Railway workers have been severely affected due to the non-payment of distress loans, which are paid to public servants in an emergency and for emergency expenses in the event of a disaster or other credit requirement, the Railway Trade Union Allianc

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene summoned a special consultative committee tomorrow to discuss the gas cylinder explosions while appointment of a special select committee is also on the cards.

The government has approved to import 100,000 metric tons of rice from Myanmar to keep sufficient buffer stocks.

Former Minister Sirisena Cooray passed away today while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo, his family said.

The All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association (ACBOA) is to propose to the government to reduce the permitted weight of a loaf of bread to reduce prices.

Referring to the newly detected COVID-19 variant, Omicron, the Health authorities said they could only delay the new variant entering the country.

Sri Lanka may become a supplier of renewable energy to Singapore soon, State Minister of Solar Power, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Duminda Dissanayake told Parliament yesterday.

Health experts have stepped up the frequency of sequencing to identify if the new Omicron COVID-19 variant has already entered the country while doctors on the ground said they are preparing for the worst.

The price hike announced yesterday by the wheat flour companies will not have an impact on confectionery products, at least for the time being, the Lanka Confectionery Manufacturers Association (LCMA) said.

Expressing the utter disappointment in Budget 2022 for sidelining the tourism industry, hoteliers warned that Sri Lanka risks losing its competitive edge in global tourism, with the proposed 2.5 percent Social Security Contribution tax adding further

Central Bank (CB) Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal called the hoteliers to embrace the present challenges in repositioning their product and re-energising the tourism industry, instead of trying to return to the pre-pandemic business model.

Power disruptions in several areas have been reported today due to the tripping off of two 220KV transmission cables from Kothmale to the Biyagama Grid Sub-Station, Power and Energy Development Director and Media Spokesperson Sulakshana Jayawardena s

Preliminary engagement was initiated with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to explore the introduction of Starlink Internet Services in Sri Lanka, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) Director General Oshada Senanayake said.

Four more explosions suspected to be from gas leaks have been reported from Padukka, Hanwella, Hatton and Ja-Ela areas today.

Three unidentified bodies have washed ashore on the Valvettithurai and the Delft coasts in Jaffna during the past two days raising doubts whether there was a boat disaster, Police said.

The Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a ’’very high’’ global risk of infection surges that could have ’’severe consequences’’ some areas, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday.

While admitting that there was no SLSI standard in the composition of Propane and Butane in domestic gas, State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said today a total number of 233 incidents of gas explosion have been reported since January 2015 to Octobe

Sri Lanka will not experience power cuts although there is a foreign exchange crisis, the government assured today.

With the current increase in prices of bakery ingredients, the minimum price of a 450g loaf of bread should be sold at Rs. 100, the All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association (ACBOA) said.

More than 100,000 tourists have visited the country from January up to date, the Tourism Ministry said.

The Government has taken all necessary measures required to prevent the new COVID-19 variant ’Omicron’ from entering the country, Minister Namal Rajapaksa said today.

The Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the agreements on the Yugadanavi power plant are to be heard on December 16 before a Supreme Court’s fuller bench.

Adherence to health guidelines in the public transport system which was commendable in the beginning, has become very poor now, Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Union Head Upul Rohana said.

Japan announced Monday it will suspend entry of all foreign visitors from around the world as a new coronavirus variant spreads, prompting an increasing number of countries to tighten their borders.

Education Ministry, School Affairs Additional Secretary L.M.D. Dharmasena was appointed as the new Commissioner General of Examinations Department today.

The former Executive Director at the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), Thushan Gunawardena is preparing to make more startling revelations even as the heat remains over the garlic scam and gas cylinder issue.

Two cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first detected in Southern Africa last week, have been confirmed in Canada, provincial health officials said on Sunday.

The Negombo Police initiated an investigation after a 24-year old man who was the head chef of a restaurant in Negombo has died after falling from a staircase in a restaurant.

In a letter to the Inspector General of Police, 44 civil society activists and 14 organisations have demanded an independent investigation into the killing of suspects while in police custody.

Several areas in the country are facing fresh flood threats due to heavy rains that have come down in torrents during the past few days, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said yesterday.