The Authority also said child labour takes away children’s childhood, dignity, and education, and can harm their physical and mental health.

“Shani Abeysekera, who failed to discharge his duties as CID Director, has now become the investigator of Suresh Sallay,” Jayawardena submitted.

The United Nations-backed humanitarian programme launched in response to Cyclone Ditwah has directly assisted approximately 575,000 people across Sri Lanka, with 75 per cent of the US$35.4 million relief appeal already disbursed, officials said yeste

A bus conductor employed on a private passenger bus operating between Tangalle and Makumbura on the Southern Expressway has died after a packet of suspected narcotics reportedly burst inside his stomach, police said.

CSI College successfully held its annual Vesak Dansala programme on May 30 at the school premises. The event commenced with the lighting of the oil lamp by the Managing Director Mangala Wijekularatne.

A recent survey has revealed that the majority of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition in the country are from the Uva province.

Some 267,138 children have dropped out of schools between the years 2018 to 2024, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament yesterday.

A 36-year-old father of two was shot dead after he and a group of villagers entered a cashew plantation in Wanathawilluwa to collect fallen cashew nuts, prompting police investigations and the arrest of eight suspects.

In the wake of various criticisms behind the detention of retired Major General Suresh Sallay, the former head of the State Intelligence Service, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala said yest

Free Lawyers Association yesterday urged the authorities to provide necessary medical treatment to former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Chief and amend laws which pave the way for the harassment of Sallay and others who are held under the Preventi

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka yesterday stressed that probes on the former State Intelligence Service Chief should continue while no one should be subjected to harassment, Director Communications Archdiocese of Colombo Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando sa

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director, Suresh Sallay, has been admitted to the Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka. According to the sources, the retired Major General was admitted last night to receive

Sri Lanka has recorded significant progress in computer ownership and internet access, according to a national study on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage,

A woman who was seen beating stray dogs at Pathiragoda road in Maharagama and attempting to knock them down with her scooter was arrested on the charge of cruelty to animals. Police said she was arrested during investigations of public complaints aga

The frequency of flight operations that was disrupted due to the Middle East crisis has now normalised but the passenger flow still remains relatively low, an official said. An official of the Airport & Aviation Services said that Sri Lanka even had

The government has launched a major initiative to restart and complete 25 stalled health sector development projects across the country, backed by a total investment of Rs. 76 billion aimed at strengthening public healthcare services and infrastructu

Former President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) and first Chairman of the Office on Missing Persons Saliya Pieris, PC said that lawyers and human rights advocates had long condemned the abuse of laws such as the Prevention of Terrorism Ac

The Sri Lanka Association of Divisional Secretaries and Assistant Divisional Secretaries said that its members will completely withdraw from participating in any official meetings scheduled on Mondays, effective from today, June 8. This decision appl

The United National Party ( UNP) yesterday questioned the accuracy of a recent report produced by a local think-tank comparing the number of pieces legislations approved during the time of Maithripala Sirisena government with the time of Anura Kumara

A recent survey has revealed that more than 28 percent of school children from the North Central Province are malnourished. The President of The Ceylon Teachers Association Priyantha Fernando told the media yesterday in Anuradhapura that it has been

Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector is being urged to adopt more bee-friendly farming practices as experts warn that the decline of pollinators could threaten food production, increase cultivation costs and reduce farmers’ profits.

In the wake of the United States’ proposed additional duties on Sri Lanka, Deputy Minister of Finance Anil Jayantha said yesterday that Sri Lanka has been in discussion with the United States on matters involving forced labour and

Environmental groups, including the Association for the Protection of Elephants and Tuskers, which intervened in the proceedings as aggrieved parties, have consistently urged authorities to prosecute those responsible under the Public Property Act, a

Inflation had risen to 6.2 percent and pointed out that individuals and businesses are paying taxes ranging from 30 to 36 percent, while VAT currently stands at 18 percent he noted.

A huge turpentine tree hanging over Mapakanda- Nawalpitiya road in Dekinda had fallen on a trishaw causing the death of three passengers including a 15- year - old schoolboy.

At least eleven persons are reported missing and nearly 50 others have been hospitalised after a fire broke out at an elderly care home in the Batagoda area of Horana yesterday, police said.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), one of the country’s largest professional bodies has called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake not to proceed with any proposed constitutional amendment aimed at increasing the retirement age of members o

Ethpattiya Junior School in Badalkumbura in Monaragala Education Zone could be the only school in Sri Lanka without any student.

The fuel consumption in the country has not reduced significantly despite the fuel price hike in the recent past, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.

In the wake of a horrific road accident that claimed six lives in Meegoda on Sunday night, the police said that they intend to file murder charges against the driver, stating that the fatalities were a consequence of deliberate and reckless disregard