A group of young Pakistani females accompanied by their male manager, who had been brought into Sri Lanka by a local man claiming to be a filmmaker and had exploited them to work as belly dancers at a Colombo nightclub, was rescued by the Department of Immigration and Emigration yesterday.
Chief Incumbent of Situlpawwa Raja Maha Vihara and Chief Sanghanayake of the Malwatta Chapter in the Southern province Ven. Metaramba Hemaratana Thera passed away yesterday afternoon at a private hospital in Colombo. Ven. Thera was 83 years of a
The Department of Archaeology has warned Chief Incumbent of Aukana Raja Maha Vihare that legal action will be taken against him in future if he commits acts like the draping of the historic Aukana Buddha statue in a saffron robe.
Sri Lanka is seeing a massive spike in Dengue cases across the country with the Western Province recording over 35,000 cases which is the highest in terms of provinces. According to the Epidemiology Unit, the tally of dengue cases recorded for 2023 has surpassed the 76,000 mark. As of Novem
More than half the Sri Lankan population – 53% – believes local political forces were involved in the Easter Sunday attacks carried out in 2019, according to a survey commissioned in October by Syndicated Surveys.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Lanka IOC and Sinopec have decided to revise their fuel prices with effect from last night. Accordingly, a litre of Lanka Petrol 92 Octane (Rs. 356) was reduced by Rs. 10, and its new retail price will be Rs. 346
The Road Development Authority (RDA) announced the closure of the New Kelani Bridge, popularly known as the ‘Golden Gate Kalyani’ bridge, in three phases, beginning today. The Transport and Highways Ministry said as construction work on the New Kelani Bridge has been completed, it has reached the point where all responsibilities related to the project have to be reviewed
The Constitutional Council is yet to give its stance on President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s decision to appoint Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon as the new acting IGP, the Speaker announced yesterday. Speaker M
Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
Sri Lanka Tourism invites global travellers for upcoming season
Russian embassy urges citizens to stay vigilant in Arugam Bay
US Embassy issues travel warning for Arugam Bay
Sri Lanka may face another economic turmoil: Sajith