The Singapore Chinese Buddhist Association together with HELP International headed by Executive Director Ven. Yatamalagala Sumanasara Thera, Adviser to Qingliang Vihara in Singapore, distributed dry rations at Daham Handa Centre in Pattivila, Kelaniy

Two Vesak publications titled ‘Buddhism’ and ‘Footprints Left Behind on the Sands of Time’ have been launched by Upali K. Salgado. The author has dedicated the Vesak Lipi Publication ‘Buddhism’ in memory of his parents, Mudaliyar and Mrs.

Several leading liquor producers expressed their grave concerns over the drop of quality of their favourite products owing to have manufactured through ‘not so perfect’ locally produced ethanol, since the government imposed a ban on ethan

Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing, Engineer Dr. Priyath Banduwickreme said, the beach in the Colombo Port City is scheduled to open for the public next year. the Port City Colombo Pvt Ltd has

The Ven. Wennappuwa Wimaladhaja Thera of the Dharmarama temple in Negombo who sustained serious head injuries in

Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said, the National Transport Commission (NTC) had taken steps to introduce a

The 80-year-old Chuda Manikya (Crest Gem) on the pinnacle of the Ruwanweliseya Cheithiya in Anuradhapura was enshri

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said the upcoming parliamentary election will give the voting public an opportunity to chose proven ability over ‘Yahapalana lies’ and deception. In a length

Minister of Agriculture and Mahaweli Development Chamal Rajapaksa said steps would be taken within six months to issue the land permits to the individuals who had been living in Mahaweli zones in Embilipitiya and Walawa area

The well- known and veteran journalist Karunarathne Wijenayake passed away yesterday after about 50 years of loyal, honest and c

Fisherfolk in the North staged a protest in Vadamarachchi compelling the government to prevent the entry of fishermen fr

The Kandy Esala Perahera will be held on a shorter route and with 2,500 dancers and drummers with all the rituals and rite

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday paid his last respects to the Most Reverend Father Ernest Poruthota, who passed away the day before. The mortal remains of Father Ernest Poruthota is lying at the Sacred Heart Chapel of Archbishop House. Arc

K.G. Indika Sanjaya has been appointed Honourary Director of the Department of Wild life Conservation, Southern Range. An offroad v

The official invitation for the Annual Esala Perahera organised by the Ruhunu Kataragama Devalaya was handed over to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday by the Acting Basna

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday challenged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to reveal the 106 pages of the presidential commission on bond scam, which was hidden by the previous r

Pope Francis has appointed His Grace the Archbishop Brian Udaigwe as the New Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka, the Catholic Church announced yesterday Archbishop Udaigwe succeeds archbishop Pierre Nguyen Van ToT. who was appointed to this post in 201

Nearly 25 Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidates will withdraw from the election soon, UNP Assistant Leader Ravi Karunanayake said yesterday. He said this in response to a question asked by journalists on the claim made by SJB that 90 per cent of

The 85 Iranian technicians, who arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday in connection with the Uma Oya Multi-Purpose Development Project, will be quarantined at the Karandagolla Special Residential Center operated by the Army, Military Spokesman Brig. Chandan

The National Elections Commision has announced that Postal voting for the 2020 general election will commence from July 14 to 17. The Commission said it would hand over the postal ballot papers to the postal authorities for delivery to voters from J

The Ministry of Education has announced that the final date for conducting the GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examinations will be announced within the first week of the reopening of scho

The Punagala mountain range has been ablaze for the last three days with about 60 acres being destroyed by last morni

An inquiry has been launched against the Grama Niladhari of East Kithalagama, Matara over a fraud of more than Rs.100,000 from the government-launched Rs. 5000 allowance programme.

A total of 156 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka were repatriated on a special Air India flight from Colombo to Kochi and B

The Sri Lanka embassy in Rome and the Consulate General Office in Milan have arranged to cater to over 10,000 Sri Lankans who would seek consular assistance in the process of regularizing their visa status under “Sanatoria 2020” A sp

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday launched its youth wing ‘Samagi Taruna Balawegaya with a promise to

Former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and well-known business personality S.K. Wickrama

A fire broke out on the upper floor of Kegalle Public Market building last evening which caused considerable damage to the premises. The fire was however, soon brought under control by the Fire Extinguishing Unit of Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha with th

An Ayurvedic drug dealer who had in his possession a stock of 1, 000 capsules of banned aphrodisiac and a stock of sex stimulant tablets was taken into custody by Wanduramba Police. Investig

Buddhist values that prevails in Asia could be major reason for less amount of COVID-19 deaths in the region, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said over the weekend. Mr. Wickr