The government has decided to import Nadu rice subject to maximum of 70,000 tonnes as a solution to the shortage of rice in the market, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe said today.

The Information Desk set up for the newly elected Members of Parliament for the inaugural sitting of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament, held at the Parliamentary Complex yesterday (19) and today (20), concluded successfully.

A four-member committee has been appointed to conduct an independent inquiry into the appointment of Ravi Karunanayake as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the National List of the New Democratic Front (NDF).

Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pilleyan, left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago after giving a 5-hour long statement about the controversial Channel 4 documentary on the 2019 Easter Sund

A low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal around Saturday (23) and is likely to intensify into a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal during the two days, the Meteorological Department said.

Children enjoying themselves at the Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo on Universal Children’s Day which falls today (November 20). Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

The ceremonial opening of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament is scheduled for tomorrow (21). A rehearsal for the event was held today (20) at the Parliament premises.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said $5m will be given as a reward for each captive released from Gaza and those that help free Israelis held by Hamas will be given a way out of the war-torn Palestinian territory.

A 16-year-old schoolboy, who was trapped under a mound of earth after an earthslip, died after being rescued early this morning.

X-Press Feeders has hit out at the “bureaucratic and legal hurdles” that have caused severe delays in the case of the X-Press Pearl, a boxship that caught fire in 2021 causing one of Sri Lanka’s worst-ever environmental disasters. The master of

The Ministry of Health has initiated an investigation into the tragic death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child at the Mannar District General Hospital.

Former Minister Harin Fernando who was arrested in connection with an election violation during the recent general elections was released on bail.

K M Mahinda Siriwardana assumed duties as the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development today.

With tears in his eyes, Rafael Nadal said goodbye to professional tennis on Tuesday.

Trump picks WWE co-founder Linda McMahon for education secretary

The controversy surrounding the nomination of Ravi Karunanayake as an MP on the National List representing the New Democratic Front (NDF) is beyond the control of the Election Commission, according to its chairman.

A 14-member team from the Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE) Sloth Bear Programme of the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums is currently in Sri Lanka.

Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pilleyan, arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (20) to provide a statement.

US President Joe Biden has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines, a US official told the BBC.

Sri Lanka has made remarkable progress in enhancing its cybersecurity framework, earning recognition as an ’Advancing’ country in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI).

Badulla Police have arrested former Minister Harin Fernando in connection with an election violation during the recent general elections.

A bird species found in mainland Europe and the Mediterranean is thought to be extinct globally by a coalition of conservation groups.

A 35-year-old man was arrested in Gampaha for allegedly stealing Rs. 75 million in cash from an institution that provides secure cash transportation services.

The Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence imposed by the Tangalle High Court on Geeganage Gamage Amarasiri, alias ‘Julampitiye Amare,’ who was found guilty of killing two individuals and injuring another in 2012 in Katuwana, Hambantota.

Badulla Police have summoned former Minister Harin Fernando to provide a statement regarding an election violation during the recent general elections.

A large batch of pharmaceutical drugs that is commonly used as a painkiller and also widely abused among addicts and schoolchildren as an intoxicant was seized by Sri Lanka Customs from a consignment smuggled into the country last week.

The nomination of Mr. Ravi Karunanayake as an MP on the National List came under fire from the leaders of political parties that contested the General Election under the gas cylinder symbol.

In response to controversy over National List nomination, Mr. Ravi Karunanayake said there is no moral issue here because the New Democratic Front (NDF) has been assured of one slot in accordance with the MoU signed among the alliance partners.

Some of the traditions involved in opening of a new Parliament has been changed, sources said yesterday. This has been done to make the opening ceremony as simple as possible.

Even though 70 percent of Sri Lankan Muslims voted for the National People’s Power (NPP) government, no Muslim representatives were included in the recent Cabinet appointments, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Kandy District candidate Rishad Mahr