During a public consultation on the second electricity tariff revision, Ven. Dr. Omalpe Sobitha Thera requested the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to reduce the electricity tariff by at least 50 percent.

State Minister of Technology Kanaka Herath revealed that some two million SIM cards without proper identifications were in use in the country which had posed serious issues in tracing certain incidents of crimes.

The Welfare Benefits Board is to conduct an information census for the second phase of the ’Aswasuma’ programme from July 15 to 30 to identify those eligible for these welfare payments, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

If the programme to provide toque monkeys to zoos in China proves successful, other countries may also request toque monkeys, which will help in reducing crop damage caused by these animals, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Over 200 public sector unions launched a sick leave campaign yesterday (8), which continues today (9), according to the Provincial Public Service Unions Collectiv

Train services on the coastal line have been disrupted due to a derailment between Maradana and Fort Railway stations this morning, the Railways Department said.

Kadiravel Shanmugam was sworn in as an MP before Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today.

Athurugiriya Police recorded statements from six persons regarding yesterday’s shooting incident, which resulted in the deaths of two persons, including ’Club Wasantha’.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today called for an oral public consultation over the second Electricity Tariff Revision.

Suresh Wasantha Perera, also known as Club Wasantha, who was shot dead yesterday (08), shared the following sentiments in an interview with Danu Innasithamby on the Lankadeepa YouTube channel on November 18, 2022:

Several police teams are investigating the broad daylight shooting at Oruwala Junction in Athurugiriya, where two persons, including businessman Surendra Wasantha Perera alias ’Club Wasantha,’ were killed and four others, including popular singer

The Election Commission will declare the Presidential Elections only at the end of this month, enabling polling to be taken on a day between September 17 and October 17, an official said.

In a bid to increase the tax revenue, the government has registered 14 fields, which were previously overlooked, for mandatory tax payments, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya announced.

Despite boasting about the highest biodiversity per unit area in Asia, Sri Lanka has failed to recognise its conservation as a mandatory development priority, former Wildlife Conservation Department Director General Dr. Sumith Pillapitiya said.

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry requires a major shift towards long-term thinking and a collective approach to protect and promote the country’s natural resources, a prominent marine scientist said.

Two key matches of the fifth Lanka Premier League (LPL) T20 Cricket Tournament will be played tomorrow (09) with the table leaders Jaffna Kings meeting the wooden spoonists Kandy Falcons at 3.00 p.m. and Galle Marvels - occupying second spot - confro

The 15-member Paris-bound Sri Lankan Olympic contingent was officially recognised by the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) during a ceremony held at the NOCSL Auditorium in Colombo.

An African Serval Cat was brought to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) air cargo terminal by Aeroflot flight SU-288 from Moscow, Russia yesterday morning (7), the airport Customs officers said.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will hold its Annual Conference in Colombo later this month but the election for the chairman position will not be on the agenda.

Although the mail train services are scheduled to operate as usual, the Railways Department has decided to remove the mail compartments from the trains due to the two-day strike by postal workers.

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) questioned if the government needs to raise the current Value Added Tax (VAT) to meet the salary increase demands of public servants, then from whom do parliamentarians receive their salaries, benefits and daily spe

Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana announced today that meeting the salary increase demands of striking public servants would necessitate raising the current Value Added Tax (VAT) from 18% to 20-21%.

An electronic ticketing (E-ticketing) system for public transport services, including trains, will be introduced before the end of this year.

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the government in a case linked to crashes of its 737 Max jets in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people — a stunning turn for the aerospace giant after the Justice Department determ

The car used in the Athurugiriya shooting this morning has been found abandoned at Korathota in Kaduwela.

The Fundamental Rights petition filed by a businessman seeking an order restraining the Election Commission from holding the Presidential election in 2024 was today dismissed by the Supreme Court with Rs.100,000 cost.

Binura Fernando of the Colombo Strikers has been fined 20 percent of his match fee and handed over a demerit point for breaching the player’s code of conduct during a game between the Colombo Strikers and the Kandy Falcons held on July 2.

Two Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs will leave the party shortly after accepting rewards in dollars, an SJB MP said today.

She had already sold her vehicle a year ago, so she doesn’t understand this, model Piumi Hansamali said in a message on her official Facebook page.

Two persons including Surendra Wasantha Perera alias ’Club Wasantha’ were killed and several persons including singer K. Sujeewa have been hospitalised following a shooting at Oruwala Junction in Athurugiriya a short while ago, police said.