Train services on the upcountry line had been restricted only up to Bandarawela following a derailment of the Badulla - Kandy train at the Heeloya Railway

People’s Action for Free and Fair Election Organisation (PAFFREL) said that 28 cases of individual harassment and hospitalisation of 20 people had been reported on November 17, 18 and 19 after the Presidential election held on the 16th. Execut

Essential Food Commodities Importers and Traders’ Association (EFCITA) requested the government to reduce the tax by Rs.10 which is levied in the import of one kilogram of wheat flour and to grant approval for the import of wheat flour. At prese

The All Island United Teachers’ Union has made a written request to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the new Minister of Education to expel Chairman of the National Salaries and Cadre Commission- Sudath Ranukge. Chairman of the All Island

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met the visiting Indian Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at Temple Trees yesterday. Prime Minister’s office said both leaders discussed current political situation. Mr. Jaishankar also took a glimpse of the

Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne yesterday assumed duties as the new Defence Secretary in the Ministry of Defence amid military honours and greetings. Chief of Defence Staff, the three armed Service Commanders, acting Inspector General of Polic

Shemara Wikramanayake, who is of Sri Lankan descent, has become the highest paid CEO in Australia, Daily Mail reported. It said Macquarie Group Chief Executive Shemara Wikramanayake became the first female to take the spot as Australia’s highest

Combating ideological terrorism requires a balance between militaristic safeguards and staggered ideological counter-initiatives, former Defence Secretary General (Rtd.) Shantha Kottegoda said. He said in his farewell statement as the Secretary to th

Fairly heavy rainfall can be expected in most areas of the country today evening, the Meteorology Department said. They said heavy showers could be expected in Northern, North-Central and Eastern provinces. Moreover, slightly heavier showwry condi

The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) is not bad but the intention of the government and the procedure it adopted was bad, Opposition MP Udaya Gammanpila said yesterday. Responding to a question asked at

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has today convened a meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business in Parliament, Parliament sources said. The Speaker has instructed Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake to convene the meeting today. The

Navy Commander Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva yesterday urged naval officers to be competent in terms of mindfulness, comprehension, knowledge and concentration in the context of naval warfare,while respecting the principles of warfare. He also urged

The Navy in collaboration with the STF, arrested four persons with 1620kg of beedi leaves, during a special operation carried out in the sea area off Negombo. The Western Naval Command in coordination with the STF had carried out a special operatio

While congratulating President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, British Baron Lord Naseby PC said, he knows Gotabaya to be a man who will act fairly and try hard to look after all the minorities particularly the Muslims and Tamils. Issuing a statement over th

The United National Party (UNP) would take the responsibility of protecting its supporters and their rights as they stood by the party during the past five years, UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said yesterday. He said the presidenti

Whilst congratulating President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his assumption of duties, Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to start a new chapter of China-Sri Lanka Strategic Co-operative Partnership and to bring more tangible benefits to the peoples of bot

The new pinnacle (Chuda Manikkyaya) to be affixed in place of the old pinnacle of the Ruwanweliseya Maha Chaithya was exposed to the public for th e paying of homage, at the BMICH yesterday and it would be displayed till November 20. Atamasthanadh

The Sri Lanka - China Friendship Association (SLCFA) commends President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s request to world powers to respect the “sovereignty and unitary status of our country, when maintaining relations with the country. In a statement, SLC

Underscoring that the Elections Commission (EC) was not concerned over citizenship of any presidential, its Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said on Wednesday he, along with two other commissioners, only observed and returned the document on US citizenshi

BURRELL CREEK AFP Nov14, 2019- he death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man’s body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland, police said Thursday. Three others have perished in bushfires in New

Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Dileepa Peiris on Wednesday urged Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake to issue notice on former Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda to appear in Courts in connection with the abduction and disappearance of

The 30th Il Maha Viru Samaruma to mark the death anniversary of the founder of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Rohana Wijeweera and other slain heroes was held yesterday (13) at Sawoda Hall in Galle under the auspices of JVP Leader Anura Kumara D

In Sri Lanka, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) came into action in 2015 and the first Parliament in the world to have a Select Committee on SDG was Sri Lanka, former Deputy Speaker Thilanga Suma

A group of research scientists led by Dr. Chandima Wijesiriwardana of Industrial Technology Institute(ITI) has invented a device to analyse and determine quality of bee’s honey, Ministry of Science, Technology and Research said. The ministry sai

A study carried out in 2018 has indicated that in Colombo district over 24% of adults have diabetes. This is a major increase compared to 18% which was seen in 2006, Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of Colombo Consultant Endocrinologist and Di

FitsAir, a local company, will operate flights between Jaffna and Chennai at the end of this month, an official said yesterday. Vice Chair

Chairman Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said fasting in any form is prohibited from midnight yesterday (13), with the end of time allowed for election campaigns. In a letter, the

Ahead of Sri Lanka’s presidential election this weekend, Amnesty International has called on the country’s next president to put human rights at the heart of their policies. Issuing a statement, Amnesty is appealing to all candidates to prioritis

The report released by the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) yesterday estimates that a total of Rs. 3,108 million has been spent by five candidates for their Presidential Election campaigning between October 14 to November 10. CMEV N

President Maithripala Sirisena has withdrawn the Cabinet memo he submitted with Minister Vajira Abeywardena last week seeking approval to make permanent the personal staff of the President, Priunnecessa