An attempt to smuggle into the country banned cigarettes worth more than Rs.1.3 million by a Sri Lankan returning from Dubai was thwarted by Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday.

A stock of 3,238 kilos of Ganja was seized and a suspect arrested by the Udawalawe STF during a raid in Rehenattagala hill in Koiyagala. Commanding Officer of the Udawalawe STF Camp IP N.L.Krishantha said the suspect was preparing to transport the st

The Air Passengers who would be brought to the Batticaloa Private University and Welikanda Kandakaduwa Rehabilitation Centre for two weeks quarantine for Covid19, would immediately be transferred to the Polonnaruwa General Hospital, in the event of a

Crash of the Colombo Stock Exchange is a sign that country’s economy is going into a great turmoil, former MP Harsha de Silva said yesterday. Dr. De Silva told a press conference that taking out millions of dollars from the stock market by the fore

Army which transported the first batch of passengers from South Korea to the newly established special quarantine centres in Batticaloa and Kandakadu appealed the general public to cooperate with it in the process of quarantining those arriving from

The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday re-issued the warrant for the arrest of P.K. Weerasinghe, the Secretary of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to probe incidents of political victimisation under the ‘yahapalana

Accelerating economic development is the primary challenge facing Sri Lanka today and most of the security issues that Sri Lanka has faced over the years have been due to the exploitation of the economically disadvantaged, President Gotabaya Rajapaks

Sri Lanka will lead the Science, Technology and Innovation sector in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), the Foreign Relations Ministry said.

Cabinet approval was granted to give drinking water connections to 150,000 low income households during this year at a cost of Rs. 1.2 billion, cabinet spokesman, Higher Education, Information, Com

The revision application filed by the Attorney General (AG) challenging the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court order on granting bail to the former minister Rajitha Senaratne, was yesterday fixed for hearing on April 10 by the Colombo High Court. W

The Supreme Court yesterday (5) re-fixed for support on September 16 for granting of leave to proceed with the Fundamental Rights petition filed in a bid to re-open the portion of the A 26 road (part of wh

The SLFP will not give nominations to Bhikkus or priests of any other religion for the April 25th General election, party spokesman, Weerakumara Dissanayaka said yesterday. A large majority of t

The Sri Lankan Government rejected ‘inaccurate’ references made in the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief’s report which has said “serious concerns” regarding “Sri Lankan security forces colluding with mobs and not act

The very first deposit for the April 25th Parliamentary polls was made yesterday by an Independent Group from the Vanni District by the group leader Indika Namal Liyanage of Vavuniya, Elections Commission Chairman, Mahinda Deshapriya said.

In a bid to provide a respite to the people, particularly those in the North-East and North-Central Provinces from the micro finance debt trap, the Finance Ministry has decided to increase the credit limit to low income families to Rs. 60,000 from Rs

With reference to the Daily Mirror article titled ‘Drunkard harassing foreign couple at Pallekele match’ appeared on the front page on Tuesday, we have mistakenly mentioned the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium whereas it should be correcte

The crew of a Sri Lankan registered fishing vessel intercepted on suspicion of fishing illegally in the Seychelles’ waters have been remanded for 14 days by the Seychelles Supreme Court, the Seychelles Ne

A total of 16 Sri Lankans and three foreigners were under medical observation by yesterday for possible COVID 19 infection at various government hospitals, but none of them found to have been positive

Higher Education Minister Bandula Gunawardana yesterday said the people should only vote for responsible individuals who loves this country and free of corruption to create a parliament without being swayed by foreign influences. He said this at a

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will never allow alienation of national resources of the country. He expressed these views while speaking at a commemoration of Ven. Sri Sumangala Thera at Sumangala Pirivena at Wa

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed officials to ensure supply of the required amount of fertilizer for the Yala season without delay, the President’s Media Division said. The fertilizer stocks are due to arrive in the island within the co

Foreigners arriving in Sri Lanka by passenger ships will not be allowed to disembark because of the coronavirus risk and as a means to minimise the spread of the disease, Director General of Healt

While United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe had assured that he would continue to hold discussions with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa to ensure that the UNP was able to contest the general election without

Nuwara Eliya Magistrate Pamoda Jayasekera yesterday remanded three Russians until March 12 on charges of attempting to smuggle 550 animals belonging to 23 species and parts of several trees said to have been collected at the Horton Plains National Pa

Two Sri Lankans were arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria when they were found to carrying forged Malaysian passports. The International media reported that officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other re

With a view of creating awareness on the use of Electronic Media in the upcoming election all heads of Electronic Media and the executive officers have been summoned today before the commission by the Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya. The D

An unidentified gunman is reported to have shot dead a 36-year-old man at Middeniya last afternoon Police said

Pharmacies located in hospitals are currently facing a crisis because of a shortage in disposable face masks, which are urgently required in Sri Lanka. State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) Managing Director Lalith Jayakody said disposable face mask

A staggering Rs. 250 million loss has been incurred by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) since 2016 due to the failure by the relevant authorities to set up a power plant in Kerawalapitiya . This was revealed at a discussion held between Passenge

Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Douglas Devananda has instructed ministry officials to remove silt in Nayaru and Nandikadal Lagoons in the Mullaitivu District. It is reported that