The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has observed that the policy of constructing electric fences and trapping elephants had been a failure.

The sudden appearance of a cobra inside the Accident Ward of the Colombo National Hospital made all staff and patients jump in surprise and fear today.

China Harbour Company Group Chairman Tang Qiaoliang told Sri Lankan Ambassador Dr.Palitha Kohona that he was confident of attracting major financial sector investments to the Colombo port city .

Expressing dismay over the sluggish investigations into the death of a teenage girl at former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen’s residence, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said Mr. Bathiudeen had committed a grave offence by employing an undera

The Public Health Inspectors have decided to strictly inspect wedding ceremonies and to take legal action against those who violate health guidelines.

A special arrangement has been made to provide COVID-19 vaccines for those who are aspiring to go abroad for employment with a valid visa, Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said.

The Attorney General has appointed a team comprising Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Pieris to provide legal advice regarding police inquiries into the death of the girl who was working at the house of MP Rishad Bathiudeen, Attorney General’s Depa

A lawyer, who has been jailed for 3 years by the High Court of Colombo, was granted bail pending appeal by the Appeal Courts.

There is a possibility of an emerging ’wedding cluster’ if the public does not adhere to health guidelines when hosting weddings, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva warned.

A special investigation has been launched by the Kandy Police with the assistance of the CID to find those who are spreading false news about the Moderna vaccine on social media.

Former MP Hirunuka Premachandra today revealed that her phone number had been used by some group of men who run a false website and carry out various misdeeds using pictures of pretty girls which they download from Facebook.

The U. S. Department of States, in its 2021 Investment Climate Statement, identifies Sri Lanka as a challenging place to do business, with high transaction costs aggravated by an unpredictable economic policy environment, inefficient delivery of go

The United States donated 500,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) as part of its commitment to support Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will undertake a two-day visit to Jaffna on July 31 and August 1, his first visit since the Podujana government was sworn into power last year, Coordinating Secretary and Government’s Special Resettlement Facilitato

Three soldiers have been arrested for demanding ransom from drugs traffickers in Negombo and Chilaw yesterday, police said.

The pre-scheduled massive trade union action with protest march will be held in Colombo today, Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin said.

Another consignment containing two million Chinese Sinopharm vaccines was brought into the country this morning to control the spreading of COVID-19, the airport duty manager said.

600,000 people are desperately awaiting the second dose of the Astrazeneca vaccine, which was expected to arrive in the country on July 19, but the date was later revised to July 21, but even as of today is yet to arrive.

NASA is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock, which future planned missions will transport to Earth. The six-wheeled geologist is searching for a scientifically interesting target

Claiming that the proposed ‘Tax Amnesty Bill’ was aiming to facilitate crooked businessmen loyal to the Government to legitimate money amassed through illegal channels, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday said they were planning to go t

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has rejected social media claims that soon after his appointment as the finance minister he is going to impose a 14% tax on Employment Provident Fund (EPF).

An elderly woman was accidentally jabbed with two doses of the Moderna vaccine today when she went for her inoculation at a center in Kandy.

Government will be compelled to increase fuel prices once again to generate dollars to pay for imports, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said today.

While claiming that the all citizens above 30 years of age would be vaccinated within the next two months, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Namal Rajapaksa today expressed hope that the inter provincial travel restrictions could be lifted soon.

The Government has incurred a loss of Rs. 3 billion as the Customs Department had levied less customs duties intended for singles cabs when the Toyota Hilux Smart Cabs were imported by the Customs.

Responding to claims made by Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) that the country is on the verge of facing a fourth wave, the Health Ministry today said there was no sign as of now to say that the country is heading to a fourth wave.

SLPP MP Dilan Perera said today that the opposition had admitted that the no-confidence motion brought against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) was a deal favouring the government.

Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has warned that the SJB would, from today, begin to hold protests in the constituencies of all MPs who voted against the no confidence motion on Minister Udaya Gammanpila yesterday.

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry for Appraisal of the Findings of Previous Commissions and Committees on Human Rights said in its interim report that the commission is not in agreement with the calls to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (P

While changing the direction of the power sector, attention was drawn to installing a Floating Solar System on the Diyawanna Lake to generate power for Parliament, Power Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said.