Sale of all alcoholic beverages will be banned until Tuesday, August 20th in Kandy in respect of the Esala Pageant by order of the Excise Chief. The event has been underway from Saturday, August 10th.

A programme of donating equipment was held at Balapitiya Hospital under the leadership of the Hospital Services Council. The event was attended by the Director of the Hospital Services Council, Venerable Rajawelle Subhuthi Thera.

Bharat Kosh, a repository of Indic knowledge, was inaugurated by the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha at the Colombo Public Library yesterday.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday announced the government’s decision to set up provincial economic development boards in a bid to decentralize economic authority among the provinces. The Government is working to ease numerous legal regul

A 16-year-old schoolgirl in Buttala has delivered a child at Ragama Teaching Hospital.

Digitalisation in education is not just about replacing blackboards with smart boards; it has a much broader purpose and vision, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said at a recent Ministry event.

Inaugurating the Kandy Esala festival 2024, the first Kumbal procession paraded the streets on Saturday night (10).

A meeting to plan village land utilization took place recently at the Mahara Divisional Secretariat Auditorium. It was organized by the Mahara Divisional Secretariat and the Land Utilization Planning Department. Several issues affecting the agricultu

Presidential election candidate Dr, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said that candidates were spending excessively to promote their candidacy regardless of the Act to Regulate the Election Expenses and that he drew the attention of Senior DIG in charge of elec

The Supreme Court yesterday ordered to acquit former Superintendent of Magazine Prison Emil Ranjan Lamahewa who was sentenced to death by Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar over the killing of eight inmates on November 09, 2012.

The Supreme Court five-judge bench yesterday decided to dismiss the appeal petitions filed by former DIG Vaas Gunawardena, his son Ravindu Vaas Gunawardena, and four police officers who challenged the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar judgment to impos

Some 34 development projects initiated for the last five to six years spending public funds of Rs.6.37 billion have been abandoned without putting to any use, the Parliamentary Committee revealed yesterday.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a discussion with heads and representatives of media institutions in Colombo Sri Lanka on August 7, 2024, said he has no competition as his focus is on advancing the country.

The 3rd Canadian Friendship Judo Championship will be held at the Indoor Stadium, Sport Ministry, Torrington Square on August 10th and 11th.

Media is an institution that should be strong and independent in order to prevent democracy from dying just like the judiciary, police and independent commissions,former President of BAR Association Sri Lanka (BASL) Saliya Peiris said.

JMO Karapitiya teaching hospital Dr.Rohan P.Ruwanpura said abortion should be allowed on justifiable humanitarian grounds and on scientific requirements.

The Supreme Court is to deliver its judgment today (8) regarding the appeal filed by former DIG Vaas Gunawardena, his son Ravindu Vaas Gunawardena and four police officers who challenged the Colombo High Court’s judgment to convict them for committ

The additional service allowance, which was previously only available to western medicine doctors, will be given to Ayurvedic practitioners as well, State Minister for Indigenous Medicine Sisira Jayakody said yesterday.

Roshan Williams, who was recently awarded the prestigious Master Printer Status in Digital Printing by the Ingrin Printing and Graphics Academy, met with David Pine, High Commissioner for New Zealand in Sri Lanka, with Ananda Wickramaratne, CEO and M

While making statements on the political stage to build the morality of the young generation, the National People’s Power (NPP) is misleading them and putting them in danger, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera sa

After the announcement of the Presidential election on July 26, 2024, the Ministry of Education has suspended the issuance of letters to admit children to the intermediate classes of national schools or the transfer of officials.

The Election Commission has reported a total of 121 complaints during the period from July 31 to August 06, related to the upcoming Presidential election.

A blood donation camp was recently held at the Transport Ministry by the drivers from the Ministry’s transport section.

While welcoming the recent release of Khalida Zia from prison, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said if Sheikh Hasina had acted sooner, she might still be Prime Minister today.

The Meteorological Department has issued a weather alert forecasting fairly heavy showers exceeding 50 mm, in several areas including the Eastern, Uva, and Northern provinces.

The Kap Planting ritual of the Kandy Esala festival was performed in the early hours of last morning.

The Supreme Court in its majority decision yesterday decided to dismiss the contempt of court application filed against former State Minister Diana Gamage. Former Chairman of the Weligama Urban Council, Rehan Jayawickrema filed this application befor

Parliamentarian Gevindu Cumaratunga yesterday protested purported moves to change the election law in terms of the enactment of a bill introduced by Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) MP M.A. Sumanthiran to conduct the elections to the Provincial

North Central Province Education Department has inaugurated a dry Banana leaf-based handicraft course to produce new entrepreneurs and to develop their artistic skills.

In scenes reminiscent of Sri Lanka where then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country in the face of surging public protests in 2022,