Group of housemaids deported from Kuwait

A group of expatriate workers staying in Kuwait who had been deported for want of Visas arrived at the Katunayake International Airport in the early hours of yesterday on temporary passports issued by the Sri Lankan Embassy. It included 59 housemaids and three male employees. A spokesman for th

Focus on debt restructuring, bilateral ties SL to witness high-profile visits from France and Japan 

This is the highest level visit from Japan after soured bilateral relations following the Light Rail Transit Project issue

Status of 71% of 2022 interim budget promises unknown

The implementation status of 71 per cent of the highest value expenditure proposals in Interim Budget 2022 – with an allocation of LKR 46.8 billion – remains unknown, according to Verité Research.

Lady attorney arrested for chewing and destroying case documents inside court

She was arrested after court officials who were on duty in the archives notified the court registrar

Elderly man falls dead while in ASWESUMA queue

An elderly man waiting in a queue at Ella Divisional Secretariat last morning to collect the letter of approval for the Aswesuma allowance had fallen dead. The deceased Amaswamy Kulandavelu (77) was a resident of Namunukula area.

Health Ministry responds to Daily Mirror report, releases funds

Rs. 120 Million released to Colombo National Hospital

161 non-essential drugs to be procured under emergency purchase

Majority of drugs from India

For caregiver jobs Sri Lankans continue to illegally cross borders from Jordan to Israel

Illegal migrants who travel to Jordan on tourist visas attempting to cross the border seeking employment and those already working in Jordan searching for better prospects are among these

Too much screen time impacts children’s health: Health officer

Children addicted to internet and new technological devices have little interaction with the rest of society

Bungee jumping from Lotus Tower by December

The Colombo Lotus Tower plans to launch the Bungee Jumping programme by December this year, its Head of Management Prasad Samarasinghe said.The Colombo Lotus Tower and Singapore Go Bungy Company earli

Defaulting of electricity payments Red notices to hospitals

Several government hospitals including the Colombo National Hospital are on the brink of another crisis as the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has warned of possible power outages due to the failure to settle defaulted payments of electricity and maintenance bills,

Unauthorized perks for ex Presidents; A matter for courts and auditors to decide; Official

Following a report which said the perks given to ex presidents have to be cut down as some of them are unauthorized, allegation that perks have been given to a number of ex Presidents have to be cut down, a senior official from

Sri Lanka positioned to earn Over 10Mn Euros

This is an exercise to rehearse for steps to be taken in the event of a nuclear attack. IFE25 will be the third such exercise conducted by the organization. The first was in Kazakhstan in 2008, and the second in Jordan in 2014

NPC delegates powers to Police dept.

The National Police Commission has delegated some of its powers to the Inspector General of Police and to the Sri Lanka Police Department in respect of Chief Inspectors and lower ranks, with effect from July 24, 2023.

Former OIC acquitted of forgery charges after 19 years

The former OIC was indicted in High Court for alleged forgery of documents

Increase in graffiti drawing at Lotus Tower

The number of individuals who damage the walls and iron fences of the Lotus Tower has increased, said Lotus Tower Head of Management Prasad Samarasinghe. He told the Daily Mirror that only 10 individuals who caused damages to the Tower were apprehended and handed over to the police. Samarasinghe said the Lotus Tower is

DMT to take over printing of driving licenses from Army in September

The printing of driving licenses, which had been carried out by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) following a directive of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, will be taken over by the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) from September o

Dengue strikes back as rains continue

Deaths rise to 37, tally tops 55,000

All Party Conference Prez proposes system where MPs serve as PC members simultaneously

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the All Party Conference, proposed a system in which parliamentarians can hold positions as members of the provincial councils simultaneously and vice versa. Hot on the heels of the conclusion of his tour of India, the President called for this meeting to discuss implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that provides for the establishment of the provincial councils. The President stressed the

36 elephants killed by electrocution

There is an increase in the number of wild animals dying due to electrocution, including 36 elephants, by illegal power lines that have been constructed insecurely to protect farmland and property.

SJB says yes, NPP says no to the APC today

All party conference was called to discuss the government’s national reconciliation programme

Hot water hurled on child

An individual under the influence of liquor had hurled hot water on his three-year-old child, causing him burn injuries on his back. The injured was admitted to Lindula Divisional Hospital. Lindula Police have taken steps to arrest the suspect father, a resident of Bareville estate. Investigations revealed that the suspect and his wife were employed in Colombo, leaving the child to the suspect’s mother. The suspect who visited his mother

How was the draft of Auditor General’s report leaked, asks SLC President

Nowhere in the report does it say that the travel of celebrities or family members of those in the Ex-Co was funded by SLC

Investment sought from four countries for Electrification of Kelani valley rail track

Sri Lanka has sought financial cooperation from four countries - India, China, Russia and Belarus - for electrification of the Kelani valley rail line from Colombo to Avissawella but no one has come up with any

SJB ally welcomes Indo Lanka land link

The Indo Sri Lanka Land link will be economically beneficial to Sri Lanka to have cheaper and quicker access to the world’s fifth-largest economy, Leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) ally Tamil Progressive Alliance

SL rejects reference to Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day by Canadian PM

The Sri Lankan government has unreservedly rejected the reference to a Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in the statement issued on July 23, 2023 by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.“Canada’s continued reference to a false, distorted narrative of the past conflict in Sri Lanka is aimed solely at achieving local vote-bank electoral gains, and is not conducive to broader goals of communal harmony,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Diana Gamage’s citizenship case Court delivers split verdict

The Court of Appeal yesterday decided to hear the writ petition filed over Diana Gamage’s citizenship issue to be heard before a Court of Appeal three-judge-bench since the two-judge-bench was split on its verdict regarding the petition. In this writ application, the petition

Special luxury express tourist train ‘Yal Nila Odyssey’ to KKS

It will leave from KKS at 10 p.m. on Sunday and reach Mount Lavinia at 6 a.m.

Those who wish to come to power must have plans to repay foreign loans: Bandula

Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardana said yesterday anyone who wishes to come to power during the period up to 2048 is bound to pay the loans the country has obtained and must have plans to do so. He told the weekly Cabinet briefing that if anyone came to power deceiving the people without having any plans in advance would only put the people in crisis again just as the country experienced in the

Customs seize largest ‘Magic Mushroom’ haul in history worth Rs.70Mn

Sri Lanka Customs yesterday seized the largest stock of ‘Magic Mushrooms’ in history worth over Rs.70 million along with a stock of other narcotic drugs, from a parcel courier service in Seeduwa, which had been sent from the USA and the Netherlands. Officials of the Customs Narcotic Control Unit following a probe ordered to detain nine parcels which had arrived from the USA and the Netherlands a few week