By Hemalatha D. Hewage - Sandalankawa A 28 year old woman from Ihala Hundirapola in Pannala had been clubbed to death by her husband during an altercation on Thursday night, the police said. The victim Shehani Jayanthika Salmali was a mother o

Elections Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapariya requested voters to bring a ballpoint pen along with them when they come to vote on August 5 for their own safety but added if a voter does not have a pen to mark the ballot paper, officials will

A two-thirds majority in Parliament is needed at the forthcoming the General Elections to amend the Constitution in order to sort out issues in the country, Prime Minister and SLPP Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday. Speaking at an SLPP represe

The International Rotary Club has donated a fully automated PCR machine to the Medical Research Institute (MRI) of Sri Lanka to expedite the diagnosis process of COVID-19, the President’

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said he placed special emphasis on strengthening relations with Africa during his presidency but unfortunately, work was dismantled by the previous administration. He added that

Former UNP Central Colombo Electoral Organisation (Bala Mandala) Vice President Uthpala Kadiragonna passed away following a brief illness at the age of 73 on Tuesday night. Ms. Kadiragonna who

Schools which closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic were re-opened today as the first phase. Education Minister Dullas Alahapperuma visited the, Dharmapala Vidyalaya Boys School in Pannipitiya - Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda and t

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Northern Province Governor P.S.M. Charles discussed steps being taken to prevent unauthorized boats arriving in the peninsula from India, the Prime Minister’s Media Division said yesterday. The Governor

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would be joining Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLP

Director Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe said All Day-Care Centres which had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, have been allowed to re-open from July 6th. The cent

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said they would establish a sensitive and a people-friendly government from the General Elections on August 5 in order to find immediate solutions to the people’s plight. Speaking

The strike action which was launched by postal workers at the Central Mail Exchange (CME) was decided to be called off ye

Government should decide on the fate of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement especially in the wake of negotiations on the agreement that had begun during the tenure of incumbent Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa wh

Milinda Moragoda, Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation and former Cabinet Minister, called on political parties to clearly state their positions on the Provincial Council system in their policy platforms during the forthcoming general ele

15 wheel chairs were donated to SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit by Ex Royal Ceylon Air Force Club of Melbourne, in Australia. The Ex- Royal Ceylon Air Force Club based in Melbourne Australia donateed 15 wheel chairs to the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit at

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) called for the arrest of Karuna Amman who had claimed he had killed thousands of security forces personnel, SJB candidate Hirunika Premachandra said yesterday. Ms. Premachandra told a press confer

The Maligakanda Magistrate ordered to detain four suspects, arrested over smuggling mobile phones and several other items

A Police Constable was arrested while carrying 100 grams of ganja in Anuradhapura during the weekend. He was arr

The Locomotive Engineers’ Association yesterday warned of strike action if the government goes ahead with its plan to handover

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Shavendra Silva said that it is utmost essential of the Sri Lanka Army to function in well-geared form, justifying every cent they consume from the public taxpay

A petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking for a writ to the Acting IGP to arrest Digamadulla District Candidate Karuna Amman alias Vinayagamurthy Muralitharan for making a hate speech on June 19, 2020 boasting that he had killed a g

Two Police constables were arrested by the STF in Colombo Fort for allegedly possessing 42 cartons of illicit cigarettes, value

A 43-year-old convict from Maradana who was found guilty of trafficking and peddling heroin was sentenced to death by t

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) would discontinue power supply to any consumer if he or she continues to default payment of tariff hiding behind the difficulties created by Covid 19 pandemic, Power, Energy and Transport Minister Mah

Army Media Spokesman Brg. Chandana Wickremesinghe said the constructions works of the Anuradhapura Sandahiruseya Cheithiya would be completed before the Poson festival next year. During an inspection tour on Tuesday to

“Polluting our Environment”, is the worst cancer of today and is also the cause of the devastating cancers that our human beings are suffering, said Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcom Ranjith at the launching of a website dedicated to the prev

During discussions held at the weekly cabinet meeting, Education Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has requested to increas

The Turkish embassy rejects allegations made before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing last year’s Easter Sunday attacks linking Turkey’s involvement with extremist activities in Sri Lanka.The embassy said Turkey had maintained stro

The Young Lawyers Association (YLA) complains the attack on FSP’s anti- American protest is illegal. Speaking at a media confe

A total of nineteen Chief Jailors from several prisons in the country had been transferred based on service requirements, Prisons (Administration) Commissioner Chandana Ekanayake said yesterday. He said the Chief Jailor of the