Christians should be with the poor this Christmas

Christians this year are compelled to be with the poor this Christmas as the country is rampant with a severe economic crisis, Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka said yesterday.

NSC requests Minister for perusal of amended Muslim Marriage & Divorce Act

The MMDA is a personal law applicable to the Muslim community of Sri Lanka and obtaining the community’s concurrence to the final draft would be the most democratic and transparent process of amending the law

USAID Commences 5-Year Ocean Plastics Reduction Project in Sri Lanka and Maldives

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the official launch of a planned 5-year project in Sri Lanka and Maldives to reduce environmental plastics by decreasing industrial use of plastic and improving integrated solid waste management practices in Sri Lanka and Maldives, a statement from the US embassy said.

Keheliya fails to name Indian pharmaceutical company he is dealing with

He also failed to mention on what basis the private Indian pharmaceutical company was selected and whether this said company was NMRA approved

Sathosa comes up with a mini bonanza for the festive season

Sathosa has come up with a mini bonanza for the festive season by reducing prices of seven essential items. Accordingly the price of white sugar has been reduced to Rs. 220 a kilo gram from Rs. 224, imported potatoes to Rs. 2

Anupa Pasqual says he was not late for the meeting with South Korean Official,

The Minister also thanked the media for the free publicity given to him

Sri Lanka , India discuss rupee trade for tourism

High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda and Rahul Bhatia, Founder of IndiGo discussed aviation collaboration and use of rupee trade for tourism, a statement from the Sri Lankan mission said.According to the statement, they discussed ways to expand collaboration in the aviation sector between Sri Lanka and India including ways and means to make Sri Lankan airports more competitive for the Indian carrier.

LG Polls: EC initiates logistical operations

The Commission is planning to issue the gazette notification calling for elections to 340 local bodies-New local bodies should be constituted by March 20

Man nabbed with Rs.5.1Mn worth fags in Ja-Ela

A person with counterfeit cigarettes worth over Rs.5.1 million was nabbed by the Ja-Ela Excise Station officials yesterday.

Buddhist and Pali University to its former glory

All right thinking people, the Buddhists in particular are shocked and dismayed to witness the violent, unlawful and reprehensible behaviour of a section of Bhikku students of the BPU

SL Ministers, official slammed by Korean delegate for not being punctual

The Ministers and their officials in Sri Lanka were taken to task by South Korea Disaster Relief Foundation (SKDRF) President Cho Sung Lea for getting late by 30 minutes for a scheduled meeting in Colombo, The Daily Mirror learns.

Schaffter’s secretary has not informed police over meeting with Brian Thomas

The police said today that it was an executive officer of businessman Dinesh Schaffter and not his secretary, who had informed the police that Dinesh had scheduled a meeting with former cricket commentator Brian Thomas on the day Schaffter was killed.

Minister Keheliya under fire over visit to India officials demand immediate explanation

if low-quality medicines enter the market, people will lose trust in the entire health sector

President extends Army Commander’s service by one year

Lieutenant General Liyanage was appointed as the 24th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, effective from June 01, 2022

Electricity bill increase in January will be seen as violation against basic rights: SLHRC

If the electricity bill is increased in a way that violates the basic rights of the public, then it is ready to intervene as a stakeholder without complaint, the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (SLHRC) said.

India gets into nitty-gritty of bilateral ties

The latest interaction is a follow-up to the visit of chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Samant Kumar Goel recently

Extended power cuts if funds are wasted for local polls

UNP , SJB exchange verbal blows on local government polls

Minister says police have no vehicles to nab criminals

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said yesterday that many Police stations in the country do not have vehicles in order to perform their duties.

SL Christians should not celebrate Christmas this year: Cardinal

Sri Lankan Christians cannot and should not celebrate Christmas alone this year as the poor population in Sri Lanka has increased in great proportions , Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said yesterday. I

PUCSL permits shutting down one unit of NCPP

shutting down of the power plant,will result in a loss of nearly 300 megawatts

Lanka Sugar Company Chairman Janaka Nimalachandra removed over corruption charges

He is also facing investigations by the Presidential Secretariat over certain allegations

Aspirin is in short supply: GMOA

More than 150 essential medicines, medical, surgical and laboratory items currently out of stock due to forex crisis

Sri Lankans arrested in India Seven out of nine among Interpol red notice list

Bringing them to Sri Lanka should be coordinated through bilateral and diplomatic discussion between the two countries

12,000 die annually due to accidents in Sri Lanka: Medical Specialist

Victims should be brought to hospitals within the first two hours to save their lives

Vegetable Christmas tree emerges from Galle Face

A group of decorators are making final arrangements to a one-of-a-kind Christmas tree made out of about 2,000 living vegetable plants ranging from cabbage, spinach, ladies’ fingers, green chillies and lettuce which is setup close to the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. The concept introduced in a bid to promote vegetable farming amongst the public living in cities was organized by Softlogic Insurance PLC.

Finance Ministry to hand over vehicles confiscated by Customs to police

Necessary arrangements have been made to hand over vehicles confiscated by Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) to be used for raids by the Sri Lanka Police Department, including drug prevention, State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said. He made the statement while participating in an inspection tour on Tuesday (20) at the Hambantota port premises to inspect ceased vehicles currently pa

Schoolboy killed by wild elephant in Anuradhapura

The boy had been trampled to death last morning in the Anuradhapura sacred city

Majority of bribery complaints against officials in education sector

The second highest number of complaints is against Police officers, with 161 complaints

electricity bills to go up from Jan. Minister confirms

There should be a definite increase in electricity tariffs beginning in January in order to purchase the required coal shipments for the month, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

Schaffter’s business partners questioned; no suspect yet

The CID had begun recording statements for the second time from certain persons based on evidence received