The Government of Myanmar has donated 15,000 Teak seeds for the purpose of developing agro-forestry in Sri Lanka subsequent to a request by Sri Lanka at the 3rd Session of the Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation between the two countries, in Ap

While condemning the removal of taxes on imported wheat flour, the Mawbima Lanka Padanama (MLP) yesterday said the government had put local farmers at risk by its decision. Speaking at a media conference MLP Convener Arunakantha Bandara said, the

The government will give priority to develop the nation rather than subjecting various sectors to victimization, a cabinet Minister said yesterday. Minister of Ports, Shipping, Roads and Highways Johnston Fernando said, this government will give p

Legal action would be taken against those who defrauded the Mahapola Scholarship Trust Fund irrespective of their status, and there are many responsible for this fraud, Higher Education Minister Dr. Bandula Guna

Sri Lanka’s rank on the Global Gender Gap Index-2020 has slipped to 112 from the previous 110, the latest report issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) yesterday said. Sri Lanka’s score this year, is 0.680. The score of a country towards 0.0

Novice monks arrive in a line to the Gangarama Temple in Hunupitiya to participate in the series of religious observances conducted yesterday to mark the 76th birthday of its Chief Incumbent and Chief Sanghanayake of the Colombo Nava Korale The Ven.

The Minister of Industrial Exports and Investment Promotions, Tourism and Aviation, Prasanna Ranatunga said that whatever agreements were formed between party leaders, The people only value the agreements made with them and what requires to be done i

The provincial vap Magul festival marking the ploughing of fields for paddy cultivation in the Uva province during the oncoming Maha season was held on December 14 at the Maddegoda paddy field in Haliela. The festival was org

The Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimistu had discussed with Sri Lankan authorities on transferring of Japanese technology to Sri Lanka while pledging his country’s support for reconciliation in Sri Lan

Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka M. Ashraf Haidari met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. The Ambassador extended his sincere congratulations to the President on behalf of the A

Five individuals including an interdicted Sub Inspector who had committed several robberies while masquerading as police officers, were taken into custody in Peliyagoda yesterday. This organised gang had come

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched its “Clean Cities, Blue Ocean” (CCBO) programme in Sri Lanka and Maldives, the most recent countries to join this flagship initiative to mitigate ocean plastic. In a statement, the U

The Sri Lanka and Australia Governments yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as a transitory solution to the prolonged issue of Human Trafficking and migrant smuggling between the two countries. A discussion on this i

The Police will consult the Attorney General on the possibility of filing charges against the Swiss embassy employee Garnier Banister Francis for giving a fabricated statement to the police on an alleged abduction and

The Roads & Highways, Ports and Shipping Ministry is looking into the possibilities on how to develop the Galle Face Green, ministry sources said. This was discussed during a meeting held at the ministry chaired by subject minister Johnston Fernan

The 192th session of the Ama Dham Sisilasa Dharma Deshana series was held at Temple Trees yesterday by Alan Mathiniyarama resident monk Ven.Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera. The series was held at Carlton House in Tangalle previously. Prime Minister Mahinda Ra

Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of acute malnutrition in children under five years of age and is among the top 10 worst countries in the world with acute malnutrition, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said. In a statement issue

Farmers of Pamburana said that around 400 acres of paddy cultivation have been destroyed due to flooding. Most farmers have obtained bank loans to cultivate their paddy fields during ‘Maha’ season and currently they are unable to settle the loan

Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardane said the Asian Century of the World Economy has begun and the high economic growth rates of the future world are being generated from Asia. The minister expressed these views at the commemoration of 35

The Sri Lankan Cricket team’s visit to Pakistan and the first ever international test series being held in Pakistan since 2009 would revive international cricket in the country, Pakistani President Dr. Arif Alvi has said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited the Vidyalankara Pirivena on Saturday and paid homage to the relics enshrined at the premises. Later, the President called on Ven. Walamitiyawe Kusaladhamma Thero and the Chancellor of the Sabaragamuwa Univers

A resident of Udagama in Alawathugoda has given birth to quadruplets (males) at Peradeniya Teaching Hospital recently.

The torrential rains experienced in the upper reaches of the Badulu oya have once again given life to the pristine beauty of the Dunhinda falls with its ethereal white veil of mist enveloping the surrounding hills.

Sri Lanka’s authorities must end discrimination against LGBTI people, Amnesty International said on Saturday, as the human rights organization published a comic book recounting the struggles of LGBTI people in Sri Lanka. “Spectrum: Four Stories

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday had summoned Journalist Tissa Ravindra Perera last week to record a statement over his media reports published on the Easter Sunday Attack. He had

Individuals recruited recently on casual basis have been illegally deployed in the Confidential Branch of the Department of Examinations even though as a practice employees who were deployed at that branch had to be cleared based on police reports an

The Minister of Transportation Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed the railway authorities to refrain from taking over the newly constructed railway line extended from Matara to Beliatta without conducting an investigation to see if the construction wa

The ambassadors of the Middle Eastern countries called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday and pledged their assistance to the new government, Prime Minister’s Media Division said.It said the Ambassadors who belongs to the Middle Eastern

Environmentalists are of the opinion that the recent Cabinet decision to allow the transportation of sand, granite and soil without permits will have some negative impact on environment in the short and long term. Environment, Wildlife Resources, Lan

Anunayake of the Malwatte Chapter Ven Dr. Niyangoda Sri Vijithasiri Thera said yesterday proposing two states in Sri Lanka by the UK’s Conservative Party in their Election Manifesto was not at all suitable for that party. The Anunayake Thera sai