The UNP is to hold a dialogue with international and local bodies including UNESCO that are concerned about preserving nature, to safeguard the Sinharaja rain forest, party Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

Sri Lanka Post and Telecommunication Services Union has launched a countrywide ‘sick leave’ trade union action from last night against the Government’s decision to recruit officers, which is against the standard recruitment procedures.

Imprisoned parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake has been allowed two visitors once a month in addition to telephone conversation facility once a week, the Prisons Department said.

The Government is awaiting approval from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to use the Sinopharm vaccine on Sri Lankans.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday arrested a 41-year old person from Jaffna for suspected money laundering after Rs. 13.4 million had been deposited to one of his bank accounts by an individual from the US.

Following the recent bus accident in Passara which claimed 15 lives and reckless driving by the lorry driver in Pannipitiya which caused a police officer to become violent, the police have vowed to get tough on reckless drivers and bring in a demerit

The Jaffna cluster continued to grow with more people found to be infected with the coronavirus.

The United States is helping prevent drownings in Sri Lanka, the US Embassy in Colombo said in a statement today.

Any person being detained or arrested by a policeman, only has the right to self-defence, if the person feels the policeman is using excessive force even though he was not resisting an arrest, police said.

Eighteen 18 police officers have lost their lives in 78 road accidents this year, Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera said.

Co-Cabinet Spokesman Udaya Gammanpila today assured that there will be no increase in fuel or gas prices in the near future despite the increase of petroleum products in the global market.

Co-Cabinet spokesman, Dr. Ramesh Pathirana yesterday said, he did not disapprove the claim that the importation of coconut oil contaminated with carcinogenic Aflatoxin was a conspiracy hatched by the palm oil producers aimed at discouraging the use o

All players and h of the Sri Lanka Legends cricket team who participated in the Road Safety World Series cricket tournament held in India, have been directed to self-quarantine.

The Police Officer who assaulted a lorry driver in Pannipitiya on March 29 has been today ordered to be remanded till April 5 by Gangodavila Magistrate’s Court.

A Chief Inspector attached to the Weliweriya Police Minor Offences branch swallowed two Rs. 5000 notes which he had accepted as a bribe when he was confronted by bribery officials yesterday, the police said.

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake and seven others have been further remanded until April 1 over the bond scam in 2016.

Former directors of Swarnamahal Jewellers Pvt Ltd Jeewaka Edirisinghe, Anjalee Edirisinghe Asanka Edirisinghe & Nalaka Edirisinghe were further remanded until April 01 on the charges of Money Laundering.

Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today acquitted former Chief Justice Mohan Peiris and two others from a Bribery case filed against them for allegedly preparing an erroneous report to gain undue benefits.

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has revealed that a former senior official of the Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS) affiliated to the University of Peradeniya had fraudulently obtained Rs. 50 million from fixed deposits maintained b

Traffic congestion was reported along High-level Road, Kirulapone after a three-wheeler gutted in fire, police said.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today alleged that the government was bothered about re-exporting the consignment of inferior quality cooking oil imported to Sri Lanka without taking steps to conduct an investigation into the incident and ensure

Steps would be taken to ban the production of six types of plastic and polythene based products for local use with effect from tomorrow (31), the Ministry of Environment said.

There is no approval yet to use the Sinopharm vaccine on Sri Lankans, the Government said today.

Following the proposal submitted by the President in the capacity of the Minister of Defence, it was decided to amend the Firearm Ordinance, No.33 (Chapter 182) of 1916 amended by the Act, No.22 of 1996.

Government to establish an independent and transparent mechanism to receive and resolve petroleum related consumer complaints under the supervision of the Energy Ministry and Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).

An 18-hour water cut will be imposed for several areas in Wattala from 10 pm today (31) to 4 pm tomorrow (April 1), National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said today.

Sri Lanka will ban all groups who promote the LTTE ideology or separatism in Sri Lanka.

The number of PCR tests daily conducted in the country within last two days was reported as low as 5,000, according to the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner designate to India, Milinda Moragoda, is yet to travel to New Delhi despite India approving his appointment during the latter part of last year, leaving the seat vacant for months, with his office saying he will leave

A grade one student, who was severely bitten by a group of stray dogs that was roaming in the school premises, was rescued yesterday, Police said.