An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued declaring several services including the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Sri Lanka Railway Department (SLRD), all District and Divisional Secretariats, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday in a telephone conversation with Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, expressed his anger and concerns at the comments made by Aluthgamage to the media on Thursday where he said Rajapaksa had infor

A future SJB government will introduce legislation to safeguard the farmers and their rights, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

The New Generation Awards 2021 was held last evening (29th) at the Grand Ballroom, Galadari Hotel, organised by Women in Management, Sri Lanka. Wijeya Newspapers Limited (WNL) won ‘The Youth Focus Corporate Award of the Year’ received by Rishini

The Government has sought the Attorney General’s advice to make the vaccination card mandatory for the general public when they enter public places.

A low-pressure area is currently located in the sea area off the eastern coast of the island and is expected to enhance further, bringing 100 mm of rain in many parts of the nation within the coming days, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

The Sri Lankans tourists who test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival would now be directed for home quarantine, the Health Ministry announced today.

The Sri Lanka Station Masters’ Union (SLSMU) is set to resume the inter-provincial train services from November 1.

There is a notable rise in the cases of child abuse in the recent past due to the closure of schools, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Miyuru Chandradasa said.

The number of COVID-19 cases will definitely go up in coming months, notwithstanding there is a dip in the cases at present, health officials pointed out.

The health guidelines have been issued to start the G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) and Advanced Level (A/L) classes in all schools.

The government has declared October 31, as a national day of mourning for Colombo and Gampaha Districts as a mark of respect for the late Most Ven.Velamitiyawe Kusaladhamma Nayaka Thera, the Home Affairs State Ministry said.

The Colombo District Court today issued an Enjoining Order suspending the Sri Lanka Communist Party’s decision to remove North Western Province Governor Raja Collure as the Chairman of the Communist Party.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is paying his last respects to the Most Ven. Velamitiyawe Kusaladhamma Nayaka Thera at the State funeral ceremony at the Vidyalankara Pirivena, Kelaniya. Pix by Nisal Baduge

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Trade Union Alliance today staged a protest against the handing over 40 Percent stake of Yugadanavi LNG power plant in Kerawalapitiya to a US company. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

The eligible travellers from Sri Lanka with appropriate proof of vaccination will qualify under the fully vaccinated rules for travel to the UK from November 1, the British High Commission in Colombo said.

The European Union (EU) has granted a further EUR 2 million in funding to help Sri Lanka in its efforts to manage the pandemic.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the cut off marks of students who sat the GCE A/L examination for the year 2020, UGC Chairman Prof. Sampath Amaratunga said.

The Coordinator of Save the Pearls organization Mohamed Sulthan has informed the Fort Magistrate’s Court that he was tortured in order to implicate Attorney-at-law Hejaaz Hizbullah.

Political parties affiliated to the Sri Lanka Nidahas Podujana Sandanaya have agreed to present observations to the Cabinet Paper pertaining to the Yugadanavi Power Plant, Prime Minister’s Media Division said.

The British government is yet to issue a clearance for Sri Lankan nationals to enter the United Kingdom without a mandatory quarantine or the necessary PCR tests, stating Sri Lankans still had to follow the category of ’people who do not qualify as

Responding to the moves taken by the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka to blacklist People’s Bank,the People’s Bank said the decision to halt the payment to the Chinese Company was taken following an interim injun

The People’s Bank of Sri Lanka has been blacklisted by the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka for failing to make the payment according to the Letter of Credit and the contacts between two parties.

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) yesterday urged the government to immediately rescind the relevant Gazette notification to appoint a Presidential Task Force (PTF) mandated to implement the ‘One Country, One Law’ concept, chaired by Ven.

In response to the rating action by Moody’s, the government through the Central Bank, expressed its strong displeasure and called it “irrational” and “hasty”.

The Prison Engineering Division has estimated that the Chapel section of the Welikada Prison has suffered a loss of around Rs. 10 million due to the protest staged by the inmates, the Prisons Department said.

Sri Lanka has set a target of raising USD 1 billion through sports over the next five years, Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said yesterday.

Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son has been granted bail 26 days after he was arrested for allegedly doing recreational drugs at a party.

Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in a Super 12 contest at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Thursday.