The waste of large stocks of vegetables and fruits brought to Thambuttegama Economic Centre has been going on unchecked due to the declining demand. Chairman of the Economic Centre Sunil Seneviratne told the media yesterday that more than 50,000 kil

A 400-year-old tree had fallen on a house, causing serious injuries to a 13-year-old girl and extensive damage to the house. The historic Riti tree at Hiruwala in Mirigama had been venerated and worshipped by people for several generations, who pr

Luxury hotel and houses among the properties-All the properties transferred to his wife and relatives in one day

Sri Lankan Society for Vascular Surgery annual academic conference “SLSVS_23”, brought together the crème de la crème of Sri Lanka’s vascular surgical community, which was held recently at

A forensic audit will be conducted to find whether there is any truth to the allegations levelled

Pillayan labels whistleblower’s claims as sensationalist bid for attention

Range Bandara responds, says we are not beef eaters

UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara told a media conference that no one is interested in killing Mr. Premadasa

A woman, a Psychiatric Counsellor by profession had been hacked to death in a room of a hotel in Neralu Uyana in Battaramulla and her body was recovered by Thalangama police last afternoon.

The victim was one of the students attending a tuition class held by the suspect in his house

Students from Colombo, Matara and Galle have obtained the best results in the Island for the main four streams at the 2022 GCE Advanced Level examination that was released last evening.

The five-member committee appointed to examine issues related to drug procurement has faced criticism from medical experts and professional bodies regarding its relevance and composition.

TUs say surgeries on the verge of coming to a halt

Following a briefing by Foreign Minister Ali Sabry and Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, the Western diplomatic missions which emphasized the need for the revision of the anti-terrorism bill remain optimistic about the latest version but, at th

Malicious statements made by Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando adversely affected him and his children

More than 200,000 people had left for foreign employment by yesterday, following registrations with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), the Bureau said. Accordingly, a total of 200,026 people left the country for foreign employment

The Supreme Court yesterday granted leave to proceed with the writ petition filed by a retired Army Colonel challenging the decision of the Election Commission to hold the Local Government election. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court three-judge-bench com

Some areas affected by the dry spell, such as the Yala National Park continue to experience a lack of rainfall while other areas grapple with heavy rain. Within the Yala National Park, all lakes and springs remain completely dry, causing concern amon

Even though the 2022 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) exam results should be released within four months after the examination under normal circumstances, the results were issued yesterday after seven months this time since paper marking was hampered due

92,000 launched during 2015-2019, 6982 during 2020-2022

UK Channel-4 News has announced that it will unveil shocking revelations about the 2019 Easter bombings in its latest programme titled “Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings – Dispatches” to be broadcast tomorrow (5), what it says, ‘allege complicity

Special Advisor on Climate Change to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Ruwan Wijewardene is in Kenya to attend the Africa Climate starting today. It will end on September 6 in Nairobi. He is re

Sri Lanka’s weather seemed to have taken a u turn with three districts in the South facing a flood threat with one person already

They cannot consider their ministries as their personal wealth

92,000 launched during 2015-2019, 6982 during 2020-2022

Sinopec Energy Lanka - the operating entity of Sinopec Group which has officially commenced business operations and started fuel supply in Sri Lanka last week assured that the will begin island wide operations by end of this month, Power and Energy M

Excise revenue to the government has drastically declined due to these fake security stickers being used by certain local licensed liquor manufacturers

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who represent a fourth generation of Sri Lanka Tamil ancestry and a former deputy prime minister, has been elected to the ceremonial post of president of Singapore , according to official results, in an election seen as a bar

The increase in Diesel prices by Rs.35 has directly affected the container shipping industry

A Samurdhi Development officer who reported for duty in officer and spent the day in a hotel in Anuradhapura in the company of a woman was found dead in the hotel room. The victim was an official attache