A total of 14 oil tanks at the Trincomalee oil tank farm currently operated by the LIOC would be leased out to the LIOC for another 50 years, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said.

Five suspects have been arrested while they were transporting Kerala marijuana worth over Rs. 26 million and a weapon on three motorbikes in Puthukudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu last night.

The All Island Canteen Owners’ Association (AICOA) said that they have decided to refrain from selling milk tea due to the sudden increase in imported milk powder.

A total of 41 more cases of Omicron COVID variant have been recorded in the country.

Kandy District Epidemiologist Dr. Pasan Jayasinghe said the COVID-19 pandemic in the Kandy District had been brought under control due to the concerted effort of all those concerned.

Women from Uzbekistan are being trafficked to Sri Lanka for sex after being promised employment at hotels or as childcare workers, Daily Mirror learns.

The year 2022 is going to be a year of long weekends as per the calendar.

Three girls including two sisters of the same family from Jaffna have gone missing while bathing in the Kumari Ella in Thummodara, Hanwella today.

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and First Lady Fazna Ahmed are in Sri Lanka on a four-day unofficial visit.

The minimum age of sale, purchasing and promotion of tobacco products will be increased from 21 to 24 next year, Chairman of National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA), Dr. Samadhi Rajapaksa said today.

The Meerigama - Kurunegala stretch of the Central Expressway (E04) will be opened to the public on January 15, 2022, Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando said today.

The budget for the year 2022 of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) ruled Ratnapura Pradeshiya Sabha has been defeated by one vote.

Sapugaskanda oil refinery will be closed from January 3 due to the foreign currency crisis in the country, the Energy Ministry said.

The combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of Covid-19 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said.

At least eleven persons including 10 women have been arrested for operating brothels under the guise of Ayurveda Spas in Mount Lavinia yesterday.

The Milk Powder Importers’ Association has decided to increase the price of imported milk powder with effect from today, Association Spokesperson Ashoka Bandara said.

One has to wait and see whether the claim made by the Central Bank Governor that there was a massive inflow of dollars into reserves is true or false, SJB MP Harsha de Silva said yesterday.

The Public Services, Provincial Councils, and Local Government Ministries have decided to summon all state sector employees from Monday (January 3, 2022).

The recorrection results of the 2020 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examination were released, the Examinations Department said.

A Chinese company has intensified its fight against Sri Lanka over disputed fertilizer stocks and has even proposed tough sanctions to be imposed at a time the country is experiencing an economic crisis, the learns.

The total outstanding public debt has increased slightly under Rs.2.0 trillion during the first nine months, as the cash-strapped government had to borrow more since the country was hit with multiple waves of coronavirus since April this year, hobbli

We are confident about 2022. Since the arrival of COVID-19, the economic situation in the country has changed from the usual theoretical conditions. The post-COVID too is similarly challenging, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said.

An investigation has started in the death of a Sri Lankan national after the autopsy report showed that he died by strangulation, the Seychelles Police said on Wednesday.

The next couple of weeks could be crucial in determining the impact of the COVID-19 situation in Sri Lanka, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Samitha Ginige said.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said there was no threat to Sri Lanka due to the 4.3 magnitude earthquake which struck 300 kilometers off the north-eastern coast last evening.

The minimum bus fare will be increased by Rs. 3 from January 5, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

The number of people admitted to hospitals as a result of road and domestic accidents is higher compared to last year, Accident Ward Director at Colombo National Hospital Dr. Indika Jagoda said.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in Sri Lanka on a two day official visit on January 8, sources from the Foreign Ministry said.

Steps will be taken to bring back all students to universities for academic activities in the near future, University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof. Sampath Amaratunga said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has cancelled a visit to the Dubai Expo scheduled for next week due to rising issues at home and amidst the economic crisis, the Daily Mirror learns.