Regulation soon to contain errant practices in rice trading

All warehouses should be registered and paddy stocks declared

Hosting party at Kollupitiya luxury apartment

Police arrested nine people including two foreigners and three women while engaging in the party near the swimming pool in the roof top of the complex

Large stock of liquor leaked out of A’pura Sathosa outlet Meant for a security forces camp?

Top Excise official sent from Colombo for an internal investigation

SJB vows drastic changes to Port City project

Pro-China policy to be changed

Man impersonating as CMC member assaults SLPP councillor

He had demanded money from people in Wellawatte promising COVID-19 vaccines

Decision to shift to organic fertilisers Experts claim a reduction in yield; activists warn of a food scarcity

We produce a lot of organic urban waste and these could be easily converted to organic fertilisers

Hand-picked

An Asian expatriate worker was seen picking tomatoes at the Colombo Manning Market yesterday, which was busy with score

Ship operators say no confirmed reports of oil spill

Foreign news agencies published a satellite image of the area around the ship saying it indicated there was an oil spill

Japanese PM responds positively to PreZ’S request for astraZeneca Vaccines

The Japanese government has also agreed to provide medical supplies and healthcare equipment

Delay in medication leads to high number of COVID deaths

A considerable number of COVID-19 deaths have been reported due to the delay in seeking immediate medical assistance

Ranil has no intention of forming new group : Abeywardena

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has no intention of forming a group of MPs of his own when he is appointed as

Amending Ceylon Petroleum Act a threat to national security: JVP

though Minister Udaya Gammanpila claimed that the Act was amended to bring in an investment of US $ 3 billion, the government had other motives

Gnanasara Thera set to enter Parliament as MP

Ape Janabala Party (AJP) will take measures to appoint Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera as its national list MP after Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera resigns from his MP seat, AJP P

Govt’s beautification of cities not a priority : Sajith

Rs. 2000 million will be allocated for this purpose

17% population above 30years vaccinated 10% population in SL vaccinated so far – Statistics

About 10 percent of the country’s population have already been vaccinated as at Tuesday evening (8), latest health ministry stat

Food delivery services to be regulated

Concerns raised over hidden costs

Weekly reported death rate increased by 28%

The weekly infected patient rate increased by nearly 12%

Police hunt for those who exploited teenage girl for sexual purposes

police arrested the 35-year-old man in Mount Lavinia for using a teenage girl for sex trafficking

SLAF to bring back three overhauled Antonov-32 aircraft from Ukraine

Three Ukrainian-built Antonov-32 transport aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) which were sent to Ukraine for overha

Health authorities warn of notable spike in dengue cases

In the midst of the COVID- 19 outbreak in Sri Lanka,health authorities warned of a notable spike in dengue cases in the oncoming

‘People have paid Rs.1,000 for Covid-19 vaccine’ SF calls for investigation

Some of the people who have received COVID -19 vaccines have been charged Rs 1,000, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament yesterday.

Buddhist monk saves senior citizen from crocodile

Ven. Pellandeniya Piyananda Thera and the victim were bathing in the same lake on Monday morning when the incident happened

‘No “Third Class” journalists registered with Media Ministry’

Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says there are no “third class” journalists registered with the Media Ministry.

Govt. dismisses claims on appointing Namal as PM

Rambukwella said that such claims should not be taken seriously by the media

Deadline for Grade 1 applications for 2022 extended till July 31

Considering the current travel restrictions and difficulties faced by parents, the decision was taken to extend the above date

X-Press Pearl debacle NPP calls for criminal investigation into deletion of e-mails

It is a serious offence that could be dealt under Penal Code to withhold information

Chemical fertilizer should have been banned after working out an alternative - Jeevan

Minister Thondaman stressed the need to vaccinate the estate workers with priority considering them as a high risk group just as the workers in the investment zones

Dependency on oxygen by COVID patients up by 441%: GMOA

The complications and allergies associated with COVID-19 infection are steadily increasing

Sri Lanka sees highest single-day death count

15 deaths have been reported between the period of May 10 to May 31

No decision to lift travel restriction, impose curfew: Army Chief

No such discussion took place at the COVID Task Force meeting nor was such a request made by the authorities