Staggering Rs.4,800 million spent on import of Pinus wood

Despite SL possessing ample commercial plantations

Journalism Awards for Excellence 2022 Daily Mirror wins Cartoonist of the year Award

Daily Mirror bagged one award and two merit awards at the 24th edition of the Journalism Awards for Excellence 2022 held at the Mount Lavinia Hotel yesterday (12). Daily Mirror Cartoonist Sajith Bandara was adjudged the cartoonist of the year (English) while DailyMirror.lk bagged the merit award under best news/designed website of the year. Head of Digita

Cheating bank customer of Rs.77.98 million Travel ban imposed on former five Sampath Bank officers

The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court yesterday imposed travel bans on five former Sampath Bank officers attached to the Thalahena branch for allegedly cheating a bank customer of Rs.77.98 million. The court issued this order pursuant to a complaint lodged by award winning traditional medical practitioner Kelum Harsha Kamal Weerasinghe for alleging cheating him of Rs.77.98 mill

Chinese Buddhist delegation visits Sri Dalada Maligawa

The delegation of Chinese Buddhist Monks including Chief Sanghanayaka of Shen Shein Province Ven. Injith Thera and the Buddhist representatives attending the South China Round Table Conference to be held on December 13 and 14 visited Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy on Sunday (10) and paid homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic. The delegates who met Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela were shown round the International Buddhist Museum at the Dalada

Poonakary Lake project Move to purchase unit of solar power at Rs. 50: AKD

Alleges the said project had not gone through the due tender procedure

I will never associate with Ranil: Sajith

Referring to some media reports that he is to reconcile with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday that such an eventuality will never happen. “Some media institutions are e

Sri Lanka greenlights nuclear power amidst global interest

Russia takes lead in multi-billion dollar proposal

We don’t want Sajith but will accept others from SJB; Palitha Range Bandara

In response to the remark made by Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa that he will not associate with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara yesterday confirmed that his party is in discus

Dispersing Galle Fort protest: Army and Police express regret to lawyers

11 lawyers file FR petitions challenging the legality of the army’s deployment and forceful dispersal

Controversial drug strikes again, causes allergic reaction

Patient experienced numbness in arm and severe complications requiring ICU admission

Rise in HIV infections in Anuradhapura

Majority of the patients were males

VAT (Amendment) Bill approved by a majority of 45 votes

100 members voting for and 55 against. Some 69 members were absent during the vote

Govt. to lift ban on Palm Oil cultivation imposed by Gota

Ravi K promises to engage Prez and get ban lifted in January

75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Fight for your rights; our people are always with you: Palestine Ambassador to SL

Fight your own battle for your rights as we fight for our lives and always keep in mind that Palestinian people are with the people of Sri L

Excessive cloud gathering enhances intensity of rains: Met. Dept.

Rainfall intensity will decline by mid-December

Reduction of VAT- exempted list Government faces headwinds in Parliament

The government faced headwinds in Parliament yesterday in its attempt to boost revenue by enacting a piece of legislation to reduce the VAT- exempted list from 138 categories of items to 97, a move that will have two percent inflationary effect. The House was convened yesterday for a special session despite it being a Sunday, given the urgency to pass the bill which , if enacted , will pave th

Sri Lankan who got forged Canadian passport for Rs.4Mn nabbed at BIA

Passenger claims his uncle in Switzerland arranged the forged passport

All-island blackout Biyagama - Kotmale line was carrying one-third of electricity demand

It tripped leading to severe under-frequency below limit tolerable by other generators supplying load

Dengue cases in SL cross 80,000 mark

The tally of dengue cases recorded so far in 2023 has surpassed the 80,000 mark, according to the Epidemiology Unit. As of December 10, a total of 80,192 cases have been reported in 2023, with the highest number being from the Colombo district, which stood at 16,944. The Western Province has r

Database of Sri Lankans living in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos launched

For the very first time, a database of Sri Lankans living in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos which was established in the new website of the Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Bangkok was launched recently. Deputy Permanent Secretary Busadee Santipitaks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, launched the new website of the Embassy and the Permanent Mission to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCAP) of Sri Lanka

Budget 2024 enhances transparency in SL’s IMF programme progress;Verité Research

The transparency of Sri Lanka’s ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme saw notable improvement in November, marked by the release of various supporting documents alongside the unveiling of the 2024 budget. According to a recent update from Verité Research’s ‘IMF Tracker’.

Dubai Company’s claim for US$ 50,000.00 from a Sri Lankan Company dismissed

In a case filed by a Dubai Company claiming US$ 50,000.00 from a Sri Lankan businessmen over a transaction between them. In this case Euro Capital ,Building 4 Emaar Business Park of Dubai had sued two Sri Lankans namely Jicker Cassim and his son Mohamed Shakeel Cassim for the recovery of sum of US$50,000.00 from the defendants under the trade finance agreement entered between the plaintiff Dubai company an

Substandard Immunoglobulin scandal: Big fish still at large

Health unions are urging the CID to expedite their investigations and apprehend the true culprits

Troops withdrawn, Police to stay at Mihintale Raja Maha Vihara

Opposition Leader raises concerns about two unidentified individuals in civvies at the Temple

Wild Elephants are spread in an area of 62% of SL

Wild elephants are spread in an area of 62% of the country’s land, the National Action Plan for Reducing Human-Elephant Conflicts that was presented to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, revealed. Accordingly, it was pointed out that the construction of electric fences as community-led rural electric fence and temporary electric fence to protect paddy fields as the most appropriate s

Millions wasted by Parliament session abruptly ending yesterday

Going by the comment made by The then Minister Dinesh Gunawardene on April 23, 2021 that Rs 100,000 is spend for every minute of Parliament session, millions of rupees are set go waste because of the abrupt end of sessions yesterday. The sessions lasted for only around two and half hours as it was adjourned around 12 pm yesterday as there was no quorum. There were only 18 members present at the time the House was adjourned. Around 20

Journalists should give up promoting hatred and embrace self-branding

Professor Samarasinghe said journalists should give up traditional ways and adopt modern concepts such as self-branding

Boy’s suspected suicide turns into murder case

The 13-year-old boy from Kanthankudi was found dead in a Madrasa School in Saindamaradu

Dutch-era skeletal remains found in electric pole digging

Discovery includes pottery fragments, porcelain pieces, and a smoking pipe

Giraffe was killed, not deceased: Zoo union alleges

The giraffe had suffered from an infection in its hoof