Central Environmental Authority has confirmed that the remnants of the X-press pearl which caught fire had not caused any serious environmental damage to the sea belt from Wennapuwa to Kalpitiya. Puttalam Dis

Three police personnel belonging to Parliament police division have been tested COVID-19, positive, Serjeant-at-arms Narendra Fernando confirmed yesterday. Mr. Ferna

Leaders of political parties which represent Parliament on June 7 2021 to decide on the fate of Parliament sessions next week

Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors’ Association said haphazard behaviour of the public who ignored the health guidelines

THEY TOO SUCCUMBED TO COVID-19

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Panduwasnuwara Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman R. P. D. Sunil Jayaweera, who was receiving treatment at the IDH Hospital for COVID-19, died yesterday. The 60-y

A female lecturer at the University of Jaffna has died yesterday at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital with COVID-19. The decea

Whilst alleging that the ship MV X-press Pearl might have been allowed to come into Sri Lankan waters despite the nitric acid leak to enable remitting of some dollars in the form of insurance claims, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday

Allaying what he called misconceptions and apprehensions about the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said the new law will operate well within the framework of the structures and institutions which are pa

The doctor produced a title deed to establish his possession of the land which he had purchased from another individual

Those infected included four individuals from a nearby estate employed in the livestock farm

17 workers had been injured in the incident and admitted to hospital

This stock of Kerala Ganja has been discovered when checking four fertiliser bags abandoned in the beach

The victims are temporarily staying in day care centres and library buildings of the estate

The Government was fishing in troubled waters by trying to pass the Port City Economic Commission Bill in Parliament in a hur

Vegetable prices at the Dambulla Economic Centre had shot up due to the increasing demand bringing a remunerative marke

Two nattamis are idling before a wholesale onion vendor in Pettah market yesterday when shops were opened on governme

Ms. Dunesha Silva, who was serving as a Proof Reader at the Daily Mirror Editorial passed away last week at the age of 40.

Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando who accused the opposition of being engaged in fear mongering urged the people not to be misled by them. “Succumbing t

Vehicular movement including pedestrian movements on the Lellopitya – Galabada Road through Bopatta has come into a halt after a part of the Mawalla Bridge over Denawaka River had been damaged due to rain waters. The bridg

Police have taken steps to operate special check points from last morning to control the public movement between provinces.

Agrarian Organisations in the Polonnaruwa District warned that Governent’s ban on import of synthetic fertiliser and agro chemicals would result in a severe shortage of food in the country. President of the Par

One person died and ten others were injured when a van transporting a group of passengers veered off the road and toppled at the

Physicians in the Beliatta D. A. Rajapakse Aryurveda Hospital claim to have found an effective cure for COVID-19. Medic

Eastern Province Governor Anuradha Yahampath yesterday said that she was tested positive with COVID-19 virus. She told the

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna under its community service programme , yesterday opened a ward complex with 100 beds for t

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the government was ready to buy paddy for a higher price than the guaranteed price if there was any reduction in the yield due to the use of organic fertiliser. Therefore, he said the far

While claiming that political leadership and the mechanism in place to combat COVID pandemic have become utter fai

A large stock of adulterated foreign liquor was seized and a suspect arrested by the Ambalantota Police during a raid carr

The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation will air Commemorative speeches on the occasion of the 104th birth anniversary o