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

Declaring several areas as high-security zones (HSZ) in Colombo is certainly not advisable, as it may pave the way for another uprising of the people as they are more stressed - physically and mentally, former President and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramun

A young mother who sold her seven-day old infant child for Rs. 50,000 was arrested together with the husband of a nurse who facilitated the deal in a government hospital in Anuradhapura last evening.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will respond legally to Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake against the accusations on the quality of Crude Oil, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.

A gunman has opened fire at a school in central Russia, killing at least six people and injuring twenty, Russian officials say.

A female student in a leading school in the Chilaw education zone is alleged to have organized a party to celebrate the birthday of a male student with whom she is in love.

A group of people including Buddhist monks staged a protest march from Independence Square to the Ministry of Buddhist Affairs and handed over a petition urging the authorities to safeguard the Kurundi Sri Lankan heritage. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Police should be notified and approval must be obtained from local Police six hours before holding a protest, Acting Defence Minister Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon said today.

Jacqueline Fernandez was granted interim bail on Monday in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Delhi’s Patiala House Court granted interim bail to the actor subject to a bond of Rs 50,000.

The Supreme Court today decided not to proceed legal action against President Ranil Wickremesinghe in respect of several Fundamental Rights petitions filed over Easter Sunday attacks, owing to the presidential immunity.

Considering the limited distribution of petroleum products, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) board of directors has decided to fix the dealers’ commission for Dealer-owned Dealer-operated (DODO) and Company-owned Dealer- Operated (CODO) deale

The Election Commission (EC) will not delay conducting Local Government polls on the pretext of introducing electoral reforms and expects to announce the dates for the LG polls in November after incorporating the ‘Youth List’ into the 2022 electo

In a measure to revive the night economy in Sri Lanka, State Tourism Minister Diana Gamage ceremonially inaugurated the ‘Fairway....

President Ranil Wickremesinghe left the island early this morning on an official tour to Japan & Philippines, the President’s Media Division said.

Any fund disbursements from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to crisis-hit Sri Lanka could be at least 3-4 months away from now....

A major new survey from Microsoft shows that bosses and workers fundamentally disagree about productivity when working from home.

A daily revenue of US$ 41,000 has to be earned from the Lotus Tower, if Sri Lanka is to settle the loans obtained to construct it, MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

While claiming that the international community must rise above narrow national agenda, India said that, for its part, is taking exceptional measures at exceptional times to help its neighbourhood including Sri Lanka.

Britain’s royal family shared a photo on Saturday of the ledger stone marking the final resting place of Queen Elizabeth II, who died two weeks ago at the age of 96. She is interred in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, which is in the larger St.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued instructions to resume the program of awarding scholarships through the President’s Fund to students who have passed the G.E.C. O/L examination and are qualified to follow the GCE A/L.

While criticizing the suppression on peaceful protesters, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) alleged today that President Ranil Wickremesinghe was trying to act as a dictator by completely depriving people of their freedom.

Claiming that a recent report indicated that at least 32 Sri Lankan citizens go abroad every hour, Chairman of the National Movement for a Just Society Karu Jayasuriya said it was a sign of a country’s rapid decline.

While claiming that Sri Lanka unconditionally recognize the fact that one has a fundamental right to freedom of expression, foreign minister Ali Sabry however told UN General Assembly’s 77th session that this freedom must be within the constitution