President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today requested the UK to provide technical assistance to study and evaluate the damage caused to the environment by the X-Press Pearl Vessel.

The suspension of issuing vehicle revenue licenses in the Western Province (WP) has been extended until the date of travel restrictions are imposed, The Government Information Department said.

The entrance to the Southern Expressway was temporarily closed at the Kaduwela Entrance after the area was inundated due to heavy rains in the last few days. Pix by Damith Wickramasinghe

Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to introduce a fitness test to qualify for the playing XI is ill-timed, former Captain Lasith Malinga has said.

Five people including Jackson Anthony’s daughter Madhavee Wathsala Anthony, who were arrested this morning for attending the birthday party thrown at Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo on May 30 have been granted bail and sent for quarantine in Passara, P

People living downstream on the Kelaniya river bank have experienced minor floods due to the overflowing of the river following torrential showers. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana and Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today urged the government to initiate an independent investigation into allowing the MV X-press Pearl vessel that caught fire in Sri Lankan waters, claiming that the whole episode involving the ship was suspicious

Several large scale and small supermarkets have initiated delivery of consumer goods to their doorsteps during the ongoing restriction period. Residents in the area place their orders online or through telephone calls along with their requirement. Pa

Former Sri Lanka captain and chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed head coach of a club in Australia on Friday, joining two fellow countrymen at the ambitious side.

The delivery process of the Sathosa relief package ‘Sahana Malla’ for the people who most affected in the Gampaha district due to the current COVID pandemic is to be initiated from today, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

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

Six more people including Jackson Anthony’s daughter Madhavee Wathsala Anthony have been arrested for attending the birthday party thrown at Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo on May 30 violating quarantine regulations, Police said.

Three persons were reported missing after a landslide in Ella Devala in Ratnapura District, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

A special operation will be in place today to ascertain whether those who report for duty are engaged in essential services in Colombo are genuinely engaged in those duties, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Some 44,000 consumers have been affected by power breakdowns due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the country, Power and Energy Development Director and Media Spokesperson Sulakshana Jayawardena said.

Water supply for several areas of Colombo has been interrupted due to a power failure at the Ambatale Water Treatment Plant, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said.

The owners of Singapore-registered MV X-press Pearl which caught fire off Colombo Port have agreed to make an interim payment to Sri Lanka for the damage done to the marine environment of the country, an official said.

The Narahenpita Dedicated Economic Center remains open yesterday for people to buy fruits and vegetables despite island-wide travel restrictions. Pix by Damith Wickramasinghe

The current vaccination strategy is flawed and is in need of urgent review, with priority given for the elderly patients,the Sri Lanka Medical Association said.

Fish caught from seas off Jaffna and several other areas were getting prepared at a centre in Negombo to be distributed to areas where fishing activities have been suspended due to the debris coming from the fire engulfed X-Press Pearl vessel. Pix b

Forty two more COVID-19 related deaths were reported bringing the death toll in the country to 1,608, the Government Information Department said.

While Sri Lanka braces itself for a possible oil spill from a sunken Singapore-registered container ship, the vessel operator’s chief executive on Thursday (Jun 3) expressed “deep regrets and apologies” for the impact that the incident has caus

The United States has picked Sri Lanka, among other countries, to share 25 million coronavirus vaccines.

Sri Lankan expatriate Rasika Jds living in Dubai, won the mega Dh15 million Big Ticket jackpot draw held in Abu Dhabi today.

Britain added seven countries, including Egypt and Sri Lanka, to its ’’red list’’ of destinations that require hotel quarantine on return to England on Thursday, in a review that also saw Portugal move from ’’green’’ to ’’amber’

A total of 3,264 more individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 today, taking the total cases in Sri Lanka to 195,811, the Government Information Department said.

Senior citizens in Kosgas Handiya in Panadura are seen receiving the allowance given for the Senior citizens.The allowance was distributed at the Panadura Post Office. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa advised the officials to study the machinery required to produce organic fertilizer and manufacture machines that could be built locally with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Army Engineer’s Corps at state owned factorie

All Post offices and Sub Post offices across the country remain open from today to provide limited services such as public payments and medicine deliveries. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

The investigation into the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, which allowed to hold a birthday celebration for event organizer Chandimal Jayasinghe and model Piumi Hansamali when island wide restrictions were in place, have been handed over to the Colombo