The Government should talk to all stake holders in the health sector and should come up with plans to face the COVID -19, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday. “The Gov

Colombo High Court overruled the defence’s request to dismiss the action filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegation of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi and Rakna Lanka Marine Service Chairman

The only alternative left for those UNPers who wanted to build a strong force with a new brand was to form Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB), former MP Harsha de Silva said yesterday. De Silva said Sajith Premadasa is the brand which SJB will promote

United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has requested all members attached to provincial councils and local bodies of the party to only support candidates who contest the general

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday requested the politicians not to use the COVID-19 epidemic situation for mere political gain, ahead of the General Election. Speaking at a media briefing yesterday GMOA Secretary Dr. H

The government in a bid to ensure food security for low income families and in another step forward on poverty alleviation will provide a food basket of essential food commodities (valued at Rs.1,007) at Rs. 500 each, Plantation Industries and Agricu

If the Government would reduce fuel prices following the decrease in the crude oil prices in the world market, the Lanka Self-Employed Professionals’ National Three-Wheeler Federation yesterday said that the

Court of Appeal President A.H.M.D. Nawaz, yesterday constituted a divisional Bench of three Judges to hear the Writ Petitions filed by former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, Arjun Aloysius and two others contesting the warrant of arrest on them

The first batch of passengers who were to be quarantined, sent to the Batticaloa Campus quarantine centre yesterday. The Health Ministry has set up three quarantine centres at three locations - Batticaloa campus, the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilit

Power, Energy and Commuter Transport Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera will appraise the Cabinet today on the low level of fuel prices in the global market and seek the possibility of reducing prices in the domestic market.

An attempt to smuggle into the country banned cigarettes worth more than Rs.1.3 million by a Sri Lankan returning from Dubai was thwarted by Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday.

A stock of 3,238 kilos of Ganja was seized and a suspect arrested by the Udawalawe STF during a raid in Rehenattagala hill in Koiyagala. Commanding Officer of the Udawalawe STF Camp IP N.L.Krishantha said the suspect was preparing to transport the st

The Air Passengers who would be brought to the Batticaloa Private University and Welikanda Kandakaduwa Rehabilitation Centre for two weeks quarantine for Covid19, would immediately be transferred to the Polonnaruwa General Hospital, in the event of a

Crash of the Colombo Stock Exchange is a sign that country’s economy is going into a great turmoil, former MP Harsha de Silva said yesterday. Dr. De Silva told a press conference that taking out millions of dollars from the stock market by the fore

Army which transported the first batch of passengers from South Korea to the newly established special quarantine centres in Batticaloa and Kandakadu appealed the general public to cooperate with it in the process of quarantining those arriving from

The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday re-issued the warrant for the arrest of P.K. Weerasinghe, the Secretary of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to probe incidents of political victimisation under the ‘yahapalana

Accelerating economic development is the primary challenge facing Sri Lanka today and most of the security issues that Sri Lanka has faced over the years have been due to the exploitation of the economically disadvantaged, President Gotabaya Rajapaks

Sri Lanka will lead the Science, Technology and Innovation sector in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), the Foreign Relations Ministry said.

Cabinet approval was granted to give drinking water connections to 150,000 low income households during this year at a cost of Rs. 1.2 billion, cabinet spokesman, Higher Education, Information, Com

The revision application filed by the Attorney General (AG) challenging the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court order on granting bail to the former minister Rajitha Senaratne, was yesterday fixed for hearing on April 10 by the Colombo High Court. W

The Supreme Court yesterday (5) re-fixed for support on September 16 for granting of leave to proceed with the Fundamental Rights petition filed in a bid to re-open the portion of the A 26 road (part of wh

The SLFP will not give nominations to Bhikkus or priests of any other religion for the April 25th General election, party spokesman, Weerakumara Dissanayaka said yesterday. A large majority of t

The Sri Lankan Government rejected ‘inaccurate’ references made in the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief’s report which has said “serious concerns” regarding “Sri Lankan security forces colluding with mobs and not act

The very first deposit for the April 25th Parliamentary polls was made yesterday by an Independent Group from the Vanni District by the group leader Indika Namal Liyanage of Vavuniya, Elections Commission Chairman, Mahinda Deshapriya said.

In a bid to provide a respite to the people, particularly those in the North-East and North-Central Provinces from the micro finance debt trap, the Finance Ministry has decided to increase the credit limit to low income families to Rs. 60,000 from Rs

With reference to the Daily Mirror article titled ‘Drunkard harassing foreign couple at Pallekele match’ appeared on the front page on Tuesday, we have mistakenly mentioned the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium whereas it should be correcte

The crew of a Sri Lankan registered fishing vessel intercepted on suspicion of fishing illegally in the Seychelles’ waters have been remanded for 14 days by the Seychelles Supreme Court, the Seychelles Ne

A total of 16 Sri Lankans and three foreigners were under medical observation by yesterday for possible COVID 19 infection at various government hospitals, but none of them found to have been positive

Higher Education Minister Bandula Gunawardana yesterday said the people should only vote for responsible individuals who loves this country and free of corruption to create a parliament without being swayed by foreign influences. He said this at a

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will never allow alienation of national resources of the country. He expressed these views while speaking at a commemoration of Ven. Sri Sumangala Thera at Sumangala Pirivena at Wa