Several wall paintings, inscriptions and cave paintings in the historic Little Sigiriya Rajamaha Vihara in the Kotmale colony in Uhana in the Ampara district have been left to the mercy of the elements without any attention much to the anxiet

The Health Workers Union Alliance yesterday staged a protest in Colombo over several demands including a salary increase to both private and state sector workers by Rs 10,000.

The people using ferry for transport between islands expressed concern about any possible disaster similar to that in Kinniya when a ferry capsized causing the death of several passengers. They pointe

Sri Pada pilgrim season 2021/2022 is scheduled to commence on the Unduvap full moon day on December 18. Chief Sang

The consumption of illicit liquor in Sri Lanka during the last couple of years has increased by 300%, which has also become a chief reason for the health indexes to perform low, an Opposition

A series of welfare programmes including medical camps will be held in the weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Rukmalgama Housing Complex, which fell on November 08th. A medical clinic

The Women’s Rights Movement yesterday (01) staged a protest near the Battaramulla Parliamentary Circle demanding that all women rally to protest against the government which has devastated t

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday morning (22).

Twelve suspects have been arrested with drugs after police raided a party at a tourist lodge at Midigama in Weligama

Keeping up the legacy of strong relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the Pakistani government donated a fully furnished library to the National Defence College. Pakistan also provided its fullest support in setting up the curriculum of the i

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 Commis

Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddika Sri Ragala yesterday refused to ban the protest that is to be held by Samagi Jana Bala

SJB is to file legal action against the gazette notification under which all lands in the coastal belt from Wattala to Negombo a

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) together with Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai have organized the first-ever film tourism promotion in Bangalore, Karnataka in a bid to explore potential opportunities in the South In

ICTA will conduct a two-day roadshow in the central region in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRCSL), Telecommunications Partners, and Industry partners. The forum’s main objective is to creat

Permitting selected agricultural chemicals to be imported as a solution to the crisis, the agricultural sector in Sri Lanka has fa

Finland, which has the world best education systems in the world will support new education reforms in Sri Lanka, the Natio

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) yesterday announced that all leave of its employees have been cancelled from yesterday

The Education Ministry has fixed the date for conducting the 2021 GCE Ordinary Level (O/L), Advanced Level (A/L) and G

Catholic Bishops Conference of Sri Lanka yesterday expressed its deep concern on the erosion of democratic principles

Senior citizens and elders who suffer from non-communicable diseases, including front-line COVID control workers and health

A large stock of illegal cigarettes worth over Rs.5.6 million smuggled into the country through unlawful channel was seized by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in Kandana last week.

There cannot be corruption if electricity tariffs become less

A group of 18 suspects had been arrested by Moratuwa Police in connection with the alleged assault on two officers of the Police Emergency 119 at Madangahawatta in Moratuwa. They were p

While taking measures to stop the exploitation of sand by middlemen, the environment ministry has decided to carry out the island-wide sand distribution under the Building Materials Corporation (B

The world’s first Electronic Imaginative Astronomy Magazine compiled by Rusin Thathsara, a past pupil of Seevali Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Ratnapura was inaugurated by well-known Astronomer and award-winning Science Writer Anura C. Perera, at Sri Lanka

The 1st Annual Conference hosted by the Office For National Unity and Reconciliation is scheduled to be held on October 30 and 31 October 2021. The annual conference is a programme proposal submitted under the title of “Higher Education Programmes

There are no legal provisions for carrying out a lab test on samples of fertilizer that had been imported from China by a third party, Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday. Kiriella told a p

A liquid nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant was ceremonially opened by Minister of Power Gamini Lokuge at Polgasowit

The petitioner is also seeking an order directing the authorities to prepare the estimated loss and damage caused to the fishing industry in Sri Lanka