Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Former President Maithripala Sirisena said the SLFP would join hands with several other political parties that could contribute to the uplift of the country and form an alliance to contest the next

The proposed official mobile app for tourism industry in Sri Lanka will be launched this year, Tourism Minister Prasanna R

H.Chalani Devmini Soysa of No. 58 Fonseka Road, Pandaura is suffering from a congenial shortening of her left lower limb involv

People should not fall into trouble by selecting an alternative in the way they did in 2019 in choosing the SLPP , Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said over the weekend. Premadasa who was speaking during a ceremony where he donated a three wh

Senior journalist and Sinhala Complaint Officer of the Sri Lanka Press Complaints Commission Kamal Liyanarachchi passed away last evening following a brief illness.

Residents of Banduragoda area yesterday staged protest at Wattemulla junction on the Divulapitiya- Meerigama road accusing the police of failing to take action against the brothers of one family who are rampant in the area terrorizing in

Nine foreign nationals aboard a multiday fishing trawler were taken into custody by the Sri Lanka Navy in international wate

The Government of the Republic of Iceland with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka has appointed Guðni Bragason as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iceland to Sri Lanka based in New Delhi. He has present

Mr Kunle Adeniyi presented his credentials yesterday (3) to the Foreign Minister, Prof. G.L. Peiris, officially taking office as the new Representative for UNFPA Sri Lanka and Country Director for The Maldives. Prior to this assignment, Mr Adeniyi se

The Education Ministry has secured a loan from Kuwait Fund with an exchange value of Rs. 6 billion to finance the establishment of a medical faculty a

Claiming that the police had acted in different ways in two similar incidents of egg attack on JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the attack on Ragama Medical Faculty undergrads, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yest

Senior educationalist Lal Dissanayake assumed duties as the principal of Ananda College yesterday (25). He served as the Additional Education Director of the Western province. In 2008, he served as the acting principal and held the deputy principal p

The launching of Sri Lanka’s first ever Vegan recipe book by the ‘Dharma Voices for Animals’ organisation was held on Thursday in Colombo. The first copy of the book was presented to the Ven Wattegama Dhammawasa Thera by the Founder of the orga

The semi-annual police inspection of Wolfendhal (Jinthupitiya) and Dam Street Police Stations was held at the Gunasinghepura Stadium on Tuesday (18).

A stock of cigarettes worth Rs.800, 000, which had been illegally smuggled into the country as fruits were seized by the Police Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday.

The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday concluded recording evidence in a case filed against former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara in respect of the Easter Sunday bomb attacks. The High Court Trial-at-Bar benc

UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday charged that the time allocated for the opposition parties other than the SJB during

The Annual General Meeting and the election of the Old Girls’ Association of Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 10 is scheduled to be held on January 23 at 1.00 p.m. All members of the OGA are invited to attend the meeting.

Indictments filed against Rajitha Senaratne and Rumi Mohammed under fourteen counts

Secretary – Alhaj Abdul Jawadh Alim Waliyyullah Trust Moulavi K. R. M. Sahlan Rabbani in a letter addressed to Minister of J

Child Protection Alliance, an organisation dedicated to protecting children in Sri Lanka which had lodged a complaint a

Aluthsahal Mangallaya or the New Rice festival was held at the Sri Dalada Maligawa inner Shrine room offering 32 measures

A person ploughing a land in Puttur in Jaffna had died after a tractor collapsed on him, Achchuweli Police said. The deceased has been ploughing a land on January 14 and the accident has occurred as the tractor has fallen on him. On sus

Views exchanged on developing bilateral relations

A swashbuckling knock of 149 off 141 deliveries inclusive of 15 boundaries and six sixes by Iruth Gimshan paved the way for Ananda to record a 177 runs win over D.S. Senanayake College (DSS) in their Under 17 inter-school cricket match play

Kaveesh Randula stole the limelight with a masterly knock of 117 in St. Servatius’ massive 238 runs win over Meepawala Amarasuriya MMV Galle in the Under 15 inter-school cricket encounter played at Matara. Kaveesh’s kn

Three-time Olympic representative Sriyani Kulawansa was re-elected President of the Sri Lanka Olympians (SLO) for the period of 2022 to 2025 at their Annual General Meeting held at the NCC Auditorium in Colombo. Kulawa

Deported defending champion Novak Djokovic was thousands of miles away when the Australian Open began yesterday, but his brooding presence and the visa saga that engulfed him loomed large. Looking at a big poster

Breathe environment and sustainability, an organisation committed to preserve a green environment in collaboration with th

The Special Task Force of Police (STF) arrested two suspects involved in drug trafficking along with a pistol, magazines a