The cabinet ministers have identified that non-motor systems should be integrated with existing transport systems to maximize economic and environmental benefits.

The rapidly spreading Omicron variant can be fatal if people fail to take their COVID-19 vaccines and the booster doses which are now available to all those above the age of 20 years, health experts warned yesterday.

Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has tested positive for COVID-19.

An organized criminal and drug trafficker known as Manawaduge Asanka Maduranga alias ’Parippuwa’ has been arrested by the Special Task Force during a special operation.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) will announce daily scheduled power cuts from today, due to not having received sufficient fuel, furnace oil to generate power and also the hydro capacity in reservoirs.

Thousands of patients were highly inconvenienced and affected due to strike action launched by health workers which continues for ninth consecutive day.

The government has neither banned nor imposed controls on imports except for vehicles and gold, as some have commented at various occasions and thus anybody can import anything without an issue, according to the Central Bank.

World Cup winning former national captain Arjuna Ranatunga believes Sri Lanka should have lodged a protest against the Australian umpires who didn’t call a wide on the fifth ball of the final over of Sri Lanka’s innings in the second T20I in Sydn

The Sri Lanka Customs Department today said that the two Cadillac Escalade vehicles that were being transported in a car carrier on the expressway were not imported violating the restriction on vehicle imports.

The government will never intervene politically in incidents such as the attack on the house of journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrema and said an impartial inquiry will be held into the incident, External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to rectify the technical faults in train compartments imported during the previous government’s tenure and put them into operative status immediately.

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to inspect the country’s first technology park near the Pinnaduwa entrance on the Southern Expressway in Galle on Thursday (17).

Instead of advising the President through Facebook, people can strengthen their home economy by marketing their products through Facebook. Colombo District Parliamentarian and Kotte Municipal Councillor Madura Vithanage said.

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had vehemently condemned the arrest of activist Shehan Malaka and the attack on journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama and had expressed his concern on the two incidents, Member of the Archdiocese of Colom

Social activist Shehan Malaka Gamage has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department over a statement he had made on the Easter Sunday bomb attacks during a media briefing held last year.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa and others who are eyeing to be ministers in a future government should build up their images, its MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said during the weekend.

Claiming that the government was planning to impose a surcharge tax on EPF and ETF to raise funds not to be used for the wellbeing of the people, but on desperate efforts to shore up the government’s rapidly declining popularity, National Peoples

Retired medical practitioner Dr. Shirley Herath (75) arrested and detained over the hand grenade incident at All Saints’ Church in Borella was today ordered to be remanded till February 28 after being produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Co

Sri Lanka have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the second T20I held in Sydney.

The Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring the situation over the Sri Lankans residing in Ukraine and would take necessary action to evacuate Sri Lankan citizens in the event of any emergency, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said.

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa will be the common opposition candidate for the next presidential elections as SJB believes that people want him to lead the nation, its National Organizer Tissa Attanayake said today.

The Centre for Policy Alternative and its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu have filed a Special Determination Petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) (Amendmen

Officers In-charge of Police stations across the country have been instructed to conduct raids on parties organized at hotels and other places with drugs specially today, Valentines Day, Police said.

Five suspects have been arrested by the Special Task Force of Police (STF) with over 1kg of crystal methamphetamine also known as Ice which has a street value of over Rs. 20 million.

A total of 1,505 persons were arrested in a special crimes prevention operation conducted in the Western Province yesterday.

Well-known journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama’s residence in Piliyandala came under attack as some unidentified elements pelted stones at his house and threw excreta early this morning.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has had two rounds of talks with the Indian Government and the IOC to obtain fuel directly for the CEB and are waiting for a response, a spokesman for the CEB said.

The Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will avail the Sri Lankan government a copy of the draft of the report on Sri Lanka’s situation today, giving it time till Friday to respond, an official said.

Despite Govt. Nursing Officers’ Association withdrew from ongoing strike by health workers, 17 other trade union continue the action for the eighth consecutive day.

Ukraine has called for a meeting with Russia and other members of a key European security group over the escalating tensions on its border.