The newly established, Regional Centre for Maritime Studies (RCMS) will function as a pivotal and strategic nexus for comprehensive inter-ministerial and inter-agency coordination, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) said.

Sri Lanka boasts the highest number of winners at the SolarX Startup Challenge (Asia-Pacific Chapter). The Challenge launched at COP 28 by the International Solar Alliance in collaboration with Invest India is committed to identifying and fostering i

Paddy fields and the surrounding jungles in the Monaragala district are teeming with flocks of migratory birds as usual due to the winter season in many countries.

Director of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, Dr. T. Sathyamoorthy, said that if MP Ramanathan Archchuna visits the hospital again and disrupts its operations, he will be captured and handed over to the Jaffna Police.

Sri Lanka is grappling with a sharp rise in vegetable prices as heavy rains and floods have caused severe damage to agricultural fields.

If the Australian government has recently culled millions of kangaroos to protect their land, Sri Lanka could consider measures to export harmful animal populations causing significant damage to crops, former Minister Mahinda Amaraweera suggested.

A herd of 13 wild elephants including three tuskers have been causing much havoc in Pothana in Sirigiya.

The government has granted approval to introduce an appropriate system for the utilization of the Visumpaya bungalow and existing Presidential mansions in various areas under the control of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils a

A total of 1,802 Sri Lankan workers are set to leave for Israel between December 2024 and January 2025, according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment.

Following the successful completion of a one-year tenure in the Central African Republic, a new contingent from the Sri Lanka Air Force has departed to take over duties with the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the region.

In a significant gesture of solidarity, the High Commission of India in Colombo extended relief assistance to the people of the Northern Province, responding to the recent floods that caused displacement and hardship. The distribution was carried out

The U.S. Embassy in Colombo, in collaboration with Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre, hosted a three-day regional workshop from December 3-5 to improve readiness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) emergencies. The event

The Freedom People’s Congress (FPC) yesterday alleged that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s decision to postpone the Provincial Council election in January 2023 without justifiable reasons was a “political abortion” committed after a m

Asserting that he is in agreement in principle with Agriculture Minister K.D. Lalkantha that crop-damaging wild animals should be contained on farmlands, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara Jayamaha said that farmers should be empowered

A police complaint has been filed with the Jaffna Police against Jaffna District Parliamentarian Dr. Ramanathan Archuna, accusing him of entering the Jaffna Teaching Hospital and behaving in a disorderly manner.

A consignment of flood relief valued at more than Rs.300 million donated by the Japanese government was handed over to Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) Sampath Thuiyakontha at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

A high-level delegation from the National Shoora Council (NSC) met with Mr.Tilvin Silva, Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) on Friday at the JVP headquarters in Battaramulla.

South Korea’s opposition lawmakers have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law.

In response to the increasing number of drug addicts, the Bureau of Rehabilitation has informed the Ministry of Justice and National Integration that it has the capacity to accommodate over 800 individuals, including dozens of women, for rehabilitati

A special Christmas carol service organized by the Christian collective of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila was held at the hospital auditorium last Friday under the patronage of its Directress.

The Sripada Pilgrim Season 2024/25 will commence on Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day on December 14 after taking out the caskets of sacred relics, the statues of Saman Deviyo (deity) , and the regalia from Sripada Rajamaha Vihara in Galpottawala and taking

In commemoration of The Buddha’s third and final visit to Kelaniya, along with 500 Arahants on the invitation of Naga King Maniakkitha of Kelaniya on a Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, a newly built Gopur pillar will be declared open at the Kelaniya Raja

A group of 27 Sri Lankan expatriate workers in Lebanon who had been in a predicament due to the prevailing conflict returned safely to Sri Lanka on Wednesday night (04). They included 19 men three women and five children.

Appreciating the special financial assistance scheme of the Government of India, one of the selected students from the Department of Geography, University of Jaffna said, the monthly grant has been extremely useful in alleviating financial stress and

The rice stocks will be released from the Colombo Port within four hours of their arrival, provided the necessary taxes are paid, Additional Director General of Customs Seevali Arukgoda said.

Most lunch boxes and water bottles available in the local market are not suitable for children to store their food in, Public Health Inspectors’ (PHI) Union Chairman Upul Rohana said.

The medical fraternity has raised serious concerns over a letter issued by the Regional Director of Health Services in Matale, instructing specialists over the age of 60 to retire by December 31.

Claiming that there is no shortage of coconuts in the country, Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe said yesterday there is an attempt to create an artificial shortage in the market.

A group of schoolchildren from Colombo who went on an excursion to Hantana during the school vacation and lost their way were rescued by the Police and the Army.

Religious rites in memory of the victims of the most terrible plane crash in the country 50 years ago were performed yesterday in front of the memorial near Wimaladurendra reservoir in Norton Bridge.