Investigations against Dilip Wedaarachchi’s son, daughter in law Weeraketiya OIC under death threat, Magistrate orders probe

The Walasmulla Magistrate on Thursday directed the Weeraketiya Police to launch an inquiry into the complaint that the Office

Govt. should take full responsibility for collapse of rule of law: Sarath Weerasekara

Says it was a shame that police were silent when rioters took the law into their hands

Foreign currency stolen from Mirissa Hotel

The briefcase contained 6,000 Euros, US $ 4,000 dollars and Rs. 200,000

LG Polls on a day between September 20, this year and March 20, next year

Election Commission gets ready for it

Denial of university admission: SC awards Rs.500,000 to student

UGC and UGC Chairman ordered to admit the student to an appropriate University

Major tax relief for investments in Colombo Port City: Bandula

The Government in a bid to increase foreign exchange revenue and rupee account would adopt two strategies by way of a

PM’s speech referring BASL inaccurate: BASL

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday announced that a statement made by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament on Wednesday (8) referring to the BASL regarding a meeting with President Gotabaya Rajapaks

Monday special holiday for public sector

The Public Administration Ministry has declared June 13, the day before Poson Poya, as a special holiday for the public s

HIV test kits in short supply: AIDS Control Programme

The public is urged to be cautious not to be infected by sexually transmitted diseases since there is a shortage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test kits, National STD/AIDS Control Programme Director Dr. Rasanjali Hettiarachchi said.

Ranil writes to Commonwealth against arson attacks on parliamentarians’ houses

Attackers were from outside, not from respective areas of MPs

Parliamentary oversight committees Party leaders agree to refer COPE, COPF recommendations to AG: Kiriella

For the first time in Parliamentary history of Sri Lanka, party leaders have agreed to refer the recommendations of the parliamentary oversight committees, Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Committee on Public Finance (COPF)

Several rice mill owners have defaulted loan settlements

Heads of state banks in Anuradhapura said several rice mill owners had defaulted settlement of loans obtained by them to purchase paddy. They pointed out that the outstanding loan instalments amounted to Rs.3,000 million granted in 2016 and 2017. Assistant Manag

PM falsely associating me with the LTTE: MP Rasamanickam

TNA MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam yesterday alleged that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is falsely associatin

Wijeya Newspapers illuminate Thanthirimale Sacred Area

Arrangements are in progress to hold Poson Aloka Pooja sponsored by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd to illuminate the Thant

Risk of dengue spreading again, cases in WP rise: Dr. Samaraweera

There is a risk of dengue fever spreading again in the country and the number of patients reported from the Western Province

“Aragalaya” is no longer peaceful: Mahinda

The struggle that claimed the life of innocent parliamentarian Amarakeerthi Athukorala is no longer an innocent or peaceful

Pavithra, Dhammika Perera to be Cabinet Ministers soon

Business tycoon Dhammika Perera who was appointed a National List MP of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is tipped to be

Protesters tear gassed opposite Police headquarters

Police fired tear gas to disperse a group of protesters opposite the Police headquarters last evening. The protesters were enga

Prime Minister exaggerating economic crisis

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was exaggerating the economic crisis for his own political agenda, which had aggravated the crisis, JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday.

22% of SL population in need of food assistance- UN Resident Coordinator

UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy said 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million

I am opposed to 21st Amendment: Basil Rajapaksa

Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa who resigned from his parliamentary seat yesterday said he was against the enact

Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Chennai Coordinates further assistance to SL from Tamil Nadu

Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission (SLDHC) in Chennai, coordinated to load three shipping containers of essential food items from Chennai to Sri Lanka as a humanitarian assistance on 07.06.2022, a statement from it said.

Johnston Fernando granted bail media reports prompted attack on my house

Released on two personal bails of Rs. 10Mn each at magistrate’s house

Act of sabotage: Minister requests security for reservoirs

Claiming that spill gates of Randenigala and Rantambe had been opened by some vandalizers even without generating hydropower, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera requested the Speaker to take steps to provide s

Russia never offered to provide fuel at 35% discounted price: Minister

Russia has not made a proposal to provide fuel to Sri Lanka with a discount of 35 percent as claimed by opposition MPs, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said yesterday.

Demand for passports up by 250%: Immigration Dept.

There is a 250 per cent increase in the passport issuing process daily at the Immigration and Emigration Departm

Power shut down illegal when not scheduled: PUCSL

Experiencing power outages other than the scheduled power cuts by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) is considered an illegal practice, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake

New housing scheme for MPs in Madiwela

A new housing scheme for the MPs will be constructed in Madiwela soon, Chief Government Whip Prasanna R

IMF team to arrive in SL on June 20

An IMF team will arrive in Sri Lanka on June 20, to begin discussions on the staff level agreement, political sources told Daily Mir

Heated arguments over request to appoint SJB members as chairpersons in main committees

Heated arguments were witnessed in Parliament yesterday over an earlier request made by the Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa to appoint SJB members as chairpersons in main committees in the House, assurance given by Pr