the expenditure on paying compensation for the victims and damages caused to property had increased in a large proportion

The woman arrived in the country on June 2

A no-confidence motion has been given priority when it comes to the business of the House once it is handed over to the Speaker

Restructuring SriLankan Airlines is a necessity. We spend USD 150mn annually to run our national carrier

President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a special meeting with Health Minister, senior health ministry officials and other stakeholders stressed that the Health Ministry must ensure there is no delay in people getting medicinal drugs a

UDA is carrying out the feasibility study

After 75 years of global efforts to find a vaccine to fight dengue, virologists are suggesting that inoculation may not offer long-lasting immunity against all four dengue virus serotypes, the foreign media reports. According t

Referring to the tragic and untimely death of a 21-year-old woman who died after being administered a drug via cannula while receiving treatment at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital on Wednesday (12

Kennesaw police say they are currently waiting for the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office to confirm his identity. A body was found outside the grocery store in a car in Atlanta on Sunday

18,000 followers contributed in building Miracle Dome

Former President Maithripala Sirisena through his lawyer yesterday informed the Supreme Court that he followed the due process and had acted reasonably when granting presidential pardon to Royal Park murder convict D

The Justice Ministry is in the process of introducing ‘Plea Bargaining Procedures’ to ease backlog of a large number of cases in Courts and to ensure justice is delivered through the judicial system, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said ye

The actual cause of death yet to be ascertained

A specimen application form is published in the website www.moe.gov.lk

The Tamil diaspora is happy about the appointment of former minister Rohitha Bogollagama as the new Sri Lankan High Commissioner of UK., some members of the Sri Lankan Community in UK said. They said they worked closely with Mr. Bogollagama during hi

Claiming that those whose negligence caused the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 had shown no remorse by compensating them as ordered by court, several family members of the victims of the attacks who spoke to the Daily Mirror

The Attorney General in a letter addressed to Secretary General of Parliament had informed her that the proposed private member’s Bill which seeks to re convene dissolved local government bodies is of the opinion that clause 2 of the legislation in

Is the Health Minister bluffing over drug shortage?

It is the Speaker who decides on the appointment of chairmen of select committees

While condemning the statement made by Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena, the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) today said no minister or Cabinet has the authority to override the law

Following a series of public complaints received the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) is to start probing several leading private hospitals in Colombo for billing its patients with exorbitant rates for common drugs, w

Whilst condemning the burning of the holy Quran in Sweden, President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged Western nations to refrain from inciting unrest in the guise of freedom of expression.

Executive Director of the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Rohana Hettiarachchi yesterday filed a Special Determination petition in Supreme Court challenging the private member’s bills prese

While ordering to release Ven. Rajangane Saddharathana Thera on bail for allegedly making statements that harm religious co-existence in the country, the Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday imposed a

Claiming that those whose negligence caused the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 had shown no remorse by compensating them as ordered by court, several family members of the victims of the attacks who spoke to the Daily Mirror made a fresh call for just

Despite Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella claiming on May 31 that there was a shortage of only 111 drugs as of May 30 and this shortage was further coming down, a senior Health official on Tuesday revealed that a total of 270 drugs are in shortage

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Sagara Kariyawasam said yesterday that there is no rationale behind the move by the opposition to boycott the sessions of the parliamentary select committee to probe reasons for financial bankruptcy of the countr

Executive Director of the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Rohana Hettiarachchi yesterday filed a Special Determination petition in Supreme Court challenging the private member’s bills presented by SLPP MP Jayantha Ketagoda.

Following a series of public complaints received the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) is to start probing several leading private hospitals in Colombo for billing its patients with exorbitant rates for common drugs, which has maximum re

Whilst condemning the burning of the holy Quran in Sweden, President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged Western nations to refrain from inciting unrest in the guise of freedom of expression.