In line with World Tourism Day, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) organized an event in Colombo. Local officials in the tourism sector graced the occasion together with the UNICEF Sri Lanka Representative Christian Skoog. The theme

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has advised the Attorney General to look into annulling the gazette notification which he had earlier issued declaring several areas as high security zones.

Ruhunu Kumari train which was taken to the Dematagoda railway yard for maintenance has crashed into an old building this morning.

An airport senior security officer who attempted to smuggle eight gold biscuits weighing one kilogram, worth in the range of Rs. 20 million, was apprehended while leaving the Katunayake airport by a group of officers from the Customs Narcotics Contro

President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said Sri Lanka government will back the bids of India and Japan for permanent member status at the UN Security Council.

A group of lawyers today staged a protest in front of Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court urging the President to immediately withdraw the order issued declaring several areas of the Colombo city as High-Security Zones (HSZ). Pix by Nisal Baduge

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with SLT Mobitel will launch an e-channeling appointment system with effect from 29 September, 2022.

Whilst expressing that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will not allow the incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe to remain in power till 2024, parliamentarian S. M. Marikkar today said President Wickremesinghe will be surrounded from all corners w

As part of the “Marine Pollution Prevention” component of its Sixfold Sustainable Model, C.W. Mackie PLC recently organised “Beach Cleaning Day” in an effort to band together environmentalists and the staff of C.W. Mackie PLC towards achievin

Due to the technical fault of the Norocholai third coal power plant, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved a three-hour power cut today and a two-hour and twenty-minute power cut tomorrow.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted approval for Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to purchase power from Private Plants until Norocholai Power Plant is restored, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said today.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said Sri Lanka is ready to enter into a free trade agreement ( FTA) with Singapore, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

C.W. Mackie PLC today organised a beach cleaning campaign under the theme ’Beach Cleaning Day’. The cleaning campaign was initiated from the Mt. Lavinia beach with the collaboration of environmental protection organisations ’Clean Ocean Force,

A Pradeshiya Sabha member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has been arrested in connection with the attempted robbery of Rs. 22.3 million near a bank in Thambuttegama.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe held discussions with Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi this morning in Tokyo.

The third Coal power plant in Nuraichcholai has been shut down due to a technical fault and as a result, power cuts may have to be extended, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said.

It is interesting to witness today that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has resorted to doing what Gotabaya Rajapaksa did not as President, Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa said.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a person for allegedly threatening Ayoma Rajapaksa, the wife of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and demanding a ransom of Rs. 1 million.

A group of Tamil military officers and other ranks gathered at the Mayurapathi amman Temple on the Havelock road, Colombo yesterday for a special Hindu prayer session to invoke blessings for the upcoming 73rd Army Anniversary and Army Day. Army Chief

The hair and beauty industry of Sri Lanka is fast losing viability with limited access to hair and cosmetic products, due to the temporary ban on cosmetic products imposed by the government.

Sri Lankans could be in for a long drawn-out path out of the economic misery that they have dug themselves into, as the prevailing cost of living crisis could grind on for years with inflation staying higher than the pre-crisis level, even after a ye

A youth organization affiliated to Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court seeking an interim order suspending the operation of the order issued by President declaring High Security Zones in Colombo

Sri Lanka’s aviation space will see a new cost-effective addition in the coming weeks, as a new local brand is gearing up to fly the skies, becoming the first privately-owned airline in Sri Lanka to operate international passenger flights.

The Official Secrets Act of 1955 does not provide to prevent anyone from travelling along roads where important state buildings are located and thus declare these areas as high security zones, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Gayantha Karunatilaka sai

Sri Lanka is to purchase crude oil from Iran on a government to government deal, a Minister said today.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) is deeply concerned about the government’s approach to adopt the Official Secrets Act and declare high security zones, which grossly violates the fundamental rights of the people of the country.

Two robbers who attempted to snatch Rs. 22.3 million from a man who came to deposit the money in a bank were arrested by the Thambuttegama police this evening.

Eight state-of-the-art CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) Screening Vehicles (mobile labs) worth Rs. 660 million and donated by China were commissioned in the affected areas, the Chinese Embassy tweeted.

A campaign to collect signatures from the people began today opposite the Fort Railway Station by the People’s Movement to save schools, solve nutrition issues faced by schoolchildren immediately and to provide concessions to students and teachers

Women-in-Need launched its Win Against Violence Project to bridge the gap that has been created between civil society and government actors in issues relating to gender equality and SGBV. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel