Cement prices reduced from yesterday

The maximum retail price of a 50kg bag of cement has been reduced by Rs.225 with effect from last night, the INSEE Cement Sri Lanka said.

Beware of substandard weighing scales, Minister warns farmers, consumers

Instructs Ministry Secretary to immediately start a joint work arrangement with the Weights and Measures Department to prevent use of substandard scales

SL seeks Indian help to engage G20 for debt restructuring

The request was made when SL’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with Chief Coordinator for India’s G20 Presidency for 2023 Harsh Vardhan Shringla in New Delhi recently

Inclusion of Doctors to gazette on 60 years compulsory retirement suspended

The Court of Appeal yesterday issued an interim order suspending the inclusion of Doctors and consultant specialist doctors from a gazette notification issued reducing compulsory retirement of government sector employees to 60 years. This interim order will be effective until January 25. T

Lanka SATHOSA slashes prices of five essential goods

Lanka SATHOSA has reduced prices of five essential foodstuffs, including dhal and wheat flour from yesterday.

Healers Surgical Pvt Ltd. donates essential surgical consumables to Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children

Daily Mirror journalists shine at the journalism awards night

Daily Mirror.lk was adjudged the best designed news website of the year award at the Journalism Awards 2021 organised by Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) and The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL) yesterday where excell

Green light FOR Ferry services BETWEEN KKS AND South India

In the wake of restoring air connectivity between Jaffna and Chennai, Ports and Shipping Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said he gave the green light for the connectivity of the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Port with Southern Indian ports for

Sunken ship to be conserved

UK updates travel advisory on Sri Lanka

Travellers are no longer required to produce COVID-19 vaccination certificates on arrival in Sri Lanka

120 MW from Uma Oya project will be added to national grid by June: Minister

After construction of the Uma Oya project is completed, it will add 120 MW of hydro power to the National Grid by June 2023, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said. He

University Teachers’ Congress stage protest against taxes

Says teachers are facing hardship due to prevailing economic constraints

Sexual harassment and bribery laws to be amended

Articles criminalizing sexual assault and all forms of sexual harassment to be included in the Penal Code

Presidential Task Force to prevent spread of drugs among students: Bandula

The Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal to appoint a Presidential Task Force to prevent the spread of drugs i

Economic collapse Former ruling party, myself, accountable: Prof. Jayasumana

Parliamentarian Professor Channa Jayasumana said that all members of the former ruling party, including the former President and himself were responsible for the collapse of the country’s economy, and no one could escape from the collective resp

Basil finally admits he did not pay for the tea at BIA

Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa who arrived in Sri Lanka last month from the United States has admitted that he had not paid for the refreshments served at the VIP Lounge of the BIA, but the bill was instead paid by a state minister on his behalf.

No pay hikes, OT and bonus to employees of loss making SOEs until economic crisis is resolved

The government has taken a policy decision not to grant pay hikes, Over Time (OT) or bonus to public servants or employees of loss making State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as long as the current economic crisis remains unre

Death of animals in northern and eastern provinces Report says death was due to shock caused by extreme cold

The recent large number of cows, buffaloes, and goats that died in the northern and eastern provinces was due to the shock cau

Committee probing SLC affairs quiz pastor Jerome Fernando

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe formed a five member committee to investigate incidents that took place

Fatal accident at Kollupitiya Police to seek INTERPOL help to bring back Merc driver, who fled to Dubai

The driver of the Mercedes, a businessman Mohammad Ryzul Rizzaq who was involved in a fatal accident in Kollupitiya on Saturday morning while returning from a night club, had left for Dubai hours after the accident, police sai

Nora Fatehi sues Jacqueline Fernandez for defamation

The actress has accused Fernandez of making ‘false statements with malicious intention

Rotten tomatoes thrown at photos of Tamil politicians

They accused Tamil politicians for failing to make any effective representation to the International community or the President regarding the disappeared

NOMINATIONS FOR LG POLLs to be called BET. 26 - 30 DEC: EC CHAIRMAN

No request has been forwarded to the EC up to now for permission to invite foreign election observers

Air quality deteriorates in many districts

The situation in Kegalle was risky for all people, according to the National Building Research Organization

Sena Delambuwa hits maize farmers in Anuradhapura again

Farmers attributed the spread of the pest again this year to the sub standard hybrid seed maize imported from other countries

Believed to have died due to cold weather Reports of animal carcass samples expected in two days

Clinical reports of the animal carcass samples believed to have died as a result of cold weather are expected in two d

Court of Appeal orders AG to draft contempt of court charges against Sanath Nishantha

The Court of Appeal yesterday ordered the Attorney General to draft contempt of court charges against State Minister Sanath Nish

SLFP to call for explanation from rebels: Dayasiri

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will show cause for not expelling from the party nine rebels who allegedly violated the party’s constitution and joined the government in support of Ranil Wickremesinghe’s regime in the next few days,

Sri Lanka supports advances towards a world free of nuclear testing

Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane, at the invitation of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) in Vienna delivered the keynote speech at the High-Level Opening segment of the 3rd CTBTO Science Diplomacy Symposium held in Vienna, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said .

Studentship of 12 university undergrads at Pera cancelled

Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Peradeniya University Professor Terrance Mudajith said that the studentship of 12 university undergraduates of the University of Peradeniya has been cancelled following an investigation into the incident of an