Fmr. PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to play major role in the event of a national consensus

Essential to hand over nation to the best person who could pull the country through from present crisis

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BR tries to duck IMF debate, MR gives nod

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa who has not attended Parliament for the past three months will finally have to attend sittings and face questions from legislators when the IMF debate is taken up for discussion in the first week of April followi

Indian Navy’s Advanced Light Helicopter arrives in SL

Indian Navy’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), arrived at SLAF base Katunayake for training of Sri Lanka Air Force Pilots and Sri Lanka Navy ships for shipborne helicopter operations on March 23, 2022.

No shortage of consumer goods during festive season: D.G. Agriculture

Director General of Agriculture Ajantha De Silva who refuted speculations about scarcities of consumer goods during the festive sea

I am ready to quit as minister if SLFP ministers take the lead: Namal

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said he is ready to resign from his ministerial portfolio so as to reduce the number of ministers in the Cabinet if the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) sets an example by asking its ministers to resign first.

A state of hunger with no food awaits: Prof. Jayawickrema

Professor in Economics in the Peradeniya University Ananda Jayawickrema said the printing of currency in almost unlimited proportions has created the present inflation in the country and that the people would soon face a state of hunger withou

Sri Lanka needs national conversion: Cardinal

Sri Lanka needs a new beginning, and a national conversion, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said yesterday.

132 drug traffickers on INTERPOL red notice list: Police

A total of 132 red notices have been issued through the INTERPOL on Sri Lankan fugitives who have fled Sri Lanka for vari

Another controversial land grab at Muthurajawela

In another controversial land alienation at Muthurajawela, the government has decided to lease out over 4 acres of reclaimed la

BASL seeks Supreme Court’s intervention to avert economic crisis

The Petitioners complain that SL is currently facing an unprecedented economic and financial crisis

Man arrested for killing stray dog

An individual who had clubbed to death a stray dog was produced before Mount Lavinia Magistrate C. A. Dha

Providing uninterrupted power supply will be a challenge next week: CEBEU

Providing uninterrupted power supply will be a challenge by next week due to the unavailability of fuel and insufficient hydropow

Community-level committees to prevent communal violence, violent extremism : ONUR

The Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR)) is working for the establishment of community-based committ

Hoarding of petrol by certain groups of people Is it a conspiracy to discredit Govt? Dr. Ramesh Pathirana

An inquiry will be launched to find out whether there was a conspiracy to collect petrol in bulk to deliberately create a shortage in petrol in the country with the aim of directing the public anger at the government and thereby get political milea

SJB to push for an election: Mayantha Dissanayake

The objective of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is to push for an election by denying the majority enjoyed by the present government in Parliament, its MP Mayantha Dissanayake said yesterday.

Curb importation of non-essential pharmaceuticals: Prof. Jayasumana

A thorough review on Sri Lanka’s drug policy and drug registration methodology was of utmost importance to curb the importation of not so essential pharmaceutical products, Pharmaceuticals Production, Supply and Monitoring State Minister Prof. Channa J

US $ 1Bn loan from China to settle previous loans

The proposed US $ 1 billion loan to be obtained from China will be utilised to settle the previous loans from the Chinese

Ranjan pleads guilty to charges in second contempt of court case

Former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake yesterday pleaded guilty to the charges mentioned in the second contempt of co

Former State Minister Pandu Bandaranayake arrested For attempting to sell three ivory pearls

Former State Minister Pandu Bandaranayake was arrested by the police Special Task Force (STF) yesterday in Ampar

SL abstains on UNGA resolution on humanitarian consequences of Ukraine war

The resolution was passed with 140 members in favour, five against and 38 abstentions, including Sri Lanka

Two accomplices of gangster ‘Beral Sanka’ shot dead in Kadawatha

Two accomplices of organised criminal ‘Beral Sanka’ have been shot dead on Thursday night at the 9th miles post in Kadawatha

Lunch packets to cost more: AICOA

Due to the increase in the prices of essential ingredients used to make lunch parcels exorbitantly in the local market, the selling prices of

UNP Satyagraha held at Hyde Park Our effort is to formulate a national policy to resurrect the economy: Ruwan

Rating the United National Party (UNP) Satyagraha held at Hyde Park a success, its Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene

Air Force denies importing Land Rover for Commander

The Sri Lanka Air Force has denied claims that a Land Rover Defender has been imported for the personal use of Air Force

Wijedasa proposes 21st Amendment which enables Parliament to elect new President

Says executive powers vested in the presidency should be transferred to the cabinet members

We will have fuel stocks by April

While claiming that by New Year there will be sufficient fuel stocks available, Energy Minister Gamini Lokuge yesterday said that measures have been taken to send a diesel and petrol bowser to all fuel stations in Colombo every morning and afternoon.

CWC loses confidence in Prez Boycotted APC over fertilizer issue

The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) led by State Minister Jeevan Thondaman has lost confidence in President Gotabaya R

Health officials concerned as Pfizer vaccines set to expire in July

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines that are currently in stock will be expiring in July. According to sources, the vaccin

Govt. urgently allocates Rs. 100Mn to import 14 critical drugs

​A sum of Rs. 100 million has been allocated for the import of 14 critical drugs in a bid to address the acute shortage of drugs in the country. Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella addressing a news briefing at the Health Ministry said yesterday he had