Reduction of tariff on sugar A few fraudulent businessmen pocketed the advantage - Minister Mahinda Amaraweera

Govt.’s objective is to produce and export the resources of our country as value added products

Rampant increase in death toll of wild elephants in A’pura area

Three wild elephants had been electrocuted to death in cultivated land for the last five days

UNP urges Govt to impress upon Myanmar to revert to democracy

The UNP, in February, condemned the military coup that saw the arrest of leading members of Myanmar’s Government.

Sugar scam committed by Pyramid Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd. JVP files FR petition in SC

JVP chairman Sunil Handunneththi filed a petition in Supreme Court against Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mahinda Rajapaksa and eight others including Pyramid Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd of Lauries Road Colombo 04 over alleged corrupt tra

Covid-19 assistance IMF was dragging its feet on SL request - State Minister

IMF response to the currency SWAP facility of 10 billion Yuan (USD 1.5 billion) from the People’s Bank of China is surprising

SL to go to international trade organisation to defend national flag

SL to go to international trade organisation to defend national flag

IMF continues to follow economic policy financial developments in SL

The IMF approved the extended Fund programme with the IMF in 2016, that expired last year, June 2020

Illegal migration to Canada via India SL Navy arrests 24 individuals including three children

They were from Puttalam, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Mullativu and Jaffna

Easter Sunday attacks AG receives remaining volumes of PCoI report

The AG received 65 volumes of the PCoI report from the Secretary to the President on March 02

Rajitha suggests ‘black week’ of protests against sugar importation scam

80,186 tonnes of sugar had been imported to Sri Lanka since the import duty was reduced to 25 cents from Rs. 50 a kilo

South African variant of COVID-19 Patient identified in Sri Lanka

The Health Ministry said it is monitoring the situation and there is no necessity for people to panic as it had been found from a quarantine centre

“Maha Shivarathri”- supreme of all nights to Hindus

Sri Lankan Hindu devotees lighting the oil lamps during the ‘Maha Shivarathri’ festival at the Sivan Kovil at Kochchikade on

Taking selfie with MP Rajakaruna; Ranjan denied visitors for two weeks

Visitors to imprisoned MP Ranjan Ramanayake will not be allowed for two weeks as a result of taking a selfie with MP Harshana R

Indian HC undertakes tour to Northern and Eastern Provinces

Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay has undertaken a four-day tour of the Northern and Eastern Provinces yesterday in order t

Easter Sunday attacks Sajith says Presidential Commission has done only a half- baked job

Presidential Commission which probed into Easter Sunday attack has done only a half-baked job since it has revealed only one group of people who are responsible for the terrorist strike, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said.

‘Second consignment of vaccines from India to arrive within two weeks’

The second consignment of 500,000 of doses of Oxford- Astra Zeneca COVISHIELD vaccines from Serum Institute of India

Statement on Easter Sunday attacks MP Ashok Abeysinghe failed to divulge information or source

CID will seek advice of AG into further investigations

WHO to keep its pledge to provide vaccines to SL by end of May

The World Health Organisation, in an internal discussion held recently has said that it will honour its commitment made to Sri Lanka to provide 1.4 million doses of the anti COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX facility by end of May, which wil

SL importing 3,554 kg of plastic in six years COPE calls for amendment of environment related laws

While it was revealed that Sri Lanka has imported 3,553.8 million kgs of plastic products from 2012 to 2018 at a total cost of Rs 184,309.9 million, the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (CoPE) had instructed Secretary to the Minis

Put Azath Salley under microscope, Muzammil tells IGP

Azath Salley had publicly pronounced that he did not respect the law of the country These comments are very serious and pose a big challenge to the public

Country’s COVID situation might pose instant boom: Lab. Technologist

Not increasing PCR tests and conducting COVID-19 surveillance systems might cause more spreading in society and will

20 workers of Gampaha Secretariat work-site contract Corona

A group of 20 workers in a construction site of the Gampaha District Secretariat ground had contracted CORONA.

Charred body of businessman found inside burnt car

The deceased has been identified as a resident of Bathiya Mawatha in Kalubowila, Colombo

Fourth cancer patient dies of Covid complications

A 52- year- old woman from Kebillewela in Bandarawela was the fourth cancer patient

I struggled between life and death - Pavithra

THE Minister commended the frontline workers AND medical staff at the IDH adding that she owes them her life

UNHRC process Revised resolution asks SL to implement recommendations by UN Special Rapporteurs

UK declines SL request to knock off paragraph related to Muslim burials

Proposed gazette of wild elephant management reserve Suriyawewa Farmers call off fast unto death

Hundreds of Suriyawewa farmers temporarily called of the fast unto death, since last evening. which had been carried out for several days on the Walsapugala River bank demanding the proposed Wild Elep

Naufer Moulavi, mastermind behind Easter attacks

Ibrahim brothers and several int’l orgs funded Thawheed Jamaath

PCoI report AG directs IGP to probe Sara Jesmin, several others

Attorney General Dappula De Livera has directed the IGP to investigate Abu Hind, Lukman Thalib , Abu Abdulla, Rimzan and Sara Jesmin whose names have been disclosed by the Presidential Commission which probed the Easter Sunday attacks, AG’s Coordinating Secretary said.

Met. Dept. issues red alert for 17 districts over severe lightning

A Red alert on thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning was issued for 17 districts, the Department of Meteorology said today.