A ceremony to distribute Samurdhi was held in Matale with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Chief Guest on Saturday. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Chief prelates of the Malwatte and Asgiriya chapters and Colombo’s Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith called on the government to refrain from entering into any agreement with any foreign country in a manner foreign armed forces could enter Sri La

Tourists were seen at the Historic Dalada Maligawa in Kandy today. Tourist arrival had declined in the country in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday terror attack. However, now the situation has returned to normalcy.

Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera launched a hunger strike in front of Sri Dalada Maligawa this morning calling for the removal of Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, Eastern Province Governor M.L.A.M. Hizbullah and Western Province Governor Azath Salley from th

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe participated in the first phase of a programme held to award Samurdhi grants to people in Ampara today. At the event, he said that new laws were needed to prevent the emergence of terror groups in the future. Pix b

The sixteenth Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Kapila Jayampathy ceremonially handed over command of the Sri Lanka Air Force to Air Marshal Sumangala Dias, this morning at Air Force Head Quarters. Pix by Samantha Perera

Sri Lanka Army’s Air Mobile Brigade of the 53 Division which boasts a life span of 25 years of excellence undertaking its milestone anniversary spectacle, the 310 km - long ‘Walk of Warriors’ (Ranakaminge Pagamana) after a brief inaugural cerem

Most of the roads in Galle are seen under water due to heavy rains lashed out in Galle today. Several places on Galle-Baddegama and Galle-Wakwella roads were seen inundated. Pix by Ravi Liyanage

Outgoing Air Force Commander, Air Chief Marshal Kapila Jayampathy retired today. He was given a guard of honour at the Air Force Headquarters. The outgoing Air Force Commander officially handed over the duties to the incoming Commander of the Air For

All Island Ayurveda Health Services Association staged a protest outside the Health Ministry today against the transfer of 650 doctors who received appointment letters on January 13, 2018.

A group of people including several Buddhist monks staged a protest against Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s move to transfer Kurunegala Teaching Hospital Director Dr Sarath Weera Bandara, who handles the probe against Dr Siyabdeen Mohamed Safi,

A news briefing organised by the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Organisation was held at its headquarters in Rajagiriya today. BBS General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera addressed the media at the briefing which was his first news briefing after b

These stunning photographs showcase the work of the ten winners of a competition for places in an upcoming charity book called Remembering Lions.

The Sri Lanka Muslim Civil Society organised an iftar gathering which was held on the lawns of the Colombo Town Hall. Iftar or the traditional breaking of fast during the month of Ramadhan is usually a meal that brings together families and neighbour

The ’Palmyrah Fund’ which is to provide funding for the development of the North and the East, was launched at Temple Trees this morning under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, TNA MP R Sampanthan and Minister of Finance Mang

A novice monk examines the alms bowl or Pathra donated to him at a religious ceremony at Gangarama Temple in Colombo while another looks on. Around 150 alms bowls which are resistant to corrosion were distributed among the novice monks. These alms bl

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), under the auspices of Sports Minister Harin Fernando, launched “Warak wati dewarak nagi siti sinhayan api”, a song to rally the country behind the team with the essence of “One Team One Nation” as they prepare to part

The representative of the Pope, Fernando Cardinal Filoni called on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Tree yesterday. Cardinal Filoni arrived in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday attacks on churches last month. Archbishop Malcolm Cardi

Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera visited the Chief Prelate of Kotte Sri Kalayani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha of Siyam Maha Nikaya, Ven. Dr Ittapana Dhammalankara Thera this evening after he was released under presidential pardon from the Welika

A large number of people were seen gathered outside the main gate of the Welikada Prison to have a glimpse of the released Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera. However, the authorities had decided to reroute the p

The Association of Unemployed Graduates Collective today staged a protest outside the Fort Railway Station urging authorities to expedite the recruitment of development officers. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka was the chief guest at an event held at the Panagoda Army camp on Tuesday, May 21 to commemorate war heroes.

The National Sangha Council (NSC), staged a protest march today from Independent Square to the Presidential Secretariat demanding the removal of Industries and Commerce Minister, Rishad Bathiudeen, Eastern Province Governor M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, and We

His Eminence Fernando Cardinal Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation of Evangelisation of People, today laid the foundation stone to a proposed building at the St Anthony’s Shrine, one of the main terrorist targets of the Easter Sunday attacks. The b

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was the chief guest at the teaching diploma award ceremony of the National Education Institute at Temple Trees today. The PM has said the government would abolish the religious and ethnic-based school systems in th

Former DIG Nalaka de Silva was seen removing his cervical collar after being released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

A Buddhist Information Centre built in Kimbulawala, Kotte for the Tri-Nikaya was handed over to Sasana by Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka today at an event presided over by Most Venerable Ittepana Dhammalankara Nay

People are celebrating Vesak festival following the Easter Sunday terror with additional security arrangements. Seen here the streets in Colombo including Gangaramaya were decorated for Vesak. Pix by Nisal Baduge

A Bodhi Pooja was held at Temple Trees on Sunday to invoke blessings on the security forces to mark the 10th anniversary of the end of war and also to commemorate those who died in bomb attacks on Easter Sunday. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, P