New land laws will be introduced soon replacing the traditional laws, Minister of Lands Gayantha Karunatilleke said over the weekend. The Mi

A suspect who had been impersonating a major of the Sri Lankan Army Intelligence, has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) at Soysapura in Moratuwa on Saturday. The suspect identified as Moha

One of the top priorities before the government was to enact legislations immediately to wipe out religious fundamentalism from the soil of Sri Lanka, which is proliferating like a cancer, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ra

President Maithripala Sirisena instructed officials to cancel the licences of timber mill owners who keep illegal timber in their possession. He issued these instructions to respective officials at a progress review meeting held at the Forest Cons

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) yesterday urged President Maithripala Sirisena in writing to remove Rajitha Senaratne from his office as the Health Minister and arrest him with immediate effect.

A large volume of illicit liquor worth over Rs.500,000 was seized by Excise Department officials after raiding a major scale moonshine distilling plant in Kandana on Wednesday. The department’s flying squad Excise Bureau of Special Operations (B

The newly-appointed State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake assumed duties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. He was sworn in as the State Minister before President Maithripala Sirisena. The State Minister was receiv

Social Empowerment and Primary Industries Minister Daya Gamage yesterday said he was yet to get any redress for the harassment he underwent during the last regime as a result of Enterprises of Underutilized Assets Act No.43 of 2011. Minister Gamag

State Minister of Media and Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene handed over a cash donation to veteran journalist and former deputy editor of the Sunday Lankadeepa, A.L.K. Perera on a concept of the Press Council that veteran journalists must be felicitated.

Sri Lanka Army’s Air Mobile Brigade of the 53rd Division with a history of 25 years of excellence undertook its milestone anniversary spectacle -- the 310 kilometre-long ‘Walk of Warriors’ (Ranakaminge Pagamana) after a brief inaugural ceremony

Sri Lanka Navy and Walana Anti-Corruption Unit are assisting operation carried out by the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to raid the illegal sand mining spots in the Trincomalee District, the Navy said.

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya Two sisters aged 19 and 20 were arrested with counterfeit currency notes valued Rs. 20,500 at a supermarket at Saranankara Road in Dehiwala yesterday. They were arrested on a tip off received by the Kohuwala Poli

Twenty Sri Lankan illegal immigrants who were on their way to Australia by a people smuggling vessel, were intercepted by the Australian authorities and sent back to Sri Lanka yesterday. Australian media reported that

The Kelaniya University was temporarily closed except for the Medical faculty with immediate effect following a protest staged by a group of students last morning, University’s Media unit said.

Two brothers who were consuming liquor while squatting on the rail track in Ambepussa area were hit by the Badulla-bound express train from Colombo on Wednesday night killing one of them instantaneously and injuring the other.

The Finance Ministry yesterday said a circular had been issued to leasing and finance companies to grant two months installments relief for private bus owners. The decision was taken by the Ministry after several requests made by the private bus oper

The No-Confidence Motion (NCM) submitted against Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is a baseless document, the All-Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) yesterday said.

A herd of wild elephants had roamed into Sandanamkulama in the Maradankadawala area and caused damage to houses and crops, residents said. A woman living all alone in the house had a narrow escape when one of the jumbos pulled down a wall of the hous

All Island Ayurveda Health Services Association staged a protest outside the Health Ministry yesterday against the transfer of 650 doctors who received appointment letters on January 13, 2018.

The Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) examination for the year 2019 will be held from May 28 to October 8 covering 77 days except for weekends and holidays. Sri Lankan youths who are seeking jobs

Following a discussion held with the representatives of the Southern Province Tea Factory Owners Association, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said tax collection will be streamlined under their regime.

The Power, Energy and Business Development Ministry has saved Rs.1,000 million for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) by purchasing 400 MWs of power from two barge mounted power plants from Turkish company, KarPower International DMCC for the cheapes

Inter-Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA) yesterday said they would refrain from private bus services from midnight June 5 if the Government did not take measures to reverse their finance or leasing facilities to at least three months. While s

More than 151,640 individuals belonging to 45,554 families in the North had been affected by the prevailing severe drought in the region, the Disaster Management Centre said. According to rep

The Education Ministry is to recruit 8,000 teacher trainees for the year 2018 batch, following a delay in recruitment for batches to the National Colleges of Education (NCE) in the years from 2012-2013 and 2016-17.

Deputy Minister Development Strategies and International Trade Nalin Bandara Jayamaha said his ministry will go ahead with an environment assessment study on the proposed steel factory in Trincomalee.

Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) to investigate the corruption of the current administration yesterday offered an opportunity to Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam to defend himself against th

The Cabinet has given the nod to increase loan facilities given to middle income families from Rs.5 million to Rs.10 million for the construction of a new house or improve infrastructure facilities of the house.

Mahasohon Balakaya leader Amith Weerasinghe was further remanded till June 4 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Shalani Perera yesterday. He was arrested on May 14 under emergency regulations on charges of breaching religious reconciliation and public

Two new varieties of rice with high yield had been experimented by the Bombuwala Rice Research Centre, Deputy Director Mrs Deepika Weeerasinghe said. She said excessive iron found in the low-country paddy had been removed in the new varieties. She sa