A case filed against nine Aragalaya activists including popular actress Damitha Abeyratne, General Secretary of Ceylon Teachers’ Union Joseph Stalin and youth activist Rathindu Senaratne alias ‘Ratta’ for allegedly blocking the main entrance to the
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday urged the authorities concerned to return the deposit monies handed over by the political parties and the candidates to contest the Local Government elections, which were postponed indefinitely ea
Sri Lanka Police have escalated its operations to crackdown production and sale of illicit spirits in the country, in the backdrop of Excise revenue generated from licensed liquor sales plunging, as opined by subject minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
The anaesthetic drug suspected to have been the cause of two deaths that occurred at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital has been received through the Indian Credit Line, Sri Lanka’s top drug regulatory body said. According to Dr. Vijit
Besides Guna and Kanna, eight other Sri Lankans who have been named in the charge sheet are Mohammad Asmin, Alahapperumaga Sunil Gamini Fonseka, Stanly Kennady Fernando, Dhanukka Roshan, Ladiya, Vella Suranga, Thilipan and Danarathnam Nilukshan. They were arrested in December 2022
The Sri Lanka State Engineering Corporation (SLSEC) has decided to sell a land at Peliyagoda to pay salaries, arrears of salaries and EPF contributions for employees in the corporation and the National Machinery and Equipment Authority.
Food items containing artificial, natural and nature-identical flavours that are highly harmful to the human body are becoming increasingly common in the Sri Lankan food market, health officials pointed out.
A Kattadiya (a local shaman) who had performed a charm on two women and a man in Dasgiriya, Laggala, was arrested after one of the women died due to a sudden illness. Police said the woman had suddenly taken ill during the ritual performed from last Friday (16) evening to Saturday (17) morning and had died after being admitted to the Dambulla Hospital.
Indian Naval Submarine ‘Vagir’, which is the latest indigenous Kalvari-class submarine of the Indian Navy, will undertake an operational visit at Colombo from June 19-22 to commemorate the 9th edition of International Day of Yoga (IDY) under the theme of ‘Global Ocean Ring’, a statement from the Indian High Commission said.
The government is yet to confirm whether it will forge ahead with the proposal by Russia to invest in a nuclear power plant, an official said. Russian nuclear giant Rosatom has offered to build a nuclear power plant that may run two reactors and generate 300 mega
IMF review for Sri Lanka delayed
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
Immigration authorities to crack down on overstaying Russians, Israelis
Sri Lanka may face another economic turmoil: Sajith