The case filed by Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage against former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake could not g

Former Central Bank Governor and Economic Consultant to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa proposes to return approximately 20% of the balances amounting to around Rs.500 billion of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) lying, dire

Professor Janaka de Silva stepped down as Director of Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) after a period of six years. Professor Senaka Rajapaksa is appointed as the new Director of the PGIM.

Distribution of essential goods took place in the Colombo City yesterday despite the curfew in force yesterday. The presence of people

The Dambulla Economic Centre has come to a standstill as it is expected to be closed for a period of two weeks, it is reported.

In a bid to protect doctors, nurses and other health staff from the viral infection, the Health Minister Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi yesterday launched a project on trial basis to carry out clinical services through video technology at the Lady R

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council distributed vegetables to needy people in the area yesterday. Pictured here is a woman collecting her vegetables from a worker attached to the municipal Council

The staff of the Embilipitiya Divisional Secretariat and the public who called over there to obtain permits for transport of consu

The staff of a tourist hotel in Kataragama who had been subject to quarantine for 14 days were discharged yesterday. They received the quarantine certificate from Director of Health Services, Moneragala District Dr. P.D.K. Adikari. The 15 me

The Annual April festival held in Nuwara Eliya organised by the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council will not be held this year in view of the prevailing threat of the COVID-19 Pand

Former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is to make a special statement on Thursday on how the Sri

Whilst agreeing with the remark made by Advisor on Economic Affairs to the Prime Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal that returning 20 per

The funds which the government is saving as a result of plummetting oil prices should be used to provide a weekly cash transfer or voucher for Rs 5,000 for the daily wage earners and self employed, former Minister Harsha de Silva said yesterday.

A woman is seen walking with the aid of a walking stick in a deserted Colombo road yesterday.

Parliament must have the opportunity to scrutinise and debate the pre-election budgetary provision report which the government has come up with, former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said in a s

Former MP Dr. Harsha De Silva yesterday commented and clarified on the incident where the Arunodaya Mawatha in Rajagiriya was isolated for several hours yesterday. Dr. De Silva said the area was isolated temporarily and then reopened under strict cur

The Colombo Municipal Council ( CMC) is to begin distributing relief packages containing essential items to low income dwellers in the Colombo City from today amidst allegations by some opposition members o

While curfew remained in force at Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam, Kandy and Jaffna which were identified as high-risk districts by the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPCO), curfew was lifted yesterday in other parts of

The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou, China coordinated the collection of donation items worth RMB 75,000, consisting 35 boxes (501.8 kg) of protective clothing and medical equipment from the Sri Lankan community in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Do

Personal data of subscribers attached to social media and those who are attached to COVID-19 tracking apps are being collected by various cyber criminals, Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka (

Farmers and businessmen expressed concern over the large stock of vegetables accumulating in the Dambulla Economic Centre for want of a remunerative market. They pointed out that lorry loads of vegetables from several areas had arrived but without a

The Meteorology Department in a statement yesterday extended the heat advisory issued on Sunday to cover the Colombo District as well. Accordingly, a statement from the department said people in Colombo should be extremely cautious about the increas

A stock of 114 kilogrammes of Kerala Ganja was seized and a suspect arrested by the Navy during a raid in the seas off Uduthiari in Jaffna. The suspect had attempted to smuggle the stock of Kerala Ganja by sea r

The Galle High Court yesterday ordered the release on bail 17 suspects including 15 police officers and two forest conservation officers who had been remanded for about one year in connection with the murder of two young men in Boossa in Galle. Galle

A tense atmosphere prevailed at the entrance to the Kudawella fishery harbour in the early hours of Saturday (28) when the fishermen and the traders were denied entry during the curfew hours. The polic

The STF faced difficulties to launch its sterilising programme in the Dambulla Economic Centre in the early hours of Saturday (28) due to the obstacle caused by the businessmen and unscrupulous traders. As a result, It had been decided to

Prime Minister’s Senior Advisor on Economic Affairs Ajith Nivard Cabraal made a proposal to return approximately 20 percent of the balances amounting to around Rs.500 billion of the Employees Provident Fund, lying to the cr

Department of Meteorology yesterday advised that temperature in several areas will increase up to ‘Extreme Caution Level’ in the coming days The Departme

Over 17,457 Overseas Sri Lankans (OSL) had by Saturday noon (28 March), registered on the ‘Contact Sri Lanka’ Online Portal of th

The maximum permitted transit time at BIA for any passenger travelling via Bandaranaike International Airport should strictly be not more than six hours during the period of the closure of the airport, an official said. The International Airpor