National Peoples’ Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday brought to the notice of the Speaker that the former Committee of Public Enterprises (COPE) Chairman Sunil Hadunnetti had been summoned before the Presiden

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) yesterday arrested an accomplice of underworld figure Angoda Lokka with 3 kilogrammes of heroin and a large amount of cash at Orugodawatte. Police said the 40-yar-old suspect Chathura Sanjeewa a

‘Better connectivity that results in better trade relations could mutually benefit Sri Lanka and Afghanistan,’ was the main focus of the discussion when the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka Ashraf Haidari called on Prime Minister Ma

Several hand-held Chemical Detection Devices supplied by Australia were handed over to the Acting IGP C. D. Wickram

Members of the Sri Lanka Press Association (SLPA) were recently invited over for a familiarisation visit to the Colombo Port City, where a super financial hub with plush residences are planned to be erected on 269 hectares of reclaimed land which onc

Two flyovers will be constructed near the Kompanna Veediya Railway station in Colombo 2 to ease the heavy traffic sn

There had been no Tamil settlements in the North prior to 12th century, SLPP MP Channa Jayasumana told Parliament yesterday.

The truth behind former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s acts relating to receiving several international awards for what he had done to the country from 2015 to 2020 has now been exposed, Government Medical Officers’ Association (

Dr. Nimal Sedera’s latest book, the biography of Ven. Baddegema Dhammawansa Thera will be ceremonially launch

A conman who had cheated an employee at a gold jewellery shop in Negombo by pretending to sell his pawned gold and l

The Education Ministry yesterday announced the extending of the validity period of school uniform vouchers for grade one stu

The Committee on Parliamentary Business consisting of 26 Members of Parliament was announced by the Speaker

SriLankan Airlines yesterday said the airline continues to fly to selected international destinations including Italy – Milan, United Kingdom – London, Japan – Tokyo, Maldives – Male, Germany – Frankfurt, France – Paris and Australia

One of the plus factors that had emerged from the Covid 19 pandemic were the new inventions that expose the capabilities, skills and creative abilities of our youth, Skills Development, Vocational Edu

G.G. Chamila Dilhani Kumari of No. 98,Yabaraluwa,Malwana has been diagnosed with end stage renal disease (kidney failure). Doctors have recommended a kidney transplant to save her life.

In a bid to uplift the local industry, a Footwear and leather products Exhibition was launched yesterday at the Diyatha Uyana under the patronage of Minister of Industries Wimal Weerawansa. Pix Damith Wickramasinghe

Fifty-eight Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s (SLPP) ex-provincial council members contested the General Election and 28 were elected to Parliament, SLPP founder Basil Rajapaksa said. Mr Rajapaksa expressed these views while speaking at a ceremony he

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a compassionate move has instructed Prison Reforms and Prisoner Rehabilitation State Minister, Dr. Sudharhini Fernandopulle to explore the possibility of releasing about 46 children of wom

A group of unemployed graduates handed over a petition to the Presidential Secretariat underlining their grievances yesterday.

Leader of the Tamil Progressive Alliance and Colombo District Parliamentarian Mano Ganesan said the Tamil Progressive Alliance was the fourth strongest political party in the ninth parliament. Addressing

Ambassador Manori Unambuwe presented her Credentials to the Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier as the Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Federal Republic of Germany on 20th August 2020

Graduates who qualified from various foreign universities under bilateral scholarship programmes are in for a rude shock over the exclusion of their names from the lists of those selected for employment in the state sector. Accordin

An accused who pleaded guilty of the rape of an underage girl was sentenced to 15 years rigorous imprisonment suspended

A woman who had in her possession 50kilos of Kerala Ganja was arrested by the Kilinochchi police during a raid on a house at Mu

Three people including two superintendents of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) were killed on the spot and three others were admitted to the hospital when a van plunged down a 150-feet precipice on Saturday (22) early morning n

Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya over the weekend requested the government not to repeal the 19th Amendment but to revie

The Colombo Crimes Division has arrested four gangsters including drug trafficker Saranga Pradeep alias “Welle Saranga

National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) is urging to amend its act under the blessings of the new government to minimize the hard liquor culture in Sri Lanka and for starters to prohibit the easily purchasable quart

120th Sri Dalada Maha Perahera Ceremony of the historical Kotte Rajamaha Viharaya began on August 17 with an all-night Pirith chanting ceremony and a “Sangagatha Dakshina” (offering alms to th

State Minister of Regional Co-operation Tharaka Balasuriya said Sri Lanka will maintain close ties with its neighbours, adding that regional co-operation is essential to attract investment to the country.