The Cabinet of Ministers taking into account a proposal made by the Minister of Tourism, approved the distribution of 200 acres of the land known as...
Treasury Chief given seven-day ultimatum By Shamindra Ferdinando The Freedom People’s Alliance (FPA) yesterday (20) said that the contentious move to summon judges of the Supreme Court...
The Bar Council of England and Wales has urged the Sri Lankan government not to undermine the independence of the judiciary. It has, in a media statement,...
The latest statistics by the World Food Programme shows that 32 percent of Lankan households are food insecure. “Over the past four months, food security levels have...
Ambassador Julie Chung announced yesterday the recent arrival of 770 metric tons (MT) of fortified rice and 100 MT of fortified vegetable oil through the U.S....
Text and Pic by Thushara Athapaththu A teacher union has protested against President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s order to rescind the Teacher Transfer Board of the Ministry of Education with immediate effect....
By Shamindra Ferdinando Chief Government Whip Prasanna Ranatunga has accused the Human Rights Commission (HRC) of delaying investigation into attacks on his residence at Udugampola, Gampaha,...
The Sri Lankan rupee would gradually appreciate against the US dollar, once the country entered into an agreement with the IMF, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on...
By Dinasena Rathugamage Vavuniya High Court Judge, M.M. Mohamed Nihal, yesterday ordered former MP J. Sri Ranga to be remanded until 27 March. Ranga was arrested...
By Ifham Nizam Five persons suffered injuries, and 62 families were displaced due to landslides at Haldamulla, in the Badulla District, yesterday, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Deputy Director Pradeep Kodippilli said. Three houses were...