Distributing bottles of toddy to large groups of estate workers who attended political campaign rallies of two Presidential candidates in the upcountry recently would seriously breach the election law, independent polls monitors said.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will take another four years to repay the entire debt of over Rs 1200 billion that was transferred to the Treasury in 2022, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said yesterday. He said the Treasury to

The Brampton Municipal authorities in Canada have disregarded the Sri Lankan government’s protest over the construction of what is called ‘Tamil genocide memorial’ as its Mayor Patrick Brown requested Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister M. Joly t

The Cabinet has decided to allow 35 countries visa free access into Sri Lanka from October 1, 2024, Adviser to the Ministry of Tourism Harin Fernando said. The countries include Germany, Netherlands, Australia, India, China and Japan.

A doctor, two nurses and a family health officer have been interdicted during investigations of the death of a woman who died of bleeding after delivery.

Around 90 liquor licences have been issued before the approval of a new procedure of issuing licences, Chairman of Ways and Means Committee Patali Champika Ranawka told Parliament yesterday.

The Sri Lanka Air Force -AERO BASH 2024- educational and technical trade show organised by the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay is scheduled to be held from 22nd August 2024 to 26th August 2024 at the SLAF Academy China Bay Camp.

The Election Commission and election monitors have flagged concerns over the rising polls-related complaints which have now surpassed the 700 mark.

A dealer in pet animals and two of his employees, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of keeping four pythons smuggled to the country and a crocodile endemic to Sri Lanka during a raid in Wattala. Police said the four pythons belonging to the specie

A farewell ceremony took place in Colombo on Monday to honour Dr. Zuhair Hamdaallah Dar Zaid, the outgoing Ambassador of Palestine to Sri Lanka

The Mahanayake of the Malwatta Chapter Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera has raised concerns regarding the security aspect of the proposed link road between Sri Lanka and India when constructed.

The final Randoli Perehera of the Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Esala festival paraded the streets on Monday night (19) It was followed by the water cutting ceremony in the early hours of last morning in the Mahaweli river at Getambe and the day proc

The Pathfinder Foundation (PF) and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore jointly hosted a comprehensive webinar focusing on the domestic politics of South Asia, with a special emphasis on Sri Lanka. Th

When conducting the wild elephant census across the country, the Wildlife Conservation Department has instructed its officers to do it with the aid of moonlight without flashing electronic torches.

A young woman, allegedly an undergraduate of a state university, who entered the Kandy Perahera route was arrested for having in her possession a stock of ganja.

The Catholic Church will not support any candidate who is contesting for the presidency this year, Head of Communications Committee Archdiocese of Colombo Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando said yesterday.

The day Perahera which marks the end of the Kandy Esala festival will take place today (20).

The final Randoli procession of the Esala perahera will parade the streets of Kandy tonight. It will leave the Sri Dalada Maligawa and proceed along Dalada Veediya, Yatinuwara Veediya, D.S.Senanayake Veediya and return to the Sri Dalada Maligawa thro

President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and regional integration from Japan to India, with a special focus on deepening ties with India.

The 5th Annual Prize Giving Ceremony of the Academy of Learning and Teaching English Communication (ALTEC) was a resounding success, held on the 20th of July at Holy Family Convent.

Police arrested two persons for illegal possession of elephant pearls (Gajamuthu) over the weekend.

The spill gates of the Kukule Ganga reservoir were opened due to heavy rains experienced in the catchment areas yesterday (17) and the day before yesterday (16), the Irrigation Department said.

The Old Anandians’ Medical Guild (OAMG) will celebrate its 2024 edition with Academic Sessions and Fellowship Night 2024 on Saturday, August 24th at the Grand Monarch Thalawathugoda.

The Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) in Hambantota General Hospital who had been arrested on a complaint that he threatened and intimidated the 16-year-old girl who had been raped by 22 schoolboys during the medical examination was produced before Ham

Claiming that over 390 complaints received up to now are instances of violation of the election law, the Election Commission Chief said yesterday that they have managed to stop many abuses of state resources including Urumaya and Suraksha, which were

It was revealed that only 230,000 people had migrated in 2023 whereas one million passports had been issued in the same year.

While measures are taken to repatriate the rescued Sri Lankans from Myanmar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also working through the Sri Lankan missions in Yangon and Bangkok to rescue the remaining 34 Sri Lankans stranded in the Myawaddy area of

Opening a new chapter in the defence activities in the Sri Lankan sea belt, a ship used in methods of training in seizing, entering and searching was declared open yesterday by US Ambassador in Sri Lanka Julie J. Chung at the Sri Lanka Coast Protecti

Senior journalist Pradeep Anura Kumara who was the media secretary of Minister of Housing Prasanna Ranatunga passed away.

An Australian Federal Court judge has slammed the Home Affairs Department for failing to properly scrutinise a Sri Lankan diplomat who confiscated a staffer’s passport and gave her just two days leave in three years.