A care centre for invalid Buddhist monks was declared open and an alms giving for 50 monks was held in view of completion of 50 years of monkhood of Chief Sangha Nayake of Australia and Chief prelate of Gampaha Maligathanna Viharaya Ven. Akaravita Sa

The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday questioned the educational qualifications of Deputy Speaker Dr. Rizvie Salih whom it said is not a specialist doctor as claimed by him.

A JVP dissident group, National Freedom Front (NFF) led by Wimal Weerawansa said yesterday former Speaker Ashoka Ranwala was compelled to use a “doctorate title” before his name because of the JVP’s recently imposed standard of being a doctor o

The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province is scheduled to resume next month. The service was suspended on November 7 due to bad weather conditions.

Ten veteran media personalities who have rendered a yeoman service to the field of journalism are to be honoured at the 69th Anniversary Convention of the Sri Lanka Press Association and the D. F. Kariyakarawana Memorial Journalism Awards on Tuesday,

The government is considering three names of NPP Parliamentarians for the Speaker post which fell vacant by the resignation of NPP government’s first Speaker Asoka Ranwala, government sources said.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced yesterday that public consultations on the electricity tariff revision will commence on Tuesday.

A Jailer working in the Galle prisons had been threatened with death allegedly by a underworld gangster hiding in Dubai.

The engines of the Sagarika Express Train and the Rajarata Rejini Express Train collided at the Beliatta Railway Station yesterday morning, the Railways Department reported.

The addition of the modern twin-engine turboprop aircraft to Sri Lanka Air Force will play a crucial role in strengthening Sri Lanka’s efforts to combat maritime threats, including drug trafficking and human smuggling, while also supporting disaste

Recent statistics indicate that out of the estimated 300,000 monkeys in the country, around 50,000 monkeys are causing issues by frequenting villages and urban areas,

Sri Lankan Ambassador to China Majintha Jayesinghe presented his Credentials to Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday.

A Fundamental Rights petition filed by an Attorney-at-Law seeking an order directing the Constitutional Council to approve the recommendation made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to appoint the incumbent President of the Court of Appeal,

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.