A countrywide bus strike will be launched on the the day after the Rs.25,000 fine for seven categories of traffic offences is implemented, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) President Gemunu Wijeratne said. The Motor Traffic (Amendment

Parliamentarian Ven, Athureliye Rathana Thera who is in the limelight after his much-talked-about fast last week created another tense situation yesterday by visiting the controversial Batticaloa univ

The Opposition yesterday said it would meet the Central Bank (CB) officials next week to discuss the payment of compensation to victims of the Easter Sunday attacks. They were taking this step as no response had

With the objective of cultivating more paddy and encouraging youth to engage in paddy cultivation, modern technology and machinery were introduced in the Kuruwita Agriculture Advisor’s Division. Accordingly, two pilot projects were launched to plan

Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday set the date for pronouncing her decision on granting bail to the suspect who attempted to bribe the OIC of the Horowpothana Police OIC, to refrain from objecting to bail being given

Several electoral and district organisers received their appointments yesterday (11) from President Maithripala Sirisena. Jeewan Kumarathunga - K

The World Health Assembly (WHA), which is the decision-making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved a landmark resolution at its recently concluded 72nd session in Geneva to support greater public disclosure of prices of medicines and

A 23-year-old police constable, who was reported missing in Kokkadicholai in 2008 was found murdered and buried, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said yesterday. He said three suspects had been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (C

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) yesterday informed Court that it would indict President Maithripala Sirisena’s former chief of staff and another state official on charges of acc

The Kap Planting ceremony of the Kandy Esala Festival will take place on August 2 and the festival would commence on August 5, Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa Pradeep Nilanga Dela

The Ministry of Environment on Saturday said that traditional sawmills would not be banned under the proposed amendments and that only mobile sawmills would be banned with effect from December 31, 2022. The Ministry which is under President Maithrip

Three people were arrested for illegal sand mining without permits at Akbopura and Morawewa Police Divisions, within Trincomalee District.

By Atula Bandara A suspect wanted in connection with the death of a woman was identified and arrested by Anuradhapura Police several months after the incident. A team of Police Officers recovered the skeletal remains of a woman who was found to be

Mawanella Police said that a Conductor and a passenger were killed in Kadugannawa on 09th early morning when they fell under the bus which they were travelling in from Colombo to Kandy. The accident occurred at Kadugannawa when the footboard of the S

An individual, who resorted to self-medication and applied chilli power to the injury, for a stray dog bite, died of hydrophobia at the Dambulla Hospital last week. The victim, Shantha Abeyrartne (46) of Devahuwa was the father of one. His relatives

Chancellor of the Ruhuna University and the Dakshina Lanka Chief Sanganayake of the Malwatte Maha Vihara Parshvaya of the Shyamopali Maha Nikaya the Most Ven. Pallaththara Sumanajothi Thera passed away yesterday. He was 95.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said that it was prepared to support Muslim Parliamentarians if further attempts were made to oppress minorities by influencing the Government decisions through threats and violence. Jaffna District MP and the Spoke

Around 350,000 youth would get the opportunity to use their franchise for the first time at the forthcoming Presidential Election, Elections Commission said. Elections Commission said that it believed the voter-list of 2019 could be used at the Pres

The Government was planning to import buses through private sector importers for the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and pay half of the profit earned by those buses to relevant investors, State Minister of Transport Ashok Abeysinghe said. He said

A group of three poachers fishing with prohibited fishing gear in Maduru Oya reservoir were fined Rs. 35,000 each by Dehiattakandiya Magistrate Wasana Navaratne when they pleaded guilty. The suspects Herath Mudiyanselage Tilakaratne, Disanayake Mud

There were many among the group who had vandalised the Buddha statues in and around Mawanella, were known to me and when I inquired from them what made them commit this act, they invited me also to join their group, said Mohamed Razik Mohamed Thaslim

Former Governor of the Western Province Asath Salley and Islamic religious leaders are to testify before the select committee appointed to look into the Easter Sunday attacks on June 11 and 12.

Australia yesterday reaffirmed its rigid border policy warning that Sri Lankans seeking to enter Australia unlawfully would have zero chance.

The UK said yesterday its Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) no longer advised British travellers and tourists against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka. The FCO updated the travel advisory on Sri Lanka yesterday and said terrorists were ve

At least 70,000 people have been afflicted with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and it had caused more than 20,000 deaths in the country over the past decade, Sarvodaya said. It said the North Central Province (NCP) reported the highest number of CKD

Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said certain interested groups attempted to create another solid waste dump at Muthurajawela without the approval of the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA). He said this

The Attorney General has advised the acting IGP that riders wearing full face helmets could be arrested and prosecuted for violating emergency regulations. Coord

Since armed forces, police and the Civil Defence Force personnel have been deployed for the safety of schoolchildren, there is no need of parents to be called to schools to provide security, the Education Ministry said yesterday. It said some school

‘ONE COUNTRY ONE VOICE,’ a movement initiated by a five-member team comprising businessmen, academics and professionals, was launched yesterday in view of resurrecting the nation from the current catastrophic situation. The team comprises Trill

The Presidential Commission of Inquiries (PCoI) investigating frauds under the current administration, sent its first interim report on the progress of the Commission so far to the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. The PCoI is to sen