United Nations Assistant Secretary-General pays courtesy call on Speaker

United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Kanni Wignaraja paid a courtesy call on Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena in the parliamentary complex.

Foreign Minister hands over financial grant to Priyantha Kumara’s family

Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris, at an event at the Ministry today, handed over a financial grant to the family of late Priyantha Kumara who was brutally killed by a mob in Sialkot, Pakistan recently, a statement from his office.

Heroin smuggler ship docked in Colombo port

The Navy and the Police Narcotics Bureau brought the ship intercepted with 250 kilos of heroin in the international waters last week to be docked at the Colombo Port, a statement said

PM inaugurates work on bonded warehouse at Hambantota Port

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who went on an observation tour of the Hambantota Port today (December 14) attended the event to mark the commencement of construction of the first bonded warehouse

Foreign envoys hosted for Christmas

The Foreign Ministry hosted the ambassadors and the high commissioners resident in Colombo for a Christmas reception on Sunday night at Shangri- La hotel,

Pakistan Navy ship docked in Colombo en route from China

The officers of the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo attended the reception ceremony of the Pakistan Navy Ship ’’Tughril”

Poland, SL seek enhanced ties

Ambassador of Poland Adam Burakowski, concurrently accredited to Sri Lanka, met Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris last Wednesday at the Foreign Ministry and discussed issues of mutual interest

Lankagama a place to break monotony of urban life

Nestled among the lush mountains on the fringe of the Galle district and abutting the Sinharaja forest reserve is the sleepy village called ‘Lankagama’. A meandering road off the southern town of Neluwa leads to it.

World’s largest Blue Sapphire found in SL

The world’s largest single natural corundum as a single crystal (Blue Sapphire) has been found in Sri Lanka. It weighs 310 kilos and is named ‘Queen of Asia’

Bohra community leader meets President

Leader of the Bohra community His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at his residence in Mirihana

Budget passed in Parliament

The 2022 budget 2022 was passed in Parliament today with 157 votes to 64. Three MPs including two from the government - W.D.J.Seneviratne and Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe-were absent

People above 30 get booster shots in Colombo

People, over 30, started receiving their booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines today in Colombo. The pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer’s vaccine is used in Sri Lanka in administering third shots for people against the coronavirus disease. (

BIMSTEC Secretary General calls on GL

Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Tenzin Lekphell paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Prof. G. L Peiris

Navy promotes 84 officers, 1,684 other ratings

Sri Lanka Navy, on the occasion of its 71st anniversary today (9 December), promoted 84 officers and 1,684 ratings were promoted or advanced to their next higher ranks or rates with the recommendation of Commander

Pakistani PM Imran Khan pays floral tribute to Priyantha Kumara

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan paid floral tribute to the photo of Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, the Sri Lankan factory manager who was killed in a mob attack in Sialkot, Pakistan.

Another international airline starts flight operation to Colombo

LOT Polish Airlines’ Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliner will operate the route between Warsaw and Colombo until March 25, 2022,

Fishing vessel with smuggled Kendu leaves intercepted

Sri Lanka Navy intercepted a multi day fishing trawler with 5645.5kilos of smuggled Kendu leaves, during a special operation in southern waters about 60 nautical miles off Dondra on December 6, 2021.

Sialkot incident:all main suspects arrested

Pakistani Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Tuesday that Sialkot incident was condemned across the country and all the main accused involved have been arrested, the APP reported

Power blackout: CEB senior engineers suspect sabotage

he Ceylon Electricity Board Senior Engineers’ Association (CEBSEA) said yesterday it suspected last Friday’s power blackout as an act of sabotage. Its President Dr.M. Wijekoon told a news conference that the blackout took place in a manner that raised many an eyebrow

Priyantha Kumara’s body delivered to SL

The remains of Diywadanage Don Nandasiri Priyantha Kumara, Sri Lankan engineer killed in Sialkot, Pakistan, was brought to Sri Lanka on flight UL 186 from Lahore today

PM comes near protesting SJB MPs

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa came near the legislators of the main opposition ‘ Samagi Jana Balawegaya’ who were demonstrating at the entrance junction to the parliamentary premises today. The prime minister is seen chatting to the opposition MPs.

Priyantha’s body dispatched from Pakistan

The body of Priyantha Kumara has been dispatched from Pakistan on Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 186. Special Advisor to Prime Minister Molana Tahir Ashrafi was among the Pakistani officials who paid respects to the coffin carrying Priyantha’s body in Lahore, Pakistan.

President calls for regional unity to revive economy

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasized that everyone in the region should work together to revive the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

Presidential Task Force for ‘One Country, One Law’ in East

The Presidential Task Force for ’One Country, One Law’ held public consultations at the Batticaloa Divisional Secretariat and the Valachchenai Divisional Secretariat Auditorium yesterday (04).

Namal, Prasanna visit Priyantha Kumara’s family members

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga visited the family members of Priyantha Kumara who was killed in Pakistan.

Demonstration over gas issue

An organization of people protested in front of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) demanding the withdrawal of domestic gas cylinders from the market. They also protest the soaring living costs. They chanted slogans critical of the government.

Speaker urged to engage Pakistani Parliament on Sri Lankan’s killing

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardane requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane in Parliament to engage the Parliament of Pakistan regarding the killing of a Sri Lankan in that country by the organization called ‘Extremists without Borders’

Christmas shopping trickles in

People purchase Christmas decorations in the Fort area of Colombo. However, they find the prices doubled in some instances compared to the previous year.

SLFP calls for elections to PCs

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), an ally of the government, suggested today

Air link between Sri Lanka and Kazakhsta

Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, started direct flight operations to Sri Lanka