Coast Guard vessel CG 208 yesterday (14) rescued six fishermen in the seas off Beruwela. Navy headquarters said a rescue operation had been mounted about eight...
Eleven people were injured, on Sunday morning, when a vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a tree in Hali-Ela, Badulla. Police said they believed that...
The Irrigation Department, on Sunday, issued an amber flood warning in several districts due to ongoing inclement weather conditions. The Department warned that the Nilwala Ganga...
Monday 15th May, 2023 Colombo looked like a garrison town over the weekend with a heavy military and police presence. The government had received an intelligence...
by Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne, President’s Counsel There has been talk, for a few months, of new Governors being appointed to some Provinces. According to media reports,...
Despite national policy achievements, violence against women in Sri Lanka is pervasive and exists in the family, the workplace and the community. This is largely due...
Most of the present set of Cabinet Ministers are short on brain power, shorter on innovative thinking and planning, and shortest on personal education qualifications. But...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated a 1.5 million USD project via funding from China as part of the South-South Cooperation...
Global economic shocks that decimated apparel demand prompted factories to lay off workers in an industry that accounted for half of Lanka’s export revenue in 2022,...
DIMO took home the Silver Trophy in the Vehicle Servicing category at the Presidential Environment Awards 2021-2022, which was held recently. The award was presented to...