Basil Rajapaksa, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty Alleviation, said that under the National Home Gardening Programme, 2.4 million home gardens w

Around 28 companies had imported canned fish found to be unsuitable for consumption, Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardene told Parliam

Twelve women and three men were arrested during raids carried out on three brothels which were being operated under the guise of massage parlours in the Thalawathugoda area yesterday.

The Gazette Extraordinary titled “Expedite the issuance of legal documents to those who have occupied or developed State lands without any document” has been cancelled, Land Commissioner Ge

The United Nations in Sri Lanka yesterday acknowledged the commitments made by the Sri Lankan Government to sustainable development. In a tweet, i

An accomplice of imprisoned underworld gangster Ihalagamage Darshana alias ‘ID’ has been arrested with 3 grams of heroin by the STF in Mount Lavinia. The 35-ye

Heated arguments erupted in the House when opposition MPs claimed that the government was planning to stop the live transmission of the proceedings of the Committee on Public Enterprises

The Government said it is focusing on setting up of Special Education Units at district level to develop the skills of children with special needs in order to socialise them. The matter was discussed at a meeting held at the Presidential Secretari

A stray bitch roaming in the Balangoda town which had bitten about twenty persons, had been caught after an exhausting exercise on Monday (21) by the Staff of the office the Medical Officer of He

Italian goods such as cheese, liquor and pasta worth more than fifty million rupees sent by members of the Sri Lankan expatriate community in Rome, Milan, Florence and Bologna to their local relat

The hearse carrying the remains of Chamila Prasad, Achala Ekanayaka and their first-born, Onela Ekanayaka, entered their house in Buwelikada, bringing tears to everyone present. The coffin

A committee will be appointed to look into the complaints regarding the recruitment agencies charging exorbitant amounts from Sri Lankan workers going to Poland, Israel and Romania, Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva yesterday said. This was

Coconut, Kithul, Palmyrah and Rubber Cultivation Promotion and Related Industrial Product Manufacturing & Export Diversification State Minister Arundika Fernando yesterday said the maximum retail price of a coconut should be at Rs.70 at present. H

The Cabinet decided to permit rice imports only in the event of a shortage created in the local market to stabilise retail prices, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena told Daily Mirror yesterda

The Government attention has been drawn to expedite the adjudication of child abuse cases and to provide closed court facilities to take testimonies in a manner which will not disrupt child’s well-being, the President’s Media Division said. In

Products of the Industrialists belonging to all ethnic groups- Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and Burger will be assured a fair pric

The youth should develop their knowledge on Agriculture so as to become entrepreneurs said the Minister of Youth affairs and

A Research Book “Tabloid Paththara” compiled by journalist Ajantha Kumara Agalakada was launched at the Division

The public day which that was halted due to COVID-19 restrictions, resumed at the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC)

Promotion the recycling of polythene is an effective method to preserve the environment rather than banning it, Presid

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Photojournalists Association of Sri Lanka (PASL) was held at the Public Library recentl

Posts of principals in 173 National Schools remain vacant and the duties of them are performed either by the vice principals

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) yesterday launched first-ever Island wide provincial mobile service to solve

The midyear Report on Fiscal Position - 2020 issued by the Ministry of Finance reveals the density of telephone usage i

There is delay in finalising 4,000 files due to the vacancies existing in the Government Analyst’s Department which has also

The exclusion of State Institutions from the Auditor General’s scope of duties in the proposed 20th Amendment to the Const

The 156th birth anniversary of Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala was celebrated under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Maligakanda Mahabodhi Agrasrawaka Maha Viharaya last morning.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday said that the Colombo Port City project will attract investments worth 15 billion US dollars once completed, making it the main financial and economic hub for Sri Lanka. Visiting the

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa yesterday announced the setting up of a special unit at his office and the appointment of a task force to preserve environment. Mr. Prema

The ‘Pavidihanda’ organization headed by Ven. Muruththettuwe Ananda Thera launched a march in favour of the Government’s decision to ban the slaughter of cattle for human consumption. The marc