Farmers and businessmen expressed concern over the large stock of vegetables accumulating in the Dambulla Economic Centre for want of a remunerative market. They pointed out that lorry loads of vegetables from several areas had arrived but without a

The Meteorology Department in a statement yesterday extended the heat advisory issued on Sunday to cover the Colombo District as well. Accordingly, a statement from the department said people in Colombo should be extremely cautious about the increas

A stock of 114 kilogrammes of Kerala Ganja was seized and a suspect arrested by the Navy during a raid in the seas off Uduthiari in Jaffna. The suspect had attempted to smuggle the stock of Kerala Ganja by sea r

The Galle High Court yesterday ordered the release on bail 17 suspects including 15 police officers and two forest conservation officers who had been remanded for about one year in connection with the murder of two young men in Boossa in Galle. Galle

A tense atmosphere prevailed at the entrance to the Kudawella fishery harbour in the early hours of Saturday (28) when the fishermen and the traders were denied entry during the curfew hours. The polic

The STF faced difficulties to launch its sterilising programme in the Dambulla Economic Centre in the early hours of Saturday (28) due to the obstacle caused by the businessmen and unscrupulous traders. As a result, It had been decided to

Prime Minister’s Senior Advisor on Economic Affairs Ajith Nivard Cabraal made a proposal to return approximately 20 percent of the balances amounting to around Rs.500 billion of the Employees Provident Fund, lying to the cr

Department of Meteorology yesterday advised that temperature in several areas will increase up to ‘Extreme Caution Level’ in the coming days The Departme

Over 17,457 Overseas Sri Lankans (OSL) had by Saturday noon (28 March), registered on the ‘Contact Sri Lanka’ Online Portal of th

The maximum permitted transit time at BIA for any passenger travelling via Bandaranaike International Airport should strictly be not more than six hours during the period of the closure of the airport, an official said. The International Airpor

Members of the GMOA in the Uva Province have decided to suspend private practice in view of the prevailing situation.

The now defunct Voice of America (VOA) transmission centre at Iranawla in Chilaw will be soon converted to a State hospital to treat COVID-19 patients, Health Minister Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi said yesterday. She paid a visit to the

Against the backdrop of the World Health Organization (WHO) announcing a coronavirus epidemic, the Sri Lanka Navy is conducting various programmes to curb the spread of the virus in public places as well as in private

Masks, gloves and other items used by people including those who have been quarantined should not be sent to garbage dumping sites, Western Province Solid Waste Management Authority Director Nalin Manapperuma said yesterday

Justice and Law Reforms Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva yesterday admitted that the government was aware of the congestion in almost all prisons posing a major threat by COVID 19 but said the prison authorities could not do much to mitigate the sit

All ships calling at Ports in the country have been exempted from demurrage and entry charges, the President’s Media Division said. Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman (Rtd) General Daya Ratnayake said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had instr

Amnesty International (AI) says that using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to release army sergeant Sunil Ratnayaka is reprehensible. Amnesty International’s Regional Director for South Asia, Biraj Patnaik said, “Where accountability is

The STF arrested a 26-year-old man, who had attempted to handover Rs.150,000 in cash to Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda and Mohamed Niyaz currently under life imprisonment at the Boosa Priso

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which is Sri Lanka’s main political party representing Tamils in the North and East, condemned President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to release Army staff sergeant Sunil Ratnayake, who was convicted of murder

A man, who was staying with a woman in a hotel at Kurundugahathenna is reported to have died on Thursday morning. During t

Streets in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara Districts were largely deserted yesterday as an indefinite curfew was in forc

Keeping the groceries open and providing vouchers for the people is a better option rather than providing packages of e

Cabinet spokesman, Plantation Industries and Agricultural Exports Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said the next few days woul

The Ministry of Education has taken steps to provide all schoolchildren, who are at home during the extended school holidays due to th

In order to prevent uncontrolled gathering of people at market places amidst effort to combat COVID -19, a special mechanism has bee

Former staff sergeant of the Army, R.M. Sunil Ratnayake, who was sentenced to death over the murder of eight Ta

The so-called Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) has urged UN to Protect what they called the Tamil Prisoners of War (POW) from Sinhalese prisoners. EIN presswire website reported this quoting a letter sent by the “Prime Minist

The government has decided to set up an Air Force camp at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) in line with the Air Force camp adjacent to the BIA, at Katunayaka. The responsibility to provide security to international a

Getting correct information on Sri Lankans in Italy has become difficult and therefore it is not possible to determine whether

Three telephone numbers have been introduced by the government for the general public to inform the authorities on emergency situations such as sickness and disruption of essential services during curfew. They are 119, 0112444480 and 0112444481. In c