The Minister of Environment, Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday instructed the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to immediately suspend the sand mining permit issued by the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau for the removal of sand from the Kuda Oy

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara are in hotwaters, as an investigation is to be conducted against them over allegedly threatening the police personnel stationed at the MPs entrance in Parliament on Thursday.

The Disaster Management Centre today said there is no threat to Sri Lanka following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island today.

A 39-year-old woman was arrested last night by the police in the Nugegoda area in connection with the shooting incident in Matugama, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.

Russian forces have seized control of the Chernobyl power plant in northern Ukraine, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, according to the agency that manages the area.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 137 civilians and military personnel have been killed so far in the Russian invasion of his country. He called them ’’heroes’’ in a video address released early Friday in which he also said hundreds

In view of escalation of the situation in Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry has instructed the Sri Lanka Embassy in Ankara, to take appropriate measures to coordinate the safe passage of the remaining Sri Lankan nationals in Ukraine.

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack on a beach restaurant at Narigama in Hikkaduwa where a group of mobs chased away foreign tourists and attacked the restaurant.

Water supply will be interrupted during power cuts due to fuel shortage and thereby the consumers will face numerous inconveniences, convener of the Water Supply Trade Union’s Collective Alliance, Upali Ratnayake said.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sent two additional players to India for the T20Is and the Test matches to follow thereafter, it is learnt.

Ukraine’s military said on Thursday it had destroyed four Russian tanks on a road near the eastern city of Kharkiv, killed 50 troops near a town in Luhansk region and downed a sixth Russian aircraft, also in the country’s east.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the request made by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to have rotational power shedding over five hours for tomorrow (25).

Having denied the fake media reports, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Chairman Kingsley Ranawaka said it was not the fuel issue that had made an SLTB bus to stop abruptly halfway.

The safety of Sri Lankans living in Ukraine has been ensured following the tensions erupted after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine.

The incumbent Government has failed to pinpoint its priorities which has resulted in numerous issues including the power crisis adding burden on general public, SJB MP Patali Champika Ranawaka claimed.

The Ceylon Electricity Board has urged Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to pay up his overdue electricity bill for his residence which is amounting to a massive Rs. 12,056,803.38.

China reiterated on Thursday a call for all parties involved in the situation in Ukraine to exercise restraint and rejected a foreign journalist’s description of Russia’s actions as an invasion.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed Minister of Transport Pavithra Wanniarachchi to appoint a Commission to resolve issues of railway workers.

Former Lakehouse Chairman, veteran journalist and television presenter Bandula Padmakumara passed away at the age of 71, sources confirmed.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made a sudden inspection tour to the Ratmalana Railway Maintenance yard this morning.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring his troops back to Russia in the name of humanity.

Five Russian planes and one helicopter have been shot down in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, the country’s military claimed on Thursday.

Parliament was adjourned by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena for 10 minutes following a tense situation.

Oil breached $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 on Thursday as Russia moved troops into Ukraine, sparking concerns that a war in Europe could disrupt global energy supplies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a ’’special military operation’’ in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued a special gazette notification revising the scope of several ministries.

The government is to release Rs.80 billion to pay off the loan which the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had obtained to procure fuel from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for power generation.

Thunderstorms and showers could be expected in the North-central, Eastern, and Uva provinces, as well as in Nuwara-Eliya, Matale and Hambantota districts today, the Meteorological Department said.

Over 9 lakh people in Sri Lanka have not got a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine raising concerns among the health authorities.

Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday said a revenue of over Rs.100 million had been received from the Mirigama to Kurunegala stretch of the expressway since it’s opening on January 16 this year.