The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the cut off marks of students who sat the GCE A/L examination for the year 2020, UGC Chairman Prof. Sampath Amaratunga said.

The Coordinator of Save the Pearls organization Mohamed Sulthan has informed the Fort Magistrate’s Court that he was tortured in order to implicate Attorney-at-law Hejaaz Hizbullah.

Political parties affiliated to the Sri Lanka Nidahas Podujana Sandanaya have agreed to present observations to the Cabinet Paper pertaining to the Yugadanavi Power Plant, Prime Minister’s Media Division said.

The British government is yet to issue a clearance for Sri Lankan nationals to enter the United Kingdom without a mandatory quarantine or the necessary PCR tests, stating Sri Lankans still had to follow the category of ’people who do not qualify as

Responding to the moves taken by the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka to blacklist People’s Bank,the People’s Bank said the decision to halt the payment to the Chinese Company was taken following an interim injun

The People’s Bank of Sri Lanka has been blacklisted by the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka for failing to make the payment according to the Letter of Credit and the contacts between two parties.

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) yesterday urged the government to immediately rescind the relevant Gazette notification to appoint a Presidential Task Force (PTF) mandated to implement the ‘One Country, One Law’ concept, chaired by Ven.

In response to the rating action by Moody’s, the government through the Central Bank, expressed its strong displeasure and called it “irrational” and “hasty”.

The Prison Engineering Division has estimated that the Chapel section of the Welikada Prison has suffered a loss of around Rs. 10 million due to the protest staged by the inmates, the Prisons Department said.

Sri Lanka has set a target of raising USD 1 billion through sports over the next five years, Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said yesterday.

Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son has been granted bail 26 days after he was arrested for allegedly doing recreational drugs at a party.

Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in a Super 12 contest at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Thursday.

Claiming that people have lost faith in the political systems in the country over the years, former President Maithripala Sirisena’s son Daham Sirisena said today it was only the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and its leader had an action plan to r

The time has come to intervene to bring the supreme examinations for venerable monks to internationally accepted standards, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said.

Due to low-pressure area is currently formed in the sea area off the eastern coast of the island, naval and fishing communities are advised not to venture into the sea areas off the coast extending from Trincomalee to Puttalam via Kankesanturai until

Tea plants will be provided free of charge to any grower who wishes to engage in tea plantation from next year, Plantation Minister Ramesh Pathirana said in a media briefing today.

Transport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi today instructed the National Transport Commission (NTC) Chairman to provide all possible relief for private bus owners to restart bus service.

DIG in charge of the CID Prasad Ranasinghe has been transferred from the post to the Police Headquarters and DIG in charge of the Matara and Hambantota Districts W. Tilakaratne has been appointed as the DIG in charge of the CID with immediate effect.

Moody’s Investors Servicehas today downgraded the Government of Sri Lanka’s long-term foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa2 from Caa1 under review for downgrade, concluding a review for downgrade initiated on July 19,

Lessons learnt from the recent outbreaks in countries such as the UK, Singapore and Israel compel Sri Lanka to believe that another wave is imminent, particularly in a situation where the restriction of movement has been lifted, Sri Lanka Medical Ass

Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando who was summoned to the Criminal Investigation Division ( CID) to record a statement over a complaint lodged by the Director General of State Intelligence Services, has informed the CID that he needs a week to study the

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has endorsed the certificate on the Youthful Offenders (Training schools) (Amendment)bill and the Penal Code (Amendment) bill, Communications Department of Parliament said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa informed the Chinese Ambassador in Sri Lanka that the organic fertilizer shipment sent by the Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group will not be accepted, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said.

Head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Prof. Neelika Malavige has been appointed as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) technical advisory committee on COVID-19.

Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera today requested parents to act responsibly and to give priority to schooling activities for their children other than taking them to public gatherings or excursions

The infectious music of the wildly popular Sri Lankan papare bands will soon be heard at the T20 World Cup.

The final rites of Most Ven. Velamitiyawe Kusaladhamma Thera will be held with full state honours, Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry said.

Nileeka Bose nee Gunawardene, who we featured in the Hi! Magazine a few years ago, can now reveal that she was the Choreographer for Marvels new film ‘Eternals’. Fast becoming one the UK’s most prominent choreographers, Nileeka’s dance compan

Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala ordered the CID to probe the complaint of Government Intelligence unit head Suresh Salay against Rev.fr Cyril Gamini and some others over remarks made on him during an online briefing addressing the intern