About 25 tons of solid waste have been irresponsibly disposed of along the Sri Pada route from Nallathaniya,for the past five months during the pilgrim season, leading to significant environmental pollution. despite ongoing awareness campaigns to pre

The Meteorology Department issued a cautionary warning today about escalating temperatures that may be particularly intense for people across the country except in Matale, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla. They said the heat index, a measure of how

In view of the Iranian President’s visit, Katunayake - Colombo Expressway will be closed from 2 pm to 3 pm and 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm today. Several roads in Colombo between Lotus roundabout, Presidential Secretariat, President’s House in Fort, and

Stringent security measures have been put in place ahead of the arrival of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Sri Lanka today. The President is scheduled for a one-day official visit to join a public event commemorating the launch of the Uma Oya Mult

Document authentication services provided by the Consular Affairs Division of the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Colombo will be temporarily suspended for the public on April 29 and 30 in order to facilitate the transition of the Electronic Document Aut

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday said its leader Sajith Premadasa is ready for the proposed debate with National People’s Power (NPP), leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on the policies of both parties on economic issues in the month of May but

With the commissioning of the Uma Oya Hydro Power Plant today, 120 MW generation capacity will be added to the national grid and reduce the cost of energy, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said yesterday. He said in a statement posted

The Sri Lanka Army said yesterday that a decision on whether to suspend or continue the Fox Hill Supercross in the future will be made following the report submitted by the seven-member committee.

Sri Lanka is in a dilemma to decide whether to adopt an open skies policy or not in the event of divestiture of shares of the national carrier ‘SriLankan Airlines’, a top official said . An Open Skies policy means liberalization and ease of acc

The Cabinet is likely to endorse a proposal this week on the transfer of the management of Mattala airport, Sri Lanka’s second largest international airport, a top official said.

A top delegation of the Chinese Communist Party headed by Vice Minister of the International Department Sun Haiyan met National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the JVP head office yesterday.The delegation included head of th

Estate workers in the upcountry yesterday staged a token strike with several demands including a wage increase in keeping with the cost of living. Their main demand was a minimum daily wage of Rs.1700. They accused the Estate Companies of ignoring Pr

The United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Sri Lanka Navy will partner for the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka 2024 exercise. CARAT Sri Lanka will feature the expertise of the U.S. Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Tea

Claiming that people will not vote as a gratitude for goods distributed by politicians, Minister Prasanna Ranatunge said yesterday people have already selected Ranil Wickremesinghe for Presidency as he can rescue the country from the economic crisis.

The construction of 10,000 housing units with Indian financial assistance for the plantation workers has commenced, the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) sources say. The sources said that Rs. 2.8 million has been allocated for the con

Two Guinean women who smuggled into the country two kilos of Cocaine valued about Rs.80 million were arrested by the Narcotic Control Unit of the Customs at Katunayake International Airport in the early hours of last morning. The two suspect passenge

Maldivians living in Sri Lanka cast their ballots at the Parliamentary Election of their country at the polling station established at the Maldivian High Commission in Colombo on yesterday. More than 300 Maldivian nationals residing in Sri Lanka ha

Senior Presidential Advisor and UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene participated in a New year cel

A civil engineer who smuggled a narcotic called ‘Ice’ in a luxury vehicle to tourist hotels and resorts has been arrested in Bandarawela, the Special Task Force (STF) of the police said. He had been arrested near a hotel in Kesbewa along with

The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), finds itself embroiled in controversy as reports emerge that several of its MPs had received Rs. 50 million each from the government’s decentralized budget without nod from the party leadership,Dail

Sri Lanka is projected to fall short of its budget target on revenue to GDP (gross domestic product) for the 33rd consecutive year in 2024, according to the recently released ‘State of the Budget Report 2024’. The State of the Budget Report is

First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the road ahead for Sri Lanka is challenging, and it is critical to keep up with the reform momentum. Taking to X, she said she really appreciated meeting Sri Lanka’s S

The Government is maintaining a deafening silence on the investigations over a number of emblematic cases. Current President then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had in 2015 assured justice over the murders, including that of former Editor Las

The Catholic Church is planning to present a proposal to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) through several foreign governments and international organizations to initiate an international investigation into the Easter Sunday terrorist a

Prayers were offered at the St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade, led by the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, to mark the fifth anniversary of the Easter Sunday bomb attacks and in comme

The gradual increase in dollar reserves and the rise in the value of the rupee expected in the future will enable the import of vehicles, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said. Addressing a meeting in Ruwanwella, he said the committe

The Fox Hill Super Cross 2024 racing event, held in Diyatalawa, turned tragic yesterday (21) as a race car veered off the track, resulting in the deaths of seven individuals, including an 8-year-old child, and leaving 21 others hospitalized with i

Sri Lanka rejected last week international bondholders’ proposal to restructure more than $12 billion in debt, putting at risk critical International Monetary Fund support and delaying its efforts to resolve a two-year-long debt crisis

Range Bandara questioned as to whether Cardinal is out to vouch support for NPP the same way he did for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2019

Passengers bound for Dubai are advised to check the status of their flights, given the volatile situation. Those whose flights are scheduled after the specified time will only be accepted for check-in at their departure points