As many as 158 illegal immigrants, including Sri Lankans, were detained in Malaysia for residing there without valid visas or permits and overstaying their allowed duration,...
The GDP growth rate of Sri Lanka for the year 2023 had been – 2.3 percent, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said in a...
From 21st to 23rd March 2024 with English subtitles – Free entrance Francophonie brings together over 321 million French speakers from around the world. The International...
By Harischandra Gunaratna Thai Airways International on Friday announced that the airline would resume passenger flight operations Colombo/ Bangkok, from 31 March, after a lapse of...
Vijitha Herath’s allegedly defamatory statement against COPE Chairman by Saman Indrajith Former COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) Chairman Sunil Handunnetti on Saturday said his party was...
The Navy took into custody 21 Indian fishermen who were poaching in Sri Lanka’s territorial waters on Saturday (16) night. The Indian fishers were apprehended during...
A bus ran off the road at Yahalatenna, on its way to the Nelligala sacred area, killing one passenger and injuring 37 others, on Saturday. The...
by Norman Palihawadane Dam Street Police nabbed eight private bus drivers for drugged driving, during a raid on Saturday. Police also arrested the person who had...
Text and pictures by PRIYAN DE SILVA The Mee Ella-Pananwela community water supply scheme, which benefits over one hundred families residing in the Badabadda, Mee Ella,...
Two children drowned while bathing in the Polatumodara River in Yakkalamulla, Galle on Saturday. The victims were identified as Kavishka Thishkara, 11, and Dimuthu Lakshitha, 14....