The Sri Lanka - China Friendship Association (SLCFA) commends President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s request to world powers to respect the “sovereignty and unitary status of our country, when maintaining relations with the country. In a statement, SLC

Underscoring that the Elections Commission (EC) was not concerned over citizenship of any presidential, its Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said on Wednesday he, along with two other commissioners, only observed and returned the document on US citizenshi

BURRELL CREEK AFP Nov14, 2019- he death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man’s body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland, police said Thursday. Three others have perished in bushfires in New

Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Dileepa Peiris on Wednesday urged Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake to issue notice on former Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda to appear in Courts in connection with the abduction and disappearance of

The 30th Il Maha Viru Samaruma to mark the death anniversary of the founder of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Rohana Wijeweera and other slain heroes was held yesterday (13) at Sawoda Hall in Galle under the auspices of JVP Leader Anura Kumara D

In Sri Lanka, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) came into action in 2015 and the first Parliament in the world to have a Select Committee on SDG was Sri Lanka, former Deputy Speaker Thilanga Suma

A group of research scientists led by Dr. Chandima Wijesiriwardana of Industrial Technology Institute(ITI) has invented a device to analyse and determine quality of bee’s honey, Ministry of Science, Technology and Research said. The ministry sai

A study carried out in 2018 has indicated that in Colombo district over 24% of adults have diabetes. This is a major increase compared to 18% which was seen in 2006, Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of Colombo Consultant Endocrinologist and Di

FitsAir, a local company, will operate flights between Jaffna and Chennai at the end of this month, an official said yesterday. Vice Chair

Chairman Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said fasting in any form is prohibited from midnight yesterday (13), with the end of time allowed for election campaigns. In a letter, the

Ahead of Sri Lanka’s presidential election this weekend, Amnesty International has called on the country’s next president to put human rights at the heart of their policies. Issuing a statement, Amnesty is appealing to all candidates to prioritis

The report released by the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) yesterday estimates that a total of Rs. 3,108 million has been spent by five candidates for their Presidential Election campaigning between October 14 to November 10. CMEV N

President Maithripala Sirisena has withdrawn the Cabinet memo he submitted with Minister Vajira Abeywardena last week seeking approval to make permanent the personal staff of the President, Priunnecessa

Two prisoners serving death sentences sought Presidential pardon in the same way that the accused who received pardon from the death sentence in the Royal Park murder case. These two prisoners climb

Since Independence, the politicians who governed the country had led the country to distress and debt time and time again because they had not come up with a national policy to develop the c

Three Indian nationals were arrested with 1,000kg of beedi leaves during a joint operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard in the seas off Kudiramalai, Kalpitiya yesterday.

Complaints on election law violations and election-related violence has increased to 3,627, the Election Commission said quoting the District Elections Complaint Management Centre. It said 27 complaints we

A total of 60,175 police officers and 8,080 Civil Security Officers would be deployed for duties at the Presidential Election, police said. Police Spokesman SSP Ruwan Gunasekera said these officers would be assigned for duties at polling booths, co

SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the only candidate who can change the current political culture since he is not one among the 225 Members of Parliament, MP Susil Premajayantha stated.

Six foreign women including two identified transgender persons from the Philippines, one from India and Pakistan and two from Ukraine were arrested for operating an on-line prostitution service in a star class hotel in Colombo, Immigration Department

In reference to the Sinhala translation of the statement issued by the President’s Media Division about the Presidential Pardon for Royal Park murder convict, Most Rev. Dr Raymond Wickramasinghe, the Bishop of Galle clarifies as follows. “It h

A special discussion between the Afghan Ambassador Ashraf Hadari and the State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardena, was held on Tuesday (05) at the Defence Ministry. The defence cooperation between the two countries and matters relating to contain

A contingent of 243 Army personnel of the Combat Convoy Company (CCC) of the Sri Lanka Army will leave for Mali, to serve in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation

All students who passed the Advanced Level A/L examination will be given the opportunity to enter universities, SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday. Speaking at a presidential election rally held in Kalawana, Mr Rajapaksa

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader Udaya Gammanpila recently challenged Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka for a debate on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement

Eleven Sri Lankan who attempted to migrate to Réunion Island in France illegally, were arrested by the Navy yesterday morning. Navy Spokesman L

Special train service between Colombo Fort and Badulla would be operated during the long weekend, the Railways Department said.

The government is to pay a monthly allowance of Rs. 6,000 to families of missing persons who have been issued with a ‘Death Certificate’ on behalf of the missing persons with immediate effect recognising the need to expedite the commitments under

I have been ridiculed for talking of resolving a health hazard faced by women in Sri Lanka by those who have defended persons who had molested women,” New Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa said yesterday. Speaking du

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said yesterday he could not understand how Varatharaja Perumal, the leader of the separatist terrorist outfit EPRLF and the man who raised the Eelam flag in the Nor