Army Commander Shavendra Silva assumed duties as Acting Chief of Defence Staff at the Chief of Defence Staff office in BMICH yesterday amidst guards of honour from the tri-forces. Navy and Air Force Commanders and the Inspector General of Police we

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday appointed new heads to four institutions under the purview of the Buddha Sasana, Cultural and Religious Affairs Ministry. Professor Gam

The government want to create a more disciplined and lawful country under the guidance of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said. He said maintaining discipline

The government has decided to provide an alternative relief package including obtaining duty free vehicle permits and full salary and other perks to ministry secretaries who have been deprived of their posts a

JVP MP Vijitha Herath yesterday said the two amendments to the constitution proposed by MP Wijedasa Rajapakshe were opportunistic and tribal. He told a ne

The people can be assured that the new year which has dawned will be a year full of development, action and elections, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday. The Prime Minister expressed these views while participating in a programme hel

Plantations and Export Agriculture Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said yesterday that they plan to make plantations a Rs.730 billion industry by the end of 2021.Currently, the revenue of the plantations industry stands at Rs.531 billion. The minist

Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Roshan Fernando has been appointed as the DIG of the Central Province with effect from January 1, 2020. He was the Senior DIG in charge of the Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. He joined the Sri Lanka Police o

National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) yesterday urged people to refrain from buying lunch packets from the canteens where prices had increased. Speaking to the Daily Mirror NMCR

The facilities will be made available to conduct the vision test required for driving license for light vehicles at government hospitals from next week, Transport Services Management State Minister Dilum Amunugama said. President Gotabaya Ra

Former Minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe said yesterday he had proposed two amendments to the Constitution including an Amendment to abolish the Constitutional Council. He told a news conference that the draft of the Amendments 21 and 22 to the Constituti

Forty-eight schools out of 84 will not start their first term today due to the scrutiny of GCE O/L answer scripts, Examinations Commissioner Sanath Pujitha said yesterday. “Those schools will start their first term on January 6. The first phase o

Steps would be taken to increase the annual intake of students to the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE) up to 30,000, State Minister of Technology and Innovation Thilanga Sumathipala said. He commented that currently,

The singing of the national anthem in any language other than Sinhala is a violation of the country’s Constitution, the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) said yesterday . Addressing a news briefing, PHU Leader and MP Udaya Gammanpila said the 7th cla

A new ‘Fuel Operation System’ is to be introduced to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) from next year aiming to increase its operational income, while managing the service with fuel efficiency, SLTB Chairman Kingsley Ranawaka said. The decis

Two Tamil Nadu journalists have been booked for interviewing Sri Lankan refugees and writing a news story on their perspective on the CAA-NRC issue, India Today reported. The FIR claims the duo en

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on year-end holiday. Speaking to Maldives RaajjeMV r

State Minister of Public Administration Mahinda Samarasinghe said that the new government would establish an environment for government employees to work without political influence. He said this at a programme

Steps would be taken to integrate more new projects into Maga Neguma to make Maga Neguma a profitable venture, Minister of Roads & Highways Johnston Fernando said.

The government revenue will decline to Rs.1,500 billion from 2,000 billion rupees of expected revenue next year, predicts former Minister Patali Champika Rana

Professor Muditha Widanapathirana has been appointed as the new Chairman of The National Child Protection Authority. Professor Widanapathirana was the first professor to be appointed to the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Sri Jay

Fourteen Indian fishermen were arrested by the Navy along with three fishing trawlers for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters on Saturday in the seas off Delft Island. The Navy said the group of Indian fishermen aged between 20 and 70 were poac

The UNP Working Committee will become defunct from Tuesday December 31 2019. UNP MP Mujibur Rahuman who responded to the matter said a new working committee will be appointed if the present working committee becomes defunct as per the party consti

Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday. However, showers or thundershowers are expected at a few places in the Ratnapura, Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa paid his last respects to the late Supreme Court Judge Prasanna Jayawardena last evening. Supreme Court Judge Prasanna Jayawardena, who won many national and international accolades, passed away on the 24th of this

Hela Bojun Hala stalls would be opened at all railway stations next year to promote traditional foods and to provide better food for commuters, the Railway Services State Minister C. B. Rathnayake

An engineer in Anuradhapura has invented a device that could chase away wild elephants using sound waves. The engineer, Manathunga Deepthi Jeevakantha de Silva, 42, is a resident of Oyamaduwa in Anuradhapura.

Roads, Highways, Ports and Shipping Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday instructed officials attached to the ‘Maga Neguma’ project to repair and recommission road construction equipment, vehicles and other machinery currently not in running con

A high profile academic delegation from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJP) visited Canberra between December 16 and 19, and explored opportunities for collaborative academic and research partnership with leading Canberra based Australian Un

Parliamentarians who are arrested should be sent to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) restrooms and not to the Welikada prison, Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said, commenting on the conditions of SLTB crew restrooms. He was on an