General Secretary of Ceylon Teachers’ Union claims that the decision to appoint committees to increase salaries of teachers and principals at this stage was absurd and that the government should grant the salary increase with effect from January 20

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya paid a courtesy call to the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo last evening. She is seen here in conversation with the Chief Incumbent of the Temple Ven. Dr. Kirinde Assaji Thera.

An Italian tourist who made an online reservation at a hotel at Sethavadiya in Kalpitiya was severely inconvenienced when he arrived at the hotel to find that it had been closed for more than five years.

The stinking odour and the garbage mounting problem of the Colombo’s tourism hotspot Beira Lake near the Gangaramaya Seema Malaka, which repulses hundreds of foreign and local tourists that visit every day to witness a mesmerizing sunset, has final

The people in the North celebrated Thai Pongal festival on a grand scale. Ceremonies were held at the Hindu Kovils in Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts. The main ceremony was held at the Kandasamy Hindu Kovil in Vavuniya.

Sri Lankans who were lured into cyber scamming operations in Myanmar were rescued by government authorities in April, September and December 2023.

Eyes donated by Sri Lankans have restored vision to individuals from 57 different countries, including Yemen, Egypt, Japan, and Korea, providing them with the opportunity to see again, according to the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society.

Following the government’s decision to invite tenders for the development of state bungalows previously used by ministers for tourism-related projects, over ten private institutions have shown interest in renting these properties, according to offi

Amid uncertainties over the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ project which has received both positive and negative feedback, a Deputy Minister clarified that the project is slated to be implemented on February 01.

The taxes on vehicles may increase by up to 600 in some cases and some vehicles being subject to taxes as high as 400% or 500%, the Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) said.

The Tempitiya-Mahaoya road in Ampara has been closed for traffic and pedestrian movement for the past three days due to an injured wild elephant frequenting the road. Residents of the area said the closure of the road had disrupted civilian life.

The Catholic Church of Sri Lanka yesterday urged the government to carryout a fresh probe on the “bomb drama” at All Saints Church Borella which took place exactly three years ago and bring the perpetrators to book.

Three police teams have launched investigations to locate a girl abducted by a group of individuals who arrived in Daulagala.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) reported earning over Rs. 56 million by providing air transport services to presidential candidates during the 2024 election campaign.

In a bizarre turn of events a motorist who is suffering from a rare diabetic condition has been falsely convicted in a breathalyzer test that became positive at the Kirindiwela Police is seeking justice as he had not touched alcohol for the past ten

An external investigation is to be conducted into allegations of sexual harassment of some female employees of the parliamentary staff, a source said.

Hot on the heels of heavy rains and floods destroying a large swathe of paddy fields in North Central Province last month several tanks and reservoirs in the Anuradhapura District had reached spill over level by yesterday morning due to the heavy rai

A concerning trend of young Sri Lankan women being abandoned by foreign husbands shortly after marriage has come to light following a recent submission made by a lawyer before a Colombo court.

Apparently inspired by Clean Sri Lanka programme, a foreign national sweeps at the feet of ancient Avukana Buddha statue in the Anuradhapura District. He is Josef Autser, an Austrian national and an engineer by profession. The statue, an artwork of s

The traders in several areas of the upcountry yesterday demonstrated demanding the supply of adequate stocks of Nadu and Red rice varieties in view of the Thai Pongal festive season. A number of Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim traders from Agarapatha

Striking a note of criticism on the Clean Sri Lanka Programme, New Democratic Front (NDF) MP for the Badulla District Chamara Sampath Dasanayake charged in Parliament that the government had earmarked Rs.7 million to be spent for the inaugural ceremo

A wild elephant had been knocked down to death at Karadipuwal area between Puttalam and Eluwankulama Railway Stations in the early hours of last morning by a goods train transporting limestone to the Palaviya cement factory in the Puttalam District.

High Court Judge Ranga Srinath Dissanayake has been appointed as the new Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

A troubling rise in shootings linked to organised crime has left 66 people dead in over 100 incidents reported across the country since January 2024. Of these, 13 deaths occurred in organised crime-related shootings involving the underworld in the la

In a bid to address the salt shortage, chairman of National Salt Limited Gayan Wellala said plans are underway to fully activate the saltern including one in Elephant Pass in the north by March, this year to increase production of salt in the coun

Senior Professor of Forensic Medicine at Karapitiya Hospital U.C.P. Perera said it was a matter of serious concern that the fatalities in road accidents have been increasing at a large proportion every year and that 118,240 road accidents had occurre

Only Rs. 900,000 approved as payments for the event

Two accused who stood indicted with murder were sentenced to death by Chilaw High Court Judge Nayomi Thamara Wickremasinghe yesterday.

Although much rain is not experienced in Anuradhapura area, heavy rainfall in the catchments resulted in the spillover of tanks and reservoirs.

Following Rohingya arrivals and intelligence reports about plans for further 100,000 such cases, the police have begun investigations to ascertain whether any Sri Lankan is involved behind this human smuggling racket, a Minister said yesterday.