leave. pic by Damith Wickramasinghe