The crew of 20 Indians and a Sri Lankan of the container vessel that collided with a key Baltimore bridge last week is “busy with their normal duties” and will remain on board until the investigation into the accident is completed.

Cabinet approval was granted to implement a programme to provide sanitary pads free of charge annually from April 2024 to 800,000 female students studying in most remote schools.

Cabinet granted approval to award the contract for obtaining two out of the five required wide-body aircraft for Sri Lankan Aviation Company Limited under the operational lease scheme.

The Colombo High Court today refused to release Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Atte Gnanasara Thera on bail.

Parliament sessions were suspended till 4.00 pm today by Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakse due to the absence of both Government and Opposition MPs to speak in the debate scheduled for today.

It is not possible to suspend liquor licenses for a long period as the government loses revenue in such an eventuality, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya told Parliament today.

Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendige has scheduled for 12.30 p.m. today the delivery of its order regarding the bail application filed on behalf of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Atte Gnanasara Thera, who was sentenced t

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed W.K.D. Wijerathne as the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The Railways Department has decided to remove the dangerous trees on both sides of the railway line between Galabada and Hatton, Railways Superintendent S. Godage said.

The Central Environment Authority (CEA) has launched a comprehensive investigation into the incident where a Singapore cargo ship was carrying hazardous materials to Sri Lanka from the US, State Minister of Environment Janaka Wakkumbura said today.

About ten unlawful attempts by the Sri Lankans to leave their homeland for good in search of European greener pastures have been thwarted by the local border controlling agents during the first quarter of this year.

Dinesh Chandimal has withdrawn from the team playing the 2nd Test match against Bangladesh with immediate effect due to a ’family medical emergency.’

Sri Lanka is not yet aware of the nature of hazardous materials in the Singapore cargo ship Dali chartered by Maersk, which crashed into the Baltimore, US bridge on March 26, carrying 764 tons of hazardous materials as reported by the US media, an of

India has no intention to reverse the agreement that ceded the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka despite the political debate in India that is primarily meant for domestic consumption in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Daily Mirror learns.

Five leading export associations have called on the authorities to tackle the pressing challenges posed by the Sri Lankan rupee’s appreciation against the US dollar.

Sri Lanka’s monthly milk powder consumption, which almost halved following the economic crisis, due to the price escalation, is witnessing a slight increase, a senior industry representative said.

Laugfs Gas PLC yesterday announced a substantial reduction in the prices of its Laugfs-branded domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), effective midnight.

For the fiscal year 2022/23 (April to March), tax concessions resulted in a total of LKR 978 billion in foregone revenue, the government reported yesterday (31 March).

Eight suspects, including four Excise officials were arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) for allegedly transporting 45 kilograms of Kerala Ganja in a cab belonging to the Excise Office.

A bank teller from Sri Lanka, working at the Melbourne branch of National Australia Bank,saved a woman who he said was ’’blinded by her love’’ from losing thousands of dollars to a ’’cunning’’ scammer.

The pilot project that allows visa-free entry to visitors from seven countries, which includes India, China and Russia has been extended till April 30, 2024, Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando said.

A court in Pakistan has suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s jail sentence in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts.

Five policemen have tendered an apology as per Sinhala tradition during a Supreme Court hearing involving the arrest of three individuals over Easter Sunday attacks.

A third-year student of the Law Faculty of the Peradeniya University has been killed after being hit by a train in the Penideniya area, Peradeniya Police said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies has appointed an Independent Remuneration Committee to review the salary increase of the Central Bank.

Ten distillery companies have defaulted taxes to the tune of Rs 6.9 billion in 2023 as per the report of the Ways and Means Committee which was tabled in Parliament today.

The recent reduction of Petrol 95 Octane by Rs.7 and super diesel by Rs. 72 shows which sections of society were most affected by the economic difficulties, All-Island Three-Wheeler Drivers’ Union (AITWDU) President Lalith Dharmasekera said.

Sri Lanka today donated USD 01 million as aid to Gaza’s conflict-affected children, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

In order to encourage the daily school attendance of school children in remote areas, a total of 500 bicycles were given as a grant from the Japanese ’ChildFund’ organization to Sri Lanka to provide students with the opportunity to attend school

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) met with National People’s Power (NPP) today at the JVP Head Office, party sorces said.