A lone Traffic Police Officer touring the deserted streets of Pettah in the heart of Colombo’s commercial hub was captured y

Time is ripe for people to get used to work under the new normal without shutting down the country for economic activities, a minister said yesterday. Money, C

Sri Lanka could be a victim of a cold war between USA and China, an SJB MP said yesterday. SJB MP Mujibur Rahman told a press conference that the recent visit of Chinese Communist Party Leaders and the visit of US Secretary o

The Ambassadors Forum, which is a collective forum of retired and serving high level diplomats, policymakers, academics and professionals worldwide, launched the third volume of its book titled ‘Foreign Policy Perspectives’ Former Amba

A student from St.Joseph Vaz College in Wennappuwa has invented an automated disinfectant hand-sanitizer apparatus.

Lawyers of the Bar Association in Kalutara decided to refrain from appearing in cases in view of the prevailing threat of COVID-19 pandemic. Presiden

Two suspects including a man who had posed as a doctor to sell vehicles were arrested for defrauding several people using

The police OIC attached to the Pugoda police was remanded till October 27, following the death of a suspect while in police c

The Cabinet that met on Monday discussed the comments that have been made for and against certain provisions of the propo

The Railways Department had decided to temporarily suspend several Intercity Express services departing from the Colomb

A husband being suspicious of his wife’s change in behaviour was prowling to find the reason for it when a Serpent

The 136th birth anniversary of United National Party (UNP) founder Mahamanya D. S. Senanayake was commemorated at Sri Dharmakeerthyarama (Polwatta Temple) in Kollupitiya last morning. The comm

The 48 who arrived from India on September 22 underwent quarantine

This in addition to the other areas currently under curfew

TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran yesterday submitted a draft Bill using his privilege to present a Private Members Bill to provide fo

Single use plastic and polythene will be banned in Sri Lanka from January 1, 2021, the Government announced yesterday.

Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said steps would be taken to increase the capacity to manufacture veterinary vaccines at the Animal Virus Laboratory in Polgolla. He undertook

Archbishop emphasises importance of maintaining link between religious establishments and education system Archbishop of

A close confidant of a drug trafficker in remand was arrested by Mount Lavinia Division Crime Investigation Unit during a ra

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not be given any special powers under the 20th Amendment and on the contrary will have less power than the previous Presidents, State Minister for Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure

Health authorities in the Anuradhapura District said three people including a woman in the Anuradhapura district had died

The government will act tactfully and with caution when it comes to deciding whether to subject the country to a lockdown

In an attempt to strengthen the integrated mechanism implemented by the government to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in Sri Lanka, 4 PCR testing machines were donated by the Australian Government to enable the Navy to carry out on-demand PCR

The Sri Lankan Force Protection Company (SLFP-Coy) serving the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) recently participated in a five-day long direct live firing Exercise, ‘Ex-Steel Storm - 2020’. France, Italy,

A leading school from a given area should be selected and assigned to assist the small schools clustered around it as a step in the direction of finding a solution to the crisis involved in Grade 1 admissions, Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris sai

State Minister of Aviation and Investment Zone Development Minister D. V. Chanaka said that over 15,000 PCR tests had been conducted at the factories operating under the Board of Investment (BOI), during the past few days. He said 10,00

Inter-Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA) today said they would refrain from countrywide private bus operation from November 9. IPPBA President Sarath Vijitha Kumara today said the Government had not responded

The government has allocated Rs. 400 million to distribute an allowance of Rs. 5,000 each to those who have lost their income due to the curfew imposed in Gampaha District. Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that under the first phase, t

The Moratuwa Lunawa District Hospital has been converted into a Covid -19 treatment hospital for women, the Lunawa Dist