The suspension of issuing vehicle revenue licenses in the Western Province (WP) has been extended until the date of travel restrictions are imposed, The Government Information Department said.

Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to introduce a fitness test to qualify for the playing XI is ill-timed, former Captain Lasith Malinga has said.

Five people including Jackson Anthony’s daughter Madhavee Wathsala Anthony, who were arrested this morning for attending the birthday party thrown at Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo on May 30 have been granted bail and sent for quarantine in Passara, P

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today urged the government to initiate an independent investigation into allowing the MV X-press Pearl vessel that caught fire in Sri Lankan waters, claiming that the whole episode involving the ship was suspicious

Former Sri Lanka captain and chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed head coach of a club in Australia on Friday, joining two fellow countrymen at the ambitious side.

The delivery process of the Sathosa relief package ‘Sahana Malla’ for the people who most affected in the Gampaha district due to the current COVID pandemic is to be initiated from today, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

A red alert (Take Action) on heavy deluge has been issued for eleven districts, the Department of Meteorology said today.

Six more people including Jackson Anthony’s daughter Madhavee Wathsala Anthony have been arrested for attending the birthday party thrown at Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo on May 30 violating quarantine regulations, Police said.

Three persons were reported missing after a landslide in Ella Devala in Ratnapura District, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

A special operation will be in place today to ascertain whether those who report for duty are engaged in essential services in Colombo are genuinely engaged in those duties, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Some 44,000 consumers have been affected by power breakdowns due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the country, Power and Energy Development Director and Media Spokesperson Sulakshana Jayawardena said.

Water supply for several areas of Colombo has been interrupted due to a power failure at the Ambatale Water Treatment Plant, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said.

The owners of Singapore-registered MV X-press Pearl which caught fire off Colombo Port have agreed to make an interim payment to Sri Lanka for the damage done to the marine environment of the country, an official said.

The current vaccination strategy is flawed and is in need of urgent review, with priority given for the elderly patients,the Sri Lanka Medical Association said.

Forty two more COVID-19 related deaths were reported bringing the death toll in the country to 1,608, the Government Information Department said.

While Sri Lanka braces itself for a possible oil spill from a sunken Singapore-registered container ship, the vessel operator’s chief executive on Thursday (Jun 3) expressed “deep regrets and apologies” for the impact that the incident has caus

The United States has picked Sri Lanka, among other countries, to share 25 million coronavirus vaccines.

Sri Lankan expatriate Rasika Jds living in Dubai, won the mega Dh15 million Big Ticket jackpot draw held in Abu Dhabi today.

Britain added seven countries, including Egypt and Sri Lanka, to its ’’red list’’ of destinations that require hotel quarantine on return to England on Thursday, in a review that also saw Portugal move from ’’green’’ to ’’amber’

A total of 3,264 more individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 today, taking the total cases in Sri Lanka to 195,811, the Government Information Department said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa advised the officials to study the machinery required to produce organic fertilizer and manufacture machines that could be built locally with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Army Engineer’s Corps at state owned factorie

The investigation into the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, which allowed to hold a birthday celebration for event organizer Chandimal Jayasinghe and model Piumi Hansamali when island wide restrictions were in place, have been handed over to the Colombo

A total of 1,683 more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 162,397, the Health Ministry said.

The COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Sri Lanka from certain countries were through diplomatic approach and discussions with the vaccine manufacturing countries, not because the Government has money, Community Police Services State Minister Dilum Amunug

A search operation will be carried out to locate the Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) of the MV X-Press Pearl ship, officials said. Officials said that the VDR will be used to determine conversations the ship captain had with others before and when the fir

The Australian Government handed over 6,300 kilograms of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Sri Lanka today.

Minister Namal Rajapaksa was sworn in as the State Minister of Digital Technology and Entrepreneur Development before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today.

The President yesterday told the Government officials to purchase crops from farmers and to distribute them free of charge among the needy, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Fonterra Brands Lanka has clarified the reason behind Anchor butter not having Tamil wording. The company said that Anchor butter product packaging is fully compliant with the packaging regulations of Sri Lanka.

NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. Part of NASA’s Discovery Program, the missions aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like world when it has so many other characteristics similar to ours –