Some government members are hoping to request President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resume legal proceedings on the Central Bank bond scam despite the absence of the main suspect, Central Bank’s former

The Vanni District paddy cultivation carried out after 30 years took place at Etamangaskada tract in Vavuniya in a grand way. The ceremony

The brother-in-law of leading drug peddler operating from overseas ‘Welle Suranga’, has been arrested with 215 grammes of crystal Methamphetamine (Ice) in Mattakkuliya by the STF on Tuesday. The S

A stock of illicit timber was seized while in transit near the Kuttamani Base area in the Madhu forest reserve. Range forest officer Asoka Premaratne said they carried out the raid on a tip off from the public but the racketeers had sped away ignorin

A series of programmes will be introduced by the Education Ministry among 500 selected schools to improve the performance levels of the Mathematics subject of the G.C.E.O/L examination. This programme would be implemented in the aim of increasing the

The Transport Ministry yesterday introduced a new system for pensioners to obtain railway ticket warrants. “This process will be implemented from March 1,” Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said. Addressing the media after the ceremony hel

The Provincial Council elections would be held under the old system soon after the Parliamentary polls and after necessary amendments were introduced to the Provincial Councils Elections (amendment) Act no. 17 of 2017, Justice, Human Rights and Legal

In a bid to double the tea and rubber production among tea and rubber small holders, Plantation Industries and Agricultural Exports Minister Ramesh Pathirana has initiated a programme to use GPS and GIS new technology - Global Positioning Systems and

A worker attached to a popular biscuit factory in Makumbura, Pannipitiya was arrested yesterday on charges of inserting a broken tooth into the lunch packet of another worker, the Homagama Police said. The suspect was arrest

Drawing power lines illegally to protect cultivation or to kill wild animals has been identified as the main cause for the highest fatalities due to electrocution in the country, the electrocution report 2019 released by the Public Utilities Commissi

Obtaining complaints to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to probe into the alleged political victimization of public officials, has extended its deadline to receive complaints till March 06, sources from the Commission said. Co

In the wake of the increasing supply of vegetables, there is a decline in the retail and wholesale prices of both up-country and low-country vegetables at the Pettah and Dambulla markets, the Central Bank reported. The price of beans had decreased

Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Chairman Sunil Hadunnetti yesterday requested Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to make provisions to allow officials of the Supreme Court or Attorney General’s Department in

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that it is the responsibility of the officials to expedite development projects and give the people the opportunity to reap the benefits. The Prime Minister expressed this while participating in the ina

Sri Lankan government should decide against signing the proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation Agreement (MCC agreement) with the USA now using the situation with regard to Army Commander Shavendra Silva who has been denied entry into that country

Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Janaka Bandara Tennekoon has decided to establish a special investigations unit to check the efficiency of Grama S

The Foundation stone for another 50 houses under the Indian Housing Project was laid jointly by the Acting High Commissioner of India Mr. Vinod K. Jacob together with the Minister of Community Empowerment and E

One person died and three others sustained serious injuries when a mini lorry and a three- wheeler collided head on at Santhiveli in Eravur, Batticaloa yesterday morning. The three injured people were admitted to the emergency unit of the Battical

A transfer of a staggering sum of $11 million (Rs.1, 980 million), which had been received for the rights of the broadcasting of Sri Lanka Cricket Matches, to external accounts is scheduled to be investigated by the COPE Committee. Parliamentarian an

A traffic Police Sergeant attached to the Kahawatte Police Station was remanded after being arrested on Saturday by officers of the Bribery Commission for allegedly accepting a bribe from a lorry driver for transporting illicit timber. The Police

Nearly 200 young males and females have been arrested by a team of excise officers of the special raid unit of the Central Province yesterday (16) when they carried out a raid on a facebook party where illegal drugs were being used at a leading hotel

Eleven Indian fishermen who were engaged in illegal fishing activities in Sri Lankan territorial waters were arrested by the Navy in the seas off Analathivu Island on Saturday. The Navy said three trawlers belonging to the fishermen were also seiz

One member of a gang of six suspects who impersonated themselves as officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), was arrested in connection with a robbery of over Rs.5 million worth of cash and jewellery from a house in Alawathugo

Ven. Dr. Medagama Dhammananda Thera yesterday asked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ensure that only the credible and honest candidates with a proper vision would be given nominations to contest the upcoming General Elections.

All the lawyers attached to the Embilipitiya High Courts, District Courts and the Magistrate Courts held a silent protest parading the streets of Embilitiya town yesterday deploring the orders issued by the Attorney General for the arrest of Former H

Ambassador of Israel Dr. Ron Malka called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees last afternoon and discussed the possibility of collaborating in a number of sectors including defence, education and healthcare. The Prime Minister’s

Information has been received regarding few persons, who are pressurising officials to grant various facilities including loans quoting name of Secretary to the President, Dr. P. B. Jayasundara as well as names of few other senior officials in the Go

The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) demanded the Education Ministry Secretary to take actions to dismiss Tamil teacher who was promoted to the post of Deputy Director to oversee Tamil Medium schools with immediate effect. Its General Secretary Joseph Sta

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader, MP Udaya Gammanpila said he had decided to use paper material made out of free-growing plants to print the cards for the upcoming general election. Addressing a news briefing, he said if other candidates had also

The United National Party (UNP) extends an invitation to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to join the new alliance led by Sajith Premadasa and contest the upcoming parliamentary elections, UN