Popular songstress of yesteryear Indrani Wijebandara (Senaratne) passed away yesterday afternoon at the National Hospital in Colombo at the age of 79, family sources said. Indrani who married Sisira Senaratne in May 1962, will be remembered for h

President Maithripala Sirisena commissioned eighty nine (89) Midshipmen who completed their training at the Naval & Maritime Academy (NMA), as officers of the Sri Lanka Navy on Saturday and graced the passing out ceremony.

With the launch of “1990 Suwaseriya” Ambulance Service in the Eastern Province yesterday, the service is now available in all nine Provinces of the country, the High Commission of India said yesterday.

President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to the officials to expedite the Wew Gam Pubuduwa programme implemented with the aim of reconstructing 325 rural dilapidated tanks in Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa,

A group of employees of the Sevanagala Sugar factory staged a protest at the Parliament roundabout yesterday urging the authorities not to privatise the factory.

Though a 48-hour train strike was scheduled to be launched from midnight yesterday, a tense situation was witnessed at the Fort Railway Station following the cancellation of a number of train services from as early as 7.0

With the torrential rains that fell on the Central Hill Country, part of the Nawalapitiya Town was inundated.

Former Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) by President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday. The CEA Chairman seat became vacant when the Former Mayor of Colombo

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to be opposed to the piece of legislation introduced by the government to give people freehold rights of State lands used by them under permits issued under the La

The President has the authority to call for a non-binding referendum on whether the people prefer a general election prior to a presidential election but he will not be able to dissolve Parliament based on such a referendum, SL

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said yesterday the President cannot shy away from holding the presidential election by hiding behind another lamp and pot referendum or a ‘laampu kalagedi sellama

A stock of unregistered delay spray was seized by National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) officials when they raided a pharmacy operating without retail licence in Ethul Kotte last evening. T

A Madrasa has been reopened in Modera causing panic among the residents because the government has failed to resolve the setting up of such schools, UPFA MP Bandula Gunawardana said yesterday.

The Cabinet is reported to have yesterday approved the memorandum submitted by President Maithripala Sirisena to ban the import of chainsaws.

Former foreign ministry Secretary Prasad Kariyawasam, who was paid by a US organisation, had been appointed as the Speaker’s advisor to international affairs and that it raised serious suspicions, Joint Opposition MP Dinesh Gunawardane said yesterd

Joint Opposition MP Dinesh Gunawardane yesterday raised a point in parliament that Intelligence Chief had been summoned by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya before a meeting with foreign dignitaries last week and that it was not

A gram dansala was held with the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in front of Temple Trees to commemorate the Poson Full Moon Day.

Sri Lanka - China Friendship Association (SLCFA) yesterday warned that the United States is attempting to force Sri Lanka to take sides in a trade war that it has launched against China and to force Sri Lanka to sign unequal agreements that would be

Hundreds of thousands of Buddhist devotees yesterday thronged the historic Anuradhapura, one of the three places where the National Poson celebration was held this year. People commemorating the advent of Buddhism to Sri Lanka 2327 years ago are seen

President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday called on Asian countries not to allow outside powers to suppress the power of Asia. The Asian region, as the

B dulla District UNP Parliamentarian Chaminda Wijesiri said he will make special statement in Parliament tomorrow revealing a big robbery being carried out by a minister in the present government and take a hard political decision. The people in Badu

The government has introduced new laws that compromise the judicial independence, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa charged. He said the powers of the Chief Justice had been curtailed and that power will be vested with the Attorney General. He said

A suspect who was detained at a cell of the Colombo Crimes Division has died due to sudden illness after swallowing a packet containing methamphetamine (ice). Police said the CCD arrested the suspect having 1 gram Ice during a raid at Wellampitiya on

Egypt together with the African Union recently expressed its full solidarity with Sri Lanka in combating global terrorism. This was expressed by Charge d’affairs ad’interim Egyptian Embassy in Sri Lanka Karim Abdul-Enein at a programme on Afric

The government allocated Rs.185 Million for the rehabilitation of ‘Tickkam Distilleries ‘which convert Palmyrah toddy to spirit , an official said. This allocation was made to replace the outdated machineries with state-of-the art modern plant

A demonstration was staged in front of the Vavuniya General Hospital on Saturday demanding that Health Minister Rajitha Senarathne be removed from office and an inquiry be conducted into allegations against him

The name board of Gurukanda Ancient Rajamaha Vihara in Mullaitivu has been removed by the officers of Road Development Authority on Friday, it is learnt.

Payment anomalies of over half a million pensioners would be removed from July 1, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. The revised pension would be implemented effective from next month under a proposal made by Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera

Sri Lanka’s first satellite Ravana 1, designed and developed by two Sri Lankan research engineers will be released into orbit on Monday June 17th, Director Communication Engineering (Project Manager Nano satellite projects) at Arthur C. Clarke Inst

SKAL International Colombo, an International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals, met the Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith at the Archbishops House and handed over a donation towards the fund to be used for the victims of