A Research Book “Tabloid Paththara” compiled by journalist Ajantha Kumara Agalakada was launched at the Division

The public day which that was halted due to COVID-19 restrictions, resumed at the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC)

Promotion the recycling of polythene is an effective method to preserve the environment rather than banning it, Presid

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Photojournalists Association of Sri Lanka (PASL) was held at the Public Library recentl

Posts of principals in 173 National Schools remain vacant and the duties of them are performed either by the vice principals

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) yesterday launched first-ever Island wide provincial mobile service to solve

The midyear Report on Fiscal Position - 2020 issued by the Ministry of Finance reveals the density of telephone usage i

There is delay in finalising 4,000 files due to the vacancies existing in the Government Analyst’s Department which has also

The exclusion of State Institutions from the Auditor General’s scope of duties in the proposed 20th Amendment to the Const

The 156th birth anniversary of Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala was celebrated under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Maligakanda Mahabodhi Agrasrawaka Maha Viharaya last morning.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday said that the Colombo Port City project will attract investments worth 15 billion US dollars once completed, making it the main financial and economic hub for Sri Lanka. Visiting the

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa yesterday announced the setting up of a special unit at his office and the appointment of a task force to preserve environment. Mr. Prema

The ‘Pavidihanda’ organization headed by Ven. Muruththettuwe Ananda Thera launched a march in favour of the Government’s decision to ban the slaughter of cattle for human consumption. The marc

Former Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director Shani Abeysekara and two others arrived at the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court yesterday.They were further remanded till October 02.

The Annual General Meeting of the Field Officers of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation will be held tomorrow (19) September at the “Hotel one plus one”, Peradeniya Road, Kandy. The meeting will commence paying homage to the most sacred Toot

The showery condition over the South-Western part and in North-Western Province is expected to intensify from today (18) to the next few days, Department of Meteorology forecasts. “Heavy rainfalls

Another inmate at the Kalutara Prison has committed suicide for not being able to consume drugs bringing the total number of suicides to six within the last weeks, prison sources said. Sources sai

A man posing as a police officer was arrested by Mount Lavinia Police during a raid carried out in Attidiya. The police, on suspicion checked the man to find that he was wearing a helmet similar t

A 44-year-old wildlife field assistant was trampled to death by a wild elephant yesterday in Siyambalanduwa. The victim was part of a group of wildlife officers from the Damana Wildlife Zone that rush

Four more suspects who were wanted over the assault of a group of police officers at a raid at Atulugama in Bandaragama, were arrested in Kaltota yesterday. Police said the s

With reference to the news item carried by us on September 17, under the title ‘UNP - SJB merger possible under new leadership’, SJB MP Mayantha Dissanayake sent the following clarifica

Twelve Sri Lankan nationals including five females were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers when they were attempting to travel to Canada with forged visas. Police said th

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to complete the national programme to develop 100,000 kilometres of roads by 2024, the President’s Media Division said. Speaking

The Bureau of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation said they hoped to resume rehabilitation process, especially for those addicted to drugs, which was temporarily suspended due to spread of COVID-19.

Police have arrested two close associates of notorious criminals, Wele Suda and Army Sampath in possession of heroin. Sumeera Madhusanka alias ‘Railpare Sumeera’, a close associate of c

The Government is planning to bring down the number of road accidents to zero by 2030, Transport Minister Gamini Lokuge said. He said so while addressing an event organised by the National Council for Road Safety at the Transport Ministry, to hand

I am studying whether the Provincial Councils are a burden to the Government and whether the system should be abolished, Provincial Councils & Local Government State Minister Dr. Sarath Weerasekera said “We will have to

After receiving the reliable intelligence information from a foreign counterpart on April 20, 2019, about imminent coordinated terror attacks, former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena called Chief of National Intelli

While saying that people have taken the COVID-19 safety guideline for granted, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera urged people to comply with COVID-19 regulations until risk factors are

The Education Ministry will print 13,890,000 copies of school text books in 106 subjects and related categories to be distributed among 4.2 million students in 2021 at a cost of Rs. 1.094 billion, Ca