President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the renovation work of the Ehelepola Walawwa, which is more than 400 years old, at Raja Veediya in Kandy yesterday afternoon. The building, which was used as a prison cell during the British colonial period and

MS JINAWATHI KUMARIHAMY GOPALLAWA ALUVIHARE. Widow of former Minister Alick Aluvihare passed away. She is the mother of former state Ministers Ranjith and Wasantha Aluvihare, former Matale Mayor Daljith Aluvihare and Sahani and Manoranjani Aluvihare

Keerthi Ratnayake, defence and political analyst attached to Lanka e-News arrested for allegedly giving information to th

A circular regarding the elimination of teacher-principal salary anomalies has been issued by the Public Services, Provincial Co

A 16-hour water cut would be imposed in several areas in Colombo on Saturday (8) from 8.00 am to 12 midnight, the National Water

A torch light protest was held by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) near Dematagoda Railway Station against the scarcity of kerosene and other essential commodities yesterday.

A programme to distribute exercise books and stationery items to schoolchildren in the Ragama area was held at the Lourdes Sewa Piyas

Retired Senior Deputy Inspector General Sarath Lugoda was appointed as the 29th President of the Retired Senior Police Officers’ Association last week. Subsequently, R

A stock of 1.02 kilos of the illegal intoxicant called ICE was seized and four suspects including an employee of the Trincomalee harbor were arrested by the Moratuwa police during a raid at Angulana junction. The police had

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) is to increase the number of trains and buses, as the public servants in full capacity will be reporting for duty from this week and also to facilitate the school children after reopening of schools. SLTB Dep

Minimum bus fare which was at Rs.14 will be increased to Rs. 17

An individual who stripped his two children, tied them to a tree, smeared chilly powder and beat them was arrested by Hatton Poli

It was yet to determine how she had contracted the virus

UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara, deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene and Assistant General Secretary Shanthini Kongahage present a package of essentials to old party activists during a New Year gathering held in Sirikotha on January 3, 2022.

A young man from Polwatta in Pallepola had been clubbed to death, allegedly by his brother, during a brawl over a family dis

Transparency International Sri Lanka launched a website to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day. Executive Director of the Transparency International Sri Lanka Nadeeshani Perera said the website “Apesalli.lk “ would pr

Industries Minister Wimal Weerawamsa said Sri Lanka is facing the end of the open market economic model introduced in 1977, and it is time to mobilise people for a manufacturing, national economy. Addressing a semi

Policy advocate Dr. Prathiba Mahanamahewa, addressing the weekly APIIT MBA Diaries webinar last week on the theme ‘Product Quality; the right of a consumer’ citing the 727 explosions related to LP gas leaks and one death in the country, said, “

An area of more than 10 acres of state forest at Kotagala in Hatton had been gutted last morning. Residents of the area said the fi

Korean Ambassador Santhush Woonjin Jeong welcomed the international singing sensation and Samsung Brand Ambassador for Sri Lanka Yohani De Silva at the Korean Embassy. Congratulating

Deputy Indian High Commissioner, Vinod K Jacob was the Chief Guest at the 65th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Executive Council of the Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka) held at Moratuwa on

Hikkaduwa is a world-famous city. That is because of tourism. We have seen many tourists travelling in Hikkaduwa town during the tourist season except for the last two years because of COVID-19 pandemic. The Hikkad

International Research Symposium – 2021 organised by the University of Vocational Technology, Ratmalana will be held today

MILCO, the state-run dairy manufacturing company, is handicapped in meeting the increased demand for its products due to the slow growth of raw milk production in the country over the years, an official said. Its Chairman Lasantha Biyanka Wickramas

Leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party and Parliamentarian Tissa Vitharana said the present government had not given due recognition to the minor constituent parties as they received when Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa w

A writ petition has been filed before the Court of Appeal seeking an order directing the IGP to initiate criminal investigation against Minister Bandula Gunawardene, State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Consumer Affairs Authority Chairman and Direct

Do not migrate to Canada in a mad rush and lose the valuable life you have already built-up in Sri Lanka for just following the herd instinct and leaving the country for petty decisions, said a Sri Lankan specialist in Canada immigration. Maj. Gen

Several houses in Malay Colony on the banks of Walawe river had gone under water on Sunday night (05) after the opening of fiv

The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) - the pioneer of digital transformation aiming to make Sri Lanka a digitally inclusive Nation - together with the Ministry of Technology, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRCSL), tele

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) yesterday suggest that it would be appropriate to hold the Provincial Council election