Passports will not be issued for every application that is received at the department on a daily basis, as there is an unusual demand for passports from the end of April, the Immigration and Emigration Department said.

The first Batch of China’s Grant Medicines worth 500 million RMB was scheduled to arrive on 3rd June, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said.

The opposition members of the Moratuwa Municipal Council today tabled a resolution urging Mayor Samanlal Fernando to resign from his position.

Malnutrition in children is rapidly increasing in the country due to the current food shortages arising from the current economic crisis, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

Dengue fever was fast spreading with the onset of the Southwest monsoon where some 6,483 dengue patients have been reported last month alone, Director of the National Dengue Control Unit Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said today.

Protesters at Gota Go Gama have denied claims that they met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

A complaint was lodged with the Weeraketiya police station by the policeman who was involved in an argument with a senior SJB MP’s son at the Bendigama Interchange on the Southern Expressway.

The Advanced Level (A/L) examination which was scheduled to be held in August, may be postponed and likely to be held between October and November, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

The water levels in the major reservoirs have risen by 77% as a result of heavy showers of more than 100 mm in the hydro catchment areas, Mahaweli Authority Chief Engineer Nilantha Dhanapala said.

Thirteen suspects including SLPP parliamentarians Sanath Nishantha and Milan Jayatilleke were yesterday ordered to be further remanded till June 8 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage in connection with the incidents that took place at Mainagoga

Sri Lanka is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow at least $3 billion via the lender’s extended fund facility (EFF), sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to provide the fertilizer required for the Yala season cultivation immediately, President’s Media Division said.

Sri Lanka’s shipping agents have warned that shipping lines could withdraw from accepting import and export cargo in and out of Sri Lanka, as local agents have failed to remit US $ 70 million in freight charges owed to shipping lines over the past

The officials of the Department of Zoology have informed the Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife and Wildlife Conservation Mahinda Amaraweera that there is no money to provide daily food to the animals in the Dehiwala Zoo as well as other zoos in the c

Sri Lanka’s palm oil industry yesterday requested the government to repeal the bans and other negative policies in place against the industry and liberalise it, so the industry could play its part to support the country’s dollar-starved economy.

The Finance Ministry yesterday implemented two key actions with regard to importation of goods, paving the way for businesses to have access to the required raw materials, so that operations can proceed with minimal hindrance.

The Housing Development Authority Chairman, Duminda Silva who was taken into CID custody was handed over to prison officials and is currently receiving treatment at Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital. The arrest was made following the Supreme Court order.

While announcing the conclusion of the 2021 (2022) GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination today, Examination Commissioner General L.M.D. Dharmasena said the said examination was the most difficult and challenging one in the history of the Sri Lanka Exa

He said the education system itself needs to be changed. Students should be assigned to higher education and another set of students should be assigned to vocational education depending on their skills.

A full-scale investigation will be carried out into the incidents where photos were shared on social media showing some students sitting for the O/L examination with umbrellas to protect themselves from rain, Examination Commissioner General L.M.D. D

Housing Development Authority Chairman Duminda Silva who was taken into CID custody following the Supreme Court order will be handed over to the prison custody tonight, sources said.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) conducting investigations into the attack on peaceful protesters at Temple Trees and Galle Face on May 9, has named former Minister Johnston Fernando as a suspect of the magisterial inquiry currently being

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to investigate and report on the incidents of arson, looting, murders and all types of damages to properties and loss of life in several parts of the country between March 31 and May

The Confederation of Professionals for a National Policy, a group of professionals and youth involved in ‘Aragalaya’ (struggle),

Claiming that a total of US $ 330 million of funds received from international agencies such as the World Bank, World Health Organization (WHO) and Indian credit line had not been disbursed for import of essential drugs despite an acute shortage, COP

Housing Development Authority Chairman Duminda Silva, who was admitted to the Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital this morning, was arrested by the CID a short while ago.

More than 12,000 people in 2,632 families have been affected due to floods following heavy rains experienced in the past few days, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

The Department of Excise today said they have no control over the price increase of liquor owing to the escalation of Value Added Tax (VAT) from 8% to 12% from midnight Tuesday.

Due to adequate diesel for the private buses, the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) has decided to stop operating from Monday (6).

The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to remove the SLFP parliamentarians who obtain ministry portfolios in the new government, from all positions of the party, SLFP Chairman Maithripala Sirisena said.