Sri Lanka, once again, rejected the evidence gathering mechanism established by the UNHRC calling it unhelpful and will polarize society with adverse impact on economic development, peace and harmony.

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with Chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Shri Mohan Bhagwat at its headquarters in Nagpur, Maharashtra for the promotion of Hindu- Buddhist cultural links, a statement said.

A campaign was initiated today to collect signatures to exert pressure on the government to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act. It was an exercise undertaken by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) with the other minority parties.

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured Sri Lankan High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda that the modalities for the disbursement of the US $ 1 billion credit line for Sri Lanka to import essential items from India would be finalized soon.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader MP Rauff Hakeem and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Jaffna district MP M.A. Sumanthiran asked Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris in Parliament whether the proposed amendments to the Prevention of Terrorism Act (P

Aitken Spence Travels, the leading DMC in Sri Lanka together with their Uzbekistan agent Asia Luxe welcomed the country’s first charter flight from Uzbekistan on Wednesday 9th February 2022.

Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris who is on a two -day official visit to India met with his Indian counterpart Dr. S. Jaishankar for bilateral talks at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi today.

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris arrived in New Delhi on this evening on a two day official visit on the invitation of Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar.

The ’’Industry-2022’’ National Industrial Exhibition was inaugurated today at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), in coordination with Sri Lanka Police and intelligence agencies, intercepted another drug-carrying foreign vessel in international waters south of Sri Lanka on January 26, 2022,

An exhibition showcasing documents from the archives of legendary architect Geoffrey Bawa is underway.The exhibition titled ‘the ‘Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential to be There’ kicked off today at the Stables, Park Street Mews.

The construction work of the new bridge across the Nawala canal in Rajagiriya is in progress.

Rehearsals of the Independence Day military parades are conducted in Colombo.

Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Cavuşoğlu who called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the attention had been paid on promoting trade between Sri Lanka and Turkey.

Ahead of the use of the Ratmalana airport which is also called the Colombo international airport, the Highways Ministry has taken steps to develop the road leading to it. The government has planned to start international flight operations from there

Former chairman of Horowpothana Pradeshiya Sabha C.U. Wijeyaratne stands on a table shouting protest following his defeat in a vote to elect a new member to the post. The controls of the UNP –controlled local authorities of Horowpothana and Kahat

The B640 road has now been developed for the convenience of area people, particularly the fisheries community who regularly use it for market access. However, their overall woes are not yet over because high fuel prices stand in the way of doing prof

The water levels of the reservoirs - Maussakelle and Castlereigh- have dropped resulting in the reduction of capacity for hydropower generation

The Indian High Commission celebrated India’s 73rd Republic Day in Colombo today (January 26). It was on this day of 1950 that the world’s largest written constitution came into force.

Wholesale vegetable prices still relatively remain high compared to the corresponding period of the previous year at Manning Market, Peliyagoda . The supply dropped as a result of crop failure caused by the lack of fertilizer for farmers in the cult

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan who had a meeting with Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana who is on a tour of Pakistan, stressed the need for the increase of bilateral trade through the optimal use of the Free Trade Agreement, a statement

Sri Lanka Navy took into custody six persons with 300 kilos of heroin in a vessel in the sea off of the southern province.

The first copy of the book titled ‘THE CONFLICT THAT ELUDED PEACE’ authored by former Army Commander Retired General Shantha Kottegoda was presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today (24).

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris hosted a Lunch on January 20, 2022 in honour of the visiting South Korean Delegation headed by the Speaker of the National Assembly Park Byeong-Seug.

A fire broke out at a house down Kithulwatta lane in the Borella police division of the Colombo district at 10.00 am today.

The fossilized skeletal remains of a herd of Rhinoceros that died in a meteoric shower more than 80,000 years ago have been found in an e80- feet gem pit at the foot of Rilaulu hill range in Lunugala in Madolsima , Badulla.

The renovated ’Sirimathipaya ’, the Prime Minister’s Office at Flower Road, Colombo, was declared open by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning (January 20).

The female lion cub named ‘Dora’ is allowed for people to watch at the Ridiyagama Safari Park, National Zoological Gardens Department Director General Shermila Rajapaksha said.

Sri Lanka Navy conducted successful naval exercises with the German Navy’s frigate ‘BAYERN’, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships ‘URAGA’, and ‘HIRADO’ which arrived in Trincomalee on January 16.

The work of the first stage of the highway linking remote village called Andigama in Puttalam has been completed. The road connects the village with the Colombo- Puttalam highway at Madurankuliya.