The power cut schedule until Monday (9) for two hour and twenty minutes was announced today, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said.

The proposed electricity tariff revision was made based on information collected from a presentation done by the new CEB General Manager, another senior engineer, and the Ministry Secretary based on inaccurate information, Public Utilities Commission

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today ordered the CID to expeditiously obtain relevant documents pertaining to State Minister Diana Gamage’s alleged citizenship issue from the British High Commission in order to carry out a comprehensive inv

A Gazette Notification has been issued restricting the import of gold above 22 carats as jewellery, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

The UK newspaper claims to have seen an advance copy of Prince Harry’s highly anticipated memoir, Spare, in which Harry, the Duke of Sussex, reportedly alleges his brother William, the Prince of Wales, knocked him to the floor during the altercatio

Legal Action will be taken against Sepala Amarasinghe who had insulted the sacred tooth relic at Dalada Maligawa calling it a ‘Labba’,Minister of Justice Wijedasa Rajapaksha told Parliament today.

Malnutrition among Sri Lankan children under five years of age has increased during the years 2021 and 2022, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella told Parliament today.

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife Ayoma Rajapaksa arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport from Dubai this morning, the Airport Duty manager and the spokesperson of the Airport Immigration Department confirmed.

Two women who defrauded over Rs. 3.6 million promising to get 70 sovereigns of gold released from the court, which were placed as court production, were arrested by the Kankesanthurai Special Crime Investigation Division.

An Aragalaya activists who was part of the massive uprising staged at Galle Face Green named Randimal Gamage has been arrested by the police at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

The prices of 12.5kg domestic LITRO gas cylinders will be reduced by Rs. 201 from midnight today, LITRO Lanka Chairman Muditha Peiris said.

The Corona Omicron subvariant (BF.7), which is rapidly spreading in several foreign countries, including China, has no effect in Sri Lanka, Health Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Samitha Ginige said.

The Election Commission (EC) will take all efforts possible to restrict the cost of conducting the Local Government (LG) polls under Rs.8 billion and not to exceed Rs.10 billion or more as suggested by certain political parties and groups, The Chairm

The Central Bank yesterday laid out its short to medium-term policy path and a slew of other measures that it intends to roll out primarily to restore price stability and to maintain the financial system’s health, as Sr Lanka struggles to emerge fr

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has officially informed the UNP that he will not participate in any campaign for the local government election which is expected to be held some time this year.

The Treasury bill yields continued their weeks-long descent to usher in the new year at the first weekly bill auction held yesterday for 2023 while the Central Bank also sold the entirety of bills it offered, extending the recent trend of full accept

The COVID-19 has become a neglected health topic in Sri Lanka, and health officials and the public have paid less attention to it, Academy of Health Professionals (AHP) President Ravi Kumudesh said.

The Magisterial inquiry into the death of Janashakthi Insurance Company director Dinesh Schaffter was scheduled to be taken up in open Court before Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya of Court No 2 today.

Due to large-scale environmental destruction in Sri Lanka, the forest density, which was 83% in 1882, has shrunk to 16%, and the number of elephant deaths in the country between January and December 5, 2022, is 395, the Centre for Environment and Nat

Amidst the global resurgence of the Covid pandemic, the Health Authorities today requested those who were yet to obtain the booster dose to obtain the Sinopharm vaccine at the nearest Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Office or Hospital.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Leader of the Tamil National Alliance, R. Sampanthan at the latter’s residence today to inquire into his wellbeing and also discussed the Tamil National issue.

The Finance Ministry has decided to exempt withholding tax (WHT) from senior citizens who earn below Rs. 100,000 from their bank interests, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

The chairman of Litro Gas Lanka Ltd announced today that the prices of 12.5 kg domestic LITRO gas cylinders will be reduced from tomorrow night.

The journalists were today unable to cover magisterial inquiry into the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter since court decided to hold the inquiry in-camera, upon a request made by the relatives of the deceased.

Government has decided to seek the Attorney General’s advice with regard to holding the local government election, government sources said.

The inverters needed to generate electricity will be exempt from the port and airport development tax, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

Three sureties who failed to produce alleged underworld kingpin Kanjipani Imran at court in respect of an ongoing magisterial inquiry were today noticed to appear before court by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court.

The pilot program of launching the Mindfulness Program in schools by the Education Ministry commenced this morning at Ananda College, Colombo.

The foreign tourists who were visiting national parks including the Yala National Park would be able to pay in dollars to purchase their entrance tickets from January this year, the Wildlife and Forest Conservation Ministry said.

Bus fares on all expressways in the country will be reduced by 10 percent from tonight, Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardane said.