The 27th death anniversary of the late President Ranasinghe Premadasa was commemorated yesterday near his statue at Keselwatta in Colombo 12. Former opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and his wife Jalani Premadasa participated

An individual alleged to have stabbed his wife to death, had been arrested by the Hemmathagama Police yesterday morning. The victim n

A group of 100 Sri Lankan expatriate workers in South Korea who had come to Sri Lanka on holiday left for Korea on Thursday

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his May Day message, said that this year, workers all over the world have to celebrate May Day in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, much like national religious festivals, International Worker’s Day also

The Central Cultural Fund (CCF) launched a programme to distribute relief to artistes who have been affected by the COVID-1

The National Immunisation Programme (NIP) and in particular the BCG vaccination given to Sri Lankans during their early stage o

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his May Day message, said that he wished to make use of this occasion of the International Workers’ Day to salute and pay respect to the working masses who are making boundless sacrifices in the face of challenges b

The business community in Polgahawela town volunteered to keep shops and boutiques closed even after the curfew was lifted

A group of three suspected drug peddlers were arrested and 218 packets of heroin seized by Tirappane Police during a raid at Nachchaduwa junction in Galkulama. During the raid, police seized the motorcycle used for the contraband trade of distributin

On April 29, the recipients of “The Order of the Rising Sun” for the Spring Conferment, 2020 were made public by the Government

A German lady staying at a hotel in Beruwala had been raped by an unidentified individual. The 79-year-old tourist stated to police that she was suffering from Arthritis and that she was in her room when an individual entered the room b

PCR tests being carried out on CMC employees in Colombo yesterday. PCR testing was carried out on CMC employees after

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued a gazette notification removing the maximum retail price imposed for sugar

The Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes (APHNH) in a statement to media, said they will extend all possible assistance to the national operations programme for Covid-19 outbreak, in conducting the much needed PCR test

The Lawyers for Democracy, a professional organisation of lawyers yesterday expressed their concern for the failure of the President to summon Parliament under Article 70 (7) of the constitution. Senior lawyer,

The Sri Lanka - China Friendship Association (SLCFA) condemned what it called ‘the efforts of the United States to intervene into internal affairs of sovereign states’ under the pretext of investigating COVID-19. In a statement, the SLCFA said

UNP former MP Daya Gamage yesterday urged the government to distribute the Rs 5000 concession to needy people at le

The Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) said that they have the technology to manufacture Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) drugs,

Construction of the hydro power plant at Uma-Oya, that had been suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak would b

Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David Holly and Australian Defence Adviser Group Captain Sean Unwin handed over Australian supplied Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of National Operation Centre

Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said he was hopeful that the hydro power plant in the Umaoya project could be commissioned within six months. The minister said so during a progress review meeting of the project and pointed out that the project would a

Cabinet paper seeking approval to pay the relief aid of Rs.5,000 to the non-staff grade employees in the provincial administration

A couple and an accomplice were arrested by the mobile unit of the Mount Lavinia Police on suspicion of drug peddling during a raid carried out at Rawathawatta in Moratuwa. The couple had been carrying on the racket with the help of their ac

A naval rating in Rekawa in Tangalle identified as COVID-19 positive was admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital ( IDH) in Angoda. Meanwhile three members of his family and a Grama Niladhari of the area associated with them were self quarantine

At least five Navy personnel were hospitalised after an SLTB bus they were travelling in crashed into a wall at Randombe in Ambalangoda early yesterday morning. Police said at

Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake yesterday came out with one of his controversial statements when he said that drug dealers

Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake, who sat for the 2019 GCE Ordinary Level examination, has got a ‘C’ pass for English.

The United National party (UNP) yesterday urged the government not to use schools to station security forces who return

A 42-year-old farmer of Pethigama in Mahakumbukkadawala who entered an abandoned land to collect cashew had been tramp

Residents of the Mt. Lavinia area and the business community engaged in tourism have expressed concern over the fillin