Former Minister Mervin Silva’s son Malaka Silva, who was arrested for posing death threats and soliciting money from a businessman, was released on bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate yesterday.

There were issues related to sharing of information between the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) during the time of the previous administration t

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is awaiting the Government Analyst’s report regarding the investigation carried out on the handwriting appearing on the bed head ticket of Rilwan Ha

The next Buddhist Panel Discussion in English of the Colombo YMBA will be held on Sunday August 16, 2020 from 10.00 am to 11.45am in the Conference Room of the Association on the Third Floor o

Some of the UNP seniors said the party to be revamped under its present Leader Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe for the provincial council elections while others have stated that it should reorganized under former Speaker and former Deputy Leader Ka

A stock of red rice stored for use as animal feed was seized by the Consumer Affairs Authority yesterday during a raid carried out on the stores of a foreign company at Ekala in Jaela.

Several development projects in the North that had been stalled due to COVID-19 pandemic have resumed. The contr

A car travelling to the Pelena Gangarama Temple in Weligama crashed against a moving train at the railway crossing on Sunday evening. The driver of the car had died later on admission to the Matara General Hospital, informed Weligama police. The de

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on the appointment as the Premier following the election victory, and invited him to visit Bangladesh.

The government, perturbed by the sharp increase in fatal road accidents has decided to reintroduce the marking system for drivers and prosecute drivers for manslaughter who involve in fatal accident

The Annual General Meeting of the Batch Group of 83-86 of St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union will be held at 6. 30 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2020, at the OBU Secretariat. “The AGM will be followed by After Party Fellowship with food and bever

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa along with his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa visited the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo yesterday soon after he was sworn in by President Gotabaya Raja

My father, late Arumugam Thondaman had laid the foundation for the SLPP victory in the Nuwara Eliya District. General Secretary of the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) and Sri Lanka Podujana Pe

The STF arrested two suspects including the manager of a hotel possessing a pistol and a ballistic body armour during two raids in Kegalle yesterday. Initially, the STF arrested a 32-year-old suspect with an Itali

As a result of the torrential rains experienced in the Maskeliya area yesterday, a large mound of earth collapsed onto the Nallathanniya- Maskeliya Road by which all traffic movement near the “Mohini “water

The election of the Basnayake Nilame of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devala is scheduled to be held soon after the general election. A senior official of the Buddhist Affairs Department said

Veddha Chief Wanaspathi Uruvarigelage Wannila Aththo and his wife and several of his clan yesterday cast their votes at the Dambana Junior School polling station. Former Mini

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in its remodeling project of area offices with high technology, opened a new digitized area office of the chief electrical engineer at Ratmalana recently. Chairman, CEB Vijitha Herath participating at the opening

The Department of Meteorology yesterday predicted surging waves and rough seas around the country in the coming days. “There

Pictures show health officials disinfecting polling stations at Grandpass in Colombo while Police officers too are preparing for tomorrow’s election duties.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) together with the Commission of Elections have set up a special unit to enable the voters reaching the polling stations in the event of a natural disaster during the

Two people, aged 54 and 60 were arrested on charges of attempting to buy polling cards at Molliyamale in Beruwala, Police said. The residen

Facilities will be available for the virtual registration of the newly-elected MPs, Parliament Secretary General Dammika Dasanayake said yeste

A voter will have to go through several stages at the polling station today as the Elections Commission (EC) has set in motion a number of health guidelines and protocol to ensure that the General

The Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka ( ITSSL) yesterday urged the Election Commission to take legal action against candidates who continue to advertise via social media during the silent p

There have been 102 confirmed cases of violation of election laws during the silent period which included 71 cases if illegal propaganda, Peoples Action for Free and Fair Election (PAFFREL) said yes

The Esala festival in the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devala that commenced on July 21 concluded with the main Peraher

Another wild elephant in the North Western Wildlife Zone had been shot dead and its carcass lying in the rear of a home garden in Dandubeniruppa in Galeweala was recovered by the Wildlife Conservators. Veterinary Surgeon of the N

President of the Ceylon Teacher Union and Convenor of “ Api Purawesiyo Citizen Organisation”- Priyantha Fernando expr

The Vedda Community yesterday performed the traditional ritual of offering honey to the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa. A group of abo