Though President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government were committed to use 70% of renewable energy for power generation by 2030, certain top officials of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and in the power and energy sector were not coming forward

Whilst Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana has recovered from COVID-19, the number of staff members in Parliament who have contacted COVID-19 has risen to 27, a spokesman from the House media unit said yesterday.

Tourist arrivals to the country contracted from the numbers achieved in December despite several promotional efforts taken up by tourism authorities to promote destination Sri Lanka.

The government has commenced groundwork to secure US$ 200 million credit line extended by the Government of Pakistan while a US$1 billion credit line from India is expected to materialise next week.

Two persons including a seven-year-old child died and three others were injured when a CTB bus collided head-on with a three-wheeler in Thulhiriya in Warakaola police area this evening, Police said.

A total of 32 more COVID-19 deaths, which occurred on Monday were confirmed today bringing total number of fatalities to 15,473, the Government Information Department said.

Nine new envoys comprising seven Ambassadors and two High Commissioners presented credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House this afternoon (01), Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.

Claiming that the egg attack on JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was a criminal offence committed by an organised gang, the Lawyers for National People’s Power today alleged that the police had not recorded even a statement from the two suspects

The Cabinet has cleared the draft Surcharge Tax Bill, which would impose one-off 25 percent surcharge tax on individuals or companies with over Rs.2 billion income for the 2020/2021 financial year.

Multiple areas in the country are currently experiencing power outages, our correspondents said.

A crocodile that was spotted in the Pamunugama area has been handed over to the Wildlife Department officials.

The Supreme Court has determined that it does not have jurisdiction to hear the Special Determination petition filed by the Sri Lanka Young Journalist’s Association challenging the constitutionality of the Personal Data Protection bill, since it ha

The case against Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and five others under Money Laundering Act was today fixed for further trial by Colombo High Court.

The Police said they would award a reward of Rs. One million for successful information on the suspects wanted over the recent shooting incident in front of the Kethumathi Hospital in Panadura.

One of the generators at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant has malfunctioned again, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Additional General Manager and media spokesman Andrew Navamani said.

The clearing of debris and burnt hull of the ill-fated MV Express Pearl tanker which had met with disaster is scheduled to be completed within 120 days.

Four persons died after a train plying from Galle to Vavuniya collided with a three-wheeler at Rillamba Junction in Ratgama, Galle this morning.

The government has taken a policy decision to achieve the goal of decarbonaization by the year 2050 while taking action to minimize gas emissions in the industries where electricity and transport sectors as well as thermal power utilization.

The Colombo High Court today acquitted and released Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and and former Director-General of Divi Neguma Department Kithsiri Ranawaka from the controversial almanac case.

The Indian Oil Company (IOC) has agreed to supply a shipment of 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel.

The government has approved the plan to obtain crude oil for the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery by July 2022 from Terra Nevis Group in Cyprus.

While showing an increase in job opportunities in South Korea, 169 people left for for that country during the month of January, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said.

The Alice, a plane developed by Israeli company Eviation, went through engine testing last week at Arlington Municipal Airport north of Seattle. According to Eviation CEO Omer Bar-Yohay, the Alice is just weeks away from its first flight.

Sri Lanka’s consumer prices hit a 13-year high in January, as the country continues to grapple with import restrictions, foreign exchange shortages and failed harvests.

The existing health guidelines which were issued effective from January 1 to 31 has been further extended until the end of February, the Health Ministry said.

An agreement was signed with the Coconut Development Authority (CDA) to allow consumers to buy coconuts through Lanka Sathosa outlets at a fixed price of Rs. 75 per nut throughout the year, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

SLFP (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Member of Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Pradeep Jayewardene had come under attack with chilli powder by another member of CMC today.

Sri Lanka was awaiting a sample of organic fertiliser from the Qingdao Seawin Biotech Company (QSBC) of China before the new consignment of fertiliser to replace the rejected cargo which had been contaminated is shipped to the country, Agriculture Mi

Whilst the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is expecting that former MP Ranjan Ramanayake who is serving a prison sentence for contempt of court to be released on February 4, 2022, the Spokesman for Prisons Department Chandana Ekanayake said the matter c

Conducting coaching classes or tuition targeted at the 2021(2022) GCE Advanced Level (A/L) Examination will be prohibited after February 1, the Department of Examinations said.