Media reports being circulated that two pillows and a mattress were found in a Parliamentary Committee room are completely false, Secretary General of Parliament Ms. Kushani Rohanadeera said.

Sri Lanka has made the biggest contribution to China in history by gifting Vinaya Pitaka to 400Ad Buddhist monk Faxian who travelled through the old Silk Route in search of Buddhist scripts, said a chief prelate announcing a serie

A set of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs together with MPs representing other parties have initiated a new move to bring members of Parliament of all parties in forming a joint group to ensure economic justice Daily Mirror reliably le

A Police sergeant and two others who had gone hunting at night in the Issennewa forest reserve were arrested, and the T56 duty weapon of the police officer seized by the Wahalkada police on Wednesday night

The selling prices of all vegetable items in the local market have steadily decreased compared to the previous days, the All Island Unified Economic Centres and Manning Market Traders Union (AIUECMMTU) said today.

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has instructed to set up a new CCTV camera control center at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). The minister said that this camera system will be able to analyze data using new technical sof

Amidst concerns about duopoly in wheat flour imports in Sri Lanka, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said the Finance Ministry is having discussions about issuing licenses for wheat flour imports soo

Ahead of the UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) session next month, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, in his briefing to the diplomatic community, reiterated that Sri Lanka would not agree to any external mechanism to de

We will have to teach genome technology, Artificial Intelligence and robotics in schools and universities

India officially handed over a substitute Dornier 228 maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka to be used by the Sri Lanka Air Force, at a ceremony held in Katunayake yesterday (16). It was officially received by Sagala Ratnayaka, President’s S

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena who is currently in Kunming, China for the 7th China-South Asia exhibition jointly organised by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Yunnan State Government, sought more Chinese inve

A group of officers have been accused of sexually harassing female employees of the Housekeeping Department and the committee rooms were searched recently as a result

Sri Lanka allocated less than 2% of its GDP on education, which falls well below the international benchmark of 4-6% of GDP and is among the lowest in the South Asia region, a statement issued by UNICEF said.

Wheezing and diarrhoea is on the rise among children these days due to dry weather and dust, Consultant Paediatrician at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children Dr. Deepal Perera said.

Several leading hospitals including Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, Vavuniya and Monaragala District General Hospital are currently operating without adequately qualified transfusion physicians, resulting

Several leading hospitals including Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Gampaha, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, Vavuniya and Monaragala District General Hospital are currently operating without adequately qualified transfusion physicians, resulting

Following the divergence of opinion between two judges of Court of Appeal regarding the judgement into the writ petition filed over Diana Gamage’s citizenship issue, a motion has been filed seeking a fuller bench comprising five judges of Court of

Responding to media reports that the leave of medical consultants who will be travelling overseas is to be cancelled, Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Sri Chandragupta said the Health Ministry has not reached such a decision as yet. Speaking to Daily

In the absence of a proper mechanism to ensure the quality of medicinal drugs, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella discussed with the World Health Organization (WHO) over a benchmark to set up a highly standardized quality laboratory in Sri Lanka to

Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka observed on August 15 the 48th Martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Mourning Day with due solemnity. The day-long observance began in the morning with

She had stayed back in the classroom without attending the morning assembly and poisoned the bottles of drinking water of others

The drive for perfection is fueled by societal expectations, pushing children to excel in all facets of life

Ban on unlicensed wheat flour imports under scrutiny as COPF investigates

Sri Lanka Customs yesterday seized a stock of Hashish worth over Rs.10 million at the Central Mail Exchange (CME), which had come as dog food inside a parcel sent from Canada.

Government decides to shut down Maga Neguma and four of its affiliated institutions

A Gazette notification was issued relaxing restrictions on importing certain vehicles utilized for public transportation, such as buses, lorries, tankers, bowsers, and trucks.

Two machines to be procured through ADB

Some SJB MPs are of the opinion that they should support President Ranil Wickremesinghe at a future Presidential Election on the condition that he appoints Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa as the Prime Minister if he emerges victorious. A for

Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardena yesterday said that Channel Eye was leased out to Lyca Mobile Group on a short-term lease agreement and refuted claims that the Cabinet Paper in this regard was rejected.

Government incurs loss of Rs 78 million due to a failed project for the construction of a radar system provided by the World Meteorological Organization