The Finance Ministry announced today that it will increase the special allowance given to remittances of the migrant workers in view of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year so as to encourage migrant workers.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today approved power shedding schedule for several areas in the country.

Media does not have to worry about the Data Protection Bill as long as they are prepared to take responsibility for the information they publish, Minister Namal Rajapaksa told Parliament today.

Personal Data Protection Bill was passed in parliament with amendments today.

The Gazette notification restricting the imports of 367 non-essential items without a valid licence has been issued, with effect from midnight today, Department of Imports and Exports Control said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had called for an all party conference to discuss the current economic situation in the country, Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardene informed Parliament today.

The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry is planning to conduct a separate research on antibody response after vaccination against Covid-19, apart from the research conducted by the Sri Jayewardenepura University on the matter, State Minister Cha

Colombo Civil Appellate High Court today granted leave to proceed with an appeal filed by former President Maithripala Sirisena challenging the District Court’s decision to reject his request that he be discharged from several civil lawsuits filed

Usage of power has been limited in the Parliamentary complex due to the present power crisis, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene announced today.

The Court of Appeal today issued notices on Litro and Laughs Gas Companies, Consumer Affairs Authority and Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) standards, returnable for June 6 in connection with a writ petition filed challenging the gas companies

Former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayak through his counsel today informed Supreme Court that he is expecting to make a special regret if his utterances have caused any contempt towards the Supreme Court.

In the wake of the foreign exchange crisis which has adversely affected fuel importation, the Ministry of Public Services has issued a new circular in respect of the consumption of electricity and fuel at all public institutions.

The mother-in-law of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa- Padmadevi Peries- has passed away in California, USA, sources said.

Major General M.R. W. de Zoysa today assumed duties as the new Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited.

McDonald’s, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Starbucks stopped sales of their best-known products in Russia on Tuesday, offering a united rebuke of the war on Ukraine by companies that define America for much of the world.

After the decision by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to devalue the rupee against the US dollar to Rs. 230, the mainline medicine manufacturing companies and importers have stopped supplying medicine to pharmacies from yesterday, All-Island Pri

All the residential and commercial multi-storey buildings in the country, especially condominiums, are to go under the microscope, which may lead to hefty fines or demolition. The Urban Development Authority (UDA) is going to constitute an independen

Sri Lanka welcomed over 25,000 tourists in the first week of March, bringing the total number of arrivals to cross the 200,000 mark.

Rumours have been rife that UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is in talks with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to form a national government amidst the ongoing crises, but sources close to Wickremesinghe yesterday deni

Responding to reports where it is stated that number of daily cases has gone down due to the lower testing rates, the Health Ministry said there is nothing of that sort.

Mendis Distilleries which is owned by Arjun Aloysius is yet to settle due tax arrears and therefore it has not been allowed to function, State Minister Shehan Semasinghe told Parliament today.

Government is willing to amend laws pertaining to abortion subjected to conditions, Parliament was informed today.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today announced power shedding for tomorrow as a result of fuel scarcity and the absence of power generators.

Red notice on thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning was issued for nine districts, the Department of Meteorology said today.

Sri Lanka should apply for an international patent for Kottu which is a food which has originated from the island, a government MP told Parliament today.

A meeting between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Parliamentarians representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) was held at the Presidential Secretariat this evening (08).

While claiming that the Myanmar government has refuted reports appeared in the Myanmar media on matters pertaining to rice exported to Sri Lanka, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardana today informed Parliament that no rice has been imported to Sri Lanka

The Haliela Police launched investigations after a school girl had been axed to death at Uduwara in Haliela this afternoon.

The final report of the investigation which the Bribery Commission had initiated with regards to two Sri Lankans Nirupama Rajapaksa and Thirukumar Nadesan, listed in the controversial Pandora Papers would be released soon, the government informed Par

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa today said there maybe a conspiracy behind the ongoing power crisis which needed to be probed.