Sri Lankan, Chinese, Maldivian, Singapore companies sign for 15 projects at Hambantota Port

Surgeries at National Eye Hospital which was on a stand still is to resume today, Ministry of Health said yesterday. Surgeries at the Hospital were suspended recently , due to complications which several patients suffered after surgery at the hospit

Investigations have revealed that the elderly deceased men and women were related

The Catholic Church is not involved in insulting Buddhist monks and other members of clergy and will not associate with people who insult them, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said yesterday.

Sri Lanka is the only country in the globe where rulers steal public funds openly, “ a prominent Buddhist monk said yesterday. Episodes with regard to the XPress Pearl incident have proved it

High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda who met with the Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad Kongal Sangma discussed a framework for cooperation between Sri Lanka and Meghalaya, a statement from the Sri Lankan mission said recently .

The Indian government is hosting the two-day Summit in collaboration with International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) on 20-21 April 2023

Welfare Benefits Act No. 24 of 2002, will be activated from July

The cause has been identified as the contamination of the drug Prednisolone administered to several eye patients, who have fallen ill with a bacterial infection

A very progressive judgment of five judges of the Supreme Court of India had held that gay people are entitled to the same rights and protections as heterosexual people

They end up in harsh working conditions in nearby countries, mostly Myanmar

A Spanish tourist riding a motorcycle had fallen into a wayside storm water drain in Ahangama town and died. Police said the motorcycle had veered off the road and fallen into the unprotected drain near Ahangama post office on Galle- Matara roa

Avoid Sri Pada pilgrimages during off season- Chief Incumbent

The headline inflation came down to 49.2 percent in March from 53.6 percent in February this year, the Department of Census and Statistics said in its latest report released to the media yesterday. According to statistics, food inflation dropped f

The Al-Qaeda member, who is a Maldivian national, had admitted that he had connections with Mohammad Ibrahim Sadiq Abdullah Haq, who is the main suspect in the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka

Says the Current President has a valid constitutional mandate to hold the position

Any citizen, political party or organization is free to challenge the Bill in the Supreme Court once it is tabled in Parliament

‘The IMF Tracker’ launched to help monitor Government’s progress on US$ 2.9 billion programme

The Central Bank today said a shortage of Rs.5 million worth cash bundle was discovered in one of its vaults during the currency operations on April 11, 2023.

EU writes to Foreign Ministry expressing concerns

According to the heat index issued by the department 17 districts including Colombo would be affected by hot weather conditions

To implement the request, the ministry opened a forum to express the views of various parties

Prior warnings on the attack were received and the warnings were sent from one person to another but no action was taken to prevent the attack

Perks enjoyed by CEB employees, including employment security, employee benefits, the Employees’ Trust Fund and the pension scheme will not be affected

A group of representatives of the LGBTQI community met the former to discuss the well-being of the LGBTQ people and address pressing issues

The President does not have any authority or power to make the examinations a compulsory service, to take the exam committee under emergency, to prosecute the teachers who are withdrawing from evaluating examination answer scripts, or to confiscate t

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said he got hold of details regarding the transfer of US $ 250 million to the foreign account of a Sri Lankan as a bribe to obstruct the legal process related to X-Press Pearl disaster, and directed the police t

The Central Province Chief Secretary’s office has spent Rs.110 as stamp fees to inform a PHI to pay Rs.20 to issue a copy of an audit report under the Right to Information Act.

SriLankan Airlines is facing a USD 1.2 billion debt, and outgoings such as interest and lease payments eat into any possible profit margins