Sri Lanka Customs yesterday warned the public to be aware of a spate of financial frauds and such fraudsters who act like Customs officials and ask to transfer money to unknown bank accounts to clear goods and gifts that may reach individuals through

A 30-year old person who was returning home from work was injured following a shooting in Dehiwala on saturday night.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe will undertake a tour of Singapore for two days and have a series of significant meetings planned, including discussions with Singapore’s President, Mrs. Halimah Yacob and talks with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, De

The share of Sri Lanka’s 100 trackable commitments in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme for which no data has been made available to assess progress — despite passing the agreed deadline — has increased from 9% in March to 15% in

There is a dearth of Neurologists in government hospitals at provincial level, a specialists in the field said yesterday. They said that the strength of Neuro Surgeons in the public sector had reduced to eleven at present a

The suspect had fed the tusker with the poisoned fruit on the instigation of the former mahout who had been expelled due to an irregularity

The Front Line Socialist Party (FLSP) is contemplating legal action against the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and other parties concerned against their financial scams where they have invested a large sum on a venture in an island, FLSP Senior Dumi

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will support the government if the latter stops all political games and work genuinely for the betterment of the nation, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said over the weekend, “Country is in a crisis situation.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe during his recent visit to India had entered into five agreements calling to connect the two countries through land, sea and air which would affect the sovereignty of Sri Lanka, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said

The tally of Dengue cases reported for 2023 has surpassed the 60,000 mark with health authorities warning of 2023 would end as the highest number cases in recent time. According to the Epidemiology Unit, as of July 2

A young woman answering a call on her mobile phone while walking along the railway line had been run over by a train at the bridge between Hatton and Kotagala railway stations on Saturday evening (19)

Ready to have its own mechanism

A key figure from a political party aligned with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) disclosed that a group of SJB Members o

in accordance with the new amendments introduced to the Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, the High Court has the power to grant bail to a person, when the pure quantity of the dangerous drug is less than 10 grams

A group, including MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, had gone to perform a Pongal Pooja at the Kurundi temple. However, the temple’s donors opposed them, deeming it illegal

In a recently concluded case before Mount Lavinia Civil Appellate High Court between two parties who were brother and sister, the legality of a Notarial Execution was intensely contested as per the provisions of the Prevention of Fraud Ordinance.

The CEA advised residents in proximity to the factory to wear face masks due to potential atmospheric impacts resulting from the chemical factory fire

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended a financial grant and consultants to the Power Sector Reform Secretariat, which was recently established at the Ministry of Power and Energy. Minister of Power and Energy K

The United States and Sri Lanka called on Monday for cooperation on environmental security, saying that all countries, big

Factories that caught fire do not belong to CIC Holdings or any other company in the CIC Group

Government MP Nimal Lansa, who is now involved in the formation of a new political entity to back President Ranil Wickremesinghe, lashed out at Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna (SLPP) charging that the party was acting with double standards on the impl

He is to be reinstated tomorrow

Opposition MPs seem to be holding different ideas on the recent remarks made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe that Sri Lankan children will have to learn Hindi and Chinese in the future. An MP who represents one of the part

The shortage has led to an increase in the number of children being sent to LRH for further treatment

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) on Friday approved the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to add a generation capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) in the southern area on a short-term basis for six months, commencing from August 18, 2023.

Northern Province Governor, P. S. M. Charles, has instructed Provincial Education Authorities to swiftly launch an investigation into the tragic incid

Schoolchildren are normally used to studying another foreign language in addition to English in case the facilities are available for them to do so. Only a few selected schools in Sri Lanka have the resou

Two factories including a chemical storage plant at Katuwana Industrial Zone were destroyed by a fire last night.

Water supply is currently restricted in some areas including Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kurunegala, as a result of the prolonged dry spell, an official from National Water Supply and Drainage Board said yesterday. Its Deputy General Manager,