A squadron of the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet which included the Corvette ‘Gremyashchiy’ and submarines ‘B – 603’ and ‘B – 274’ arrived at the Colombo harbour today.

A total of 23 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (15) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 13,472.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a 14-member Presidential Task Force for Green Agriculture.

There is always the possibility of new COVID-19 variants entering into the country, Director General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardane said.

The sudden decision by the government to stop importing chemical and organic fertilizers took place as a result of a conspiracy by parliamentarian Ven. Rathana Thera, Ape Janabala Pakshaya (AJP) National Organizer Dr. Susantha Kodithuwakku said.

Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera said that a system will be formulated to automatically cancel the cases against police officers if the charge sheets against them are not completed within six months.

Heavy traffic has been reported at the Welipenna interchange on the Southern Expressway towards Galle, police said.

The killing of British Conservative MP Sir David Amess is being treated as a terrorist incident by police.

Two Russian submarines and a navy warship arrived at the Colombo Port, the navy said.

The Government has ruled out talks with banned Tamil diaspora groups but will instead look at engaging with others.

A protest organized by the SJB was held outside the Fort Railway Station against the rising cost of living and gas prices. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Chairman Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka yesterday pledged to build up a giant political force to defeat the government and called for people’s support for the same.

As the COVID-19 pandemic delivered a massive hit on the local labour market, the government going forward should urgently look at improving and expanding access to social security for employees and employers, the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) sai

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa claimed that he would not be bullied into selecting players to fulfil personal satisfactions and arrogance following the Daily Mirror article on Friday (15) titled ‘SLR Made to look like Puppets.’

The US has announced that it will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from 8 November.

The All Ceylon Dairy Farmers’ Federation is inrequesting a minimum of Rs.120 price hike for one litre of milk, National Centre for the Protection of Dairy Farmers Susantha Kumara Navaratne said.

The Health Ministry today issued a new set of guidelines to be followed by the public from October 16 to 31.

A noticeable increase in the cases of post-Covid syndrome called “Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in children’ were reported among children during the last couple of weeks, a medical specialist said today.

A writ petition filed by parents of the youths who went missing in 2008 seeking an order quashing the decision of the Attorney General to withdraw the indictment filed against Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda was today fixed for support by C

The Colombo High Court today ordered to release Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former Director General of Divi Neguma Department Kithsiri Ranawaka from a case filed against them for allegedly misappropriating Rs.36.5 million of funds belonging

The Government has decided to strictly enforce inter-provincial travel restrictions that are current in effect until October 21, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.

Claiming that the Kerawalapitiya Power plant and the contract to supply LNG to the country’s power plants have been secretly handed over to New Fortress Energy company which was running into bankruptcy, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today urg

The pilot project to administer Pfizer Vaccine to students who are going to sit for G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, kicked off today from the Colombo District. Pix by Nisal Baduge, Waruna Wanniarachchi, Nimalsiri Edirisinghe, Pradeep Pathirana and

The Court of Appeal has issued notices on respondents including the Minister of Finance returnable for February 7 in connection with a writ petition has filed seeking an order quashing the award of supply of security stickers to an Indian security pr

The Inspector General of Police has informed Court of Appeal that investigations carried out against High Court Judge Gihan Pilapitiya had not revealed sufficient evidence regarding the controversial telephone conversations with former Deputy Ministe

The price of a 400 gram pouch of Highland milk powder has been increased by Rs. 90 and a 1 kg pouch has been increased by Rs. 225, state-run dairy producer MILCO (Pvt) Limited confirmed this.

The pilot project to administer the Pfizer vaccine to students sitting for the A/L Examination 2021 commenced in the Colombo District today.

India is set to reopen its borders to overseas travellers as it relaxes Covid-related restrictions amid a drop in daily infections.

There is an acute scarcity of kerosene cookers in the Pettah market due to the sudden and colossal price increase of cooking gas, the Pettah United National Association of Self-Employed Traders President Charles Pradeep said.

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene, General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara with Venerable Abanpola Gnanaloka Thera at the launch of the UNP affiliated Buddhist Organisation at Sirikotha.