Maldives and Sri Lanka had achieved hepatitis B control, the World Health Organization announced yesterday after an expert panel verified that the two countries have had...
By AJA Abeynayake The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the presidential pardon granted by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to former MP Duminda Silva was unlawful. The bench...
The Education Ministry yesterday announced that it had put off the date of commencing the new school term for the year by three days, to Feb 05. Earlier, the Ministry had planned to...
A haul of 34 kilos of Kerala cannabis was seized by the Navy in a recent operation on the Pungudutivu Island, in Jaffna. The cannabis was...
Joni Simpson has assumed duties as the Director for the International Labour Organisation Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Appointed by the ILO Director-General...
The Russian Federation, on Tuesday (16), delivered 130 tonnes of sunflower oil to Sri Lanka as humanitarian assistance. The donation worth 1.5 million U.S. dollars, was...
The Maligakanda Magistrate yesterday ordered that seven suspects including the former Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Janaka Chandragupta be further remanded until 24 Jan., over...
Acting Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, yesterday announced that the High Posts Committee had approved five new appointments, including a High Commissioner. Accordingly, the Committee has approved...
The Sri Lanka Navy conducted a special operation to chase away Indian trawlers from Sri Lankan waters on the evening of 16th January 2024. The operation...
Apple now has the lion’s share of the global smartphone market, knocking Samsung off the top spot for the first time in 12 years. The American...