The Cumaratunga Munidasa commemoration ceremony and the scholarship award event will be conducted today at 3.15 onwards at the auditorium of Srī Sambuddhatva Jayanti Mandiraya, Colombo 4.

Whilst highlighting that there are loopholes in existing laws which protects consumers, Minister of Trade Nalin Fernando yesterday said a new Bill will be introduced in two weeks’ time.

The Chinese government has agreed to provide school uniforms for children in government schools next year.

The transfer of management of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) to private companies is being delayed due to legal issues, the Daily Mirror learns.

Heated arguments erupted in Parliament yesterday after State Minister Shehan Semasinghe brought in a privilege issue claiming that the report presented recently by COPF Chairman MP Harsha de Silva regarding outsourcing visa issuance was false and err

The lawyer who filed a Fundamental Rights petition against the holding of the Presidential election yesterday paid the Rs. 500,000 legal costs before the Supreme Court, as per the order made by the Court after dismissing his petition.

Sri Lanka Customs have started receiving a series of complaints against various instances of corruption in handling and releasing cargo, to its Internal Affairs Unit, as the latter found four top officials guilty of major fraud recently, the Daily Mi

Parliament yesterday found fault with the police and the Bribery Commission for their failure to take action on recommendations made by various committees.

Trade Union Alliance of Doctors for Civil Rights expressed concern about the re-emergence of a shortage of drugs in government hospitals.

A special ballot paper called ‘tactile ballot paper’ would be introduced for the benefit of the visually-impaired voters in the upcoming Presidential election for the first time, Chairman of the Elections Commission Saman Sri Rathnayake has infor

Five errant businessmen in Pettah who are engaged in smuggling foreign shoes into the country are out to destroy the local shoe industry, the Sri Lanka Shoes and Leather Products Manufacturers’ Association alleged yesterday.

The Kataragama Esala Festival, which lasted for 16 days, concluded after the final Randoli procession on Sunday night (21), followed by the water-cutting ceremony at Jeewamali ferry on Menik Ganga in the early hours of the following morning.

A land officer in the Kekirawa Divisional Secretariat was arrested yesterday by the Investigation Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.

Minister of Trade Nalin Fernando who welcomed the decision made by egg producers to reduce the price of an egg to Rs 42 yesterday hinted that he would abandon his original plan to import eggs.

Former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra, who was sentenced to a three-year jail term in connection with an abduction case in 2015, was granted bail yesterday by the Colombo High Court, pending the determination of her appeal against the convicti

The 2008 batch of Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa, will host their grand reunion, titled “Power of the Cambrians,” on August 10. The event will commence at 6:30 p.m. at Randiya Hotel, Moratuwa.

Director General of the Elections Commission Saman Sri Ratnayake said the politicians holding Dansalas and distributing dry ration and other consumer goods had reduced the voters to the position of consumers. Addressing a seminar for government of

Despite repeated offers of cash rewards by the police to encourage the public to report illegal firearms used by organized criminal gangs, there is significant reluctance among citizens to come forward, fearing reprisals from the underworld, Daily Mi

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday assured the safety of Sri Lankan students studying in Bangladesh. A ministry spokesman confirmed that the students residing in university hostels are secure amidst the unrest triggered by protests over the go

Investigations revealed that a 41 year old suspect, a resident of Dodamwala in Kandy. arrested by the Police Anti-Narcotics Bureau in Kandy for having in his possession 10.200 grams of ICE, was an HIV infected patient. He told police that he was arre

The commissioning of 25 Midshipmen of the 36th and 37th intakes (Technical) of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University was held at the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Trincomalee on July 18. At the invitation of Commandant NMA, Commodore Roh

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday hinted on a move to convert the Sapugaskanda refinery premises into an economic zone. “This land would be vacant when we construct a large refinery in Trincomalee. We can then use this land to set up an e

The open school programme, led by the National Institute of Education with technical and financial support from the Korean UNESCO Institute, is implemented in many vocational training institutions under the Department of Social Services. This program

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said that no punitive action will be taken against senior police officers, including Western Province (South) Deputy Inspector General of Police Gayantha Marapana, for their interrogation of a tattoo studio owner

Minister of Transport and Mass Media Bandula Gunawardana said he would strongly protest against the foreign liquor shop opened recently at Pitipana in Homagama town and that he was prepared to forego his position as a minister and a parliamentarian i

The combined Maths teacher of Niwanthkachethiya Maha Vidyalaya who conducted fees levying private tuition classes during duty hours was interdicted with immediate effect by the North Central Province Education Department.

On March 28, Gnanasara Thera, was sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment by Colombo High Court for making a hate speech by insulting the religious beliefs of the Muslim community.

The rice Dansala organized by the Wathawana Friendship Society in Galle will be held in a grand scale for the 20th year on July 20, near the Wathawana interchange of the Southern Expressway. The Wathawana Friendship Society cordially invites the publ

Commission to declare the dates for the presidential election sooner as the government is still attempting to create confusion among the people and the people have a doubt about the election commission as well.

The Expulsion Petition filed by former State Minister Diana Gamage challenging the Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) decision to expel her from party membership was yesterday withdrawn by her before the Supreme Court.