Malnutrition has emerged as a significant concern in Sri Lanka, affecting schools regardless of income levels, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said while marking the beginning of the 2024 school meal programme held today (25) at the Sujatha Girls’ C

Chief of Defense Staff General Shavendra Silva of Sri Lanka held talks with Chief of Defense Forces of Kenya General Francis Ogolla in Nairobo and explored cooperation in areas such as counterterrorism.

With the expenditure of Rs. 5.5 million by the Sri Lanka Railways Department (SLRD), the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Sub Department Ratmalana has renovated several old discarded Romanian railway carriages as tourist railway carriages to attract loc

Claiming that the CID official who led the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks will head the National People’s Power’s (NPP’s) Retired Police Forum which is to be launched this May, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said they will i

The official event to mark the beginning of the 2024 school meal programme was held today (25) at the Sujatha Girls’ College in Narahenpita under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe and with the participation of Education Minister Susil

The Joint Trade Union Federation today staged a protest in front of the Fort Railway station calling the authorities to release everyone who were arrested during a previous protest on March 20. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

The Colombo Chief Magistrate today overruled a request by the Cinnamon Gardens Police to seek the Attorney General’s opinion against the National Organizer of the Samagi Jana Balavegaya Women’s Wing, Hirunika Premachandra and 14 others for partic

Two new trains are expected to be run on April 5 to mark the centenary of a train plying to Badulla, Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) called for an investigation into the import of contaminated fish in January this year and has thus advised the Ministry of Finance to refer the matter to CID.

A new style of uniform for the police officers on duty at the upper compound of the Sri Jayasri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura was introduced today.

National Consumer Front Chairman Asela Sampath urges people to limit their expenditure on a cup of tea to Rs. 80 starting today.

The first ever Solar Tunnel Dryer technology, which was introduced to dry grain seeds including maize, paddy, green gram, cow peas, sesame, finger millet and black seed was successful, the Agriculture Ministry said.

A protest was held by the Joint Committee of Government Executive Officers in front of the Finance Ministry, demanding the immediate approval of the Cabinet Paper related to the promotion of departmentalized Executive Officers. Pix by Nisal Baduge

The former General Manager of the Coconut Cultivation Board was arrested for allegedly misappropriating over Rs. 77 million from the Employees Provident Fund, police said.

The Committee on Public Finance’s (COPF) showdown with milk powder importers led to the slashing of milk powder prices, its chairman Harsha De Silva said today.

The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber, has announced a three-month general amnesty to Sri Lankans who have overstayed their residency visas in the country.

A group of students attached to the Kelaniya University is currently protesting in front of the university administrative building over the death of a student due to a sudden illness, a student union said.

The entire operations of Foreign Employment would be digitized soon, where migrant workers can coordinate via an app, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said yesterday. He said that cabinet approval has been granted in this re

Former President Maithripala Sirisena is scheduled to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department today (25).

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena left for China last night for a five-day official visit, airport sources said.

Showers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Central Provinces during the afternoon or night, the forecasting division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

National Catholic Director of Mass Communications Fr. Jude Krishantha yesterday said the church in Sri Lanka has decided to adopt a wait and see policy with regard to action which the authorities would take against former President Maithripala Sirise

Amid fears that the current programme with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF) will be derailed in case of a regime change, the government is planning to enact an economic transformation law to ensure sustainability of the project despite politica

The Justice Minister has issued an extraordinary gazette notification permitting to use English language for all purposes of record and proceedings in the Commercial High Courts.

Sri Lanka’s official unemployment rate slipped to 4.3 percent in the final quarter of last year from 4.7 percent in the quarter before as the economy expanded in the final three months of the year.

The Central Bank (CB) is planning to revisit the framework of its regulatory sandbox, relaxing some of stringent rules, after the initiative failed to gain traction among fintech players over the past four years.

The National People’s Power (NPP) will not allow the government to implement the proposed Constitutional Amendments to introduce a new parliamentary electoral system before the Presidential polls, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.

Badulla Hospital has become a Teaching Hospital along with the Faculty of Medicine from yesterday.

A 45-year-old person residing in the Sri Lankan Refugee Rehabilitation Centre in Thirumayam ended his life in a municipal complex in Manapparai on Saturday.

Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis both slammed their second century of the match as Sri Lanka set up a 511-run target for Bangladesh before pushing the host to the corner in the first Test today.