The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata, will undertake his first country visit to Sri Lanka from 26 November to 3 December 2021.

The Education Co-operative Trade Union Confederation (ECTUC) today staged a protest in front of the Colombo, Union Place office for not having granted the approval for Rs.10,000 salary increase by the Education Co-operative Society. Pix by Kithsiri d

The Bribery Commission has filed indictments before Colombo High Court against former North Central Province Chief Minister S.M. Ranjith Samarakoon and Shanthi Chandrasena, the spouse of Minister S.M. Chandrasena for allegedly causing an unlawful los

Chairman of Kinniya Urban Council who is a relative of SLMC MP Imran Maharoof should be removed from his post as he had illegally given permission to run a ferry across the Kinya lagoon, State Minister Nimal Lansa told Parliament today.

The owner and two operators of the passenger ferry which capsized in the Kuringankerni Lagoon killing six persons were arrested today.

The COVID task force should take full responsibility if the private bus service collapses, the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) said.

Patients are severely inconvenienced by the 48-hour token strike launched by fifteen trade unions in the health sector over several demands including irregularities in promotions, salary anomalies. Professionals in the field of nursing, complementar

The Police yesterday warned nearly 10,000 people for not wearing face masks properly to prevent the spread of Covid-19 during a special operation conducted in the Western Province.

The human rights situation in Sri Lanka continued to deteriorate during the first half of 2021, the United Kingdom said in its latest report on the global human rights situation.

Requests received regarding the postponement of the dates of the practical exams by students for GCE Advanced Level (A/L) exams will be directed to the attention of the Education Minister, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said.

Fifteen unions, including the Nursing and Paramedical Services, have decided to go on a 48-hour token strike from 7.00 am today. Saman Ratnapriya, co-convener of the Federation of Health Professionals, said that about 55,000 health professionals will

The Army and Police personnel recovered suicide bombs, pressure, artillery bombs, anti-tank mines, weapons, ammunition and many lethal mines unearthed from a private land in Manthuvil, Jaffna

The government has approved the proposal to introduce the LANKAQR methodology for manual pay counters on the expressways managed by the Road Development Authority (RDA).

Permission will be granted to import chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides from today, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said.

The second phase of the expansion of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayaka will be officially declared open tomorrow (25 November).

A cabinet approval has been granted to prepare a Sri Lankan media policy, paying special attention to the existing laws applicable to journalists and media institutions and preparing policies and ethics.

Sri Lanka’s aviation traffic will increase further in the coming weeks with four new airlines gearing up to launch direct flights to the country from December.

Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday instructed the relevant authorities to restore the Pahala Kadugannawa area on the Colombo-Kandy main road and to rebuilt the shops immediately.

Due to a prevailing low-level atmospheric disturbance located to the south-east of Sri Lanka, cloudy skies could be expected over the island, the Meteorology Department said today.

U. S. Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu, at a meeting with a delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), underscored that human rights are central to his country’s foreign policy in Sri Lanka.

Porters, commonly known as ‘Nattamis’ who handle the brunt of the goods that are being brought to and dispatched from Pettah, often manually pulling carts in the busy wholesale/retails hub, yesterday staged a protest demanding higher daily wages.

The main suspects accused behind the Easter Sunday attacks were produced in court yesterday as trial before a special bench commenced. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Following the resumption of school activities in all grades at various stages, a significant number of students, teachers, and non-academic staff reported contracting the COVID-19 virus on a daily basis, Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) Chief Secretary

Police today carried out special operations within the Western Province under the instructions of Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon to apprehend those violate health guidelines and take legal action ahead of the festive season. Police also distributed

A red alert (Take Action) on heavy deluge has been issued for ten districts, the Department of Meteorology said today.

Eastern Province (EP) Governor Anuradha Yahampath called for an immediate inquiry into the unfortunate incident in which a ferry capsized in the Kurinjankerni lagoon in Kinniya today.

The residence of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress MP M. S. Thowfeek in Kinniya has been attacked by a group of residents following the ferry mishap in which six were drowned.

Sri Lanka is bound by section 4 of the UN Monetary and Financial Conference to go for a dialogue with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December this year, UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today.

The Health Ministry is highly concerned with the dramatic increase in the number of COVID deaths, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said.

A limited number of spectators will be allowed for the Lanka Premier League (LPL), Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa tweeted today.