A 3.0 magnitude minor earth tremor was reported from Buttala, Wellawaya and Handapanagala, in the Moneragala District, yesterday, according to the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO).The...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Sri Lanka health sector would face a serious crisis within a few weeks, if shortages of medicines, surgical equipment, and chemicals used...
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon Maligawatta Police on Friday (10) arrested three suspects with drugs worth Rs. 80 million.The suspects were involved in the distribution of Kerala...
The Indian High Commission in Colombo is inviting applications for around 200 fully-funded scholarships for Sri Lankan nationals, across various levels. These scholarships are being offered...
The President’s policy statement talks of policies, but no practical solutions to burning issues, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne said yesterday in a statement.The...
By Shiran Ranasinghe Secretary of the Ceylon Automobile Importers Association, Prasad Kulatunga, told The Island that the motor vehicle trade had been throttled by import restrictions....
By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who had insisted that he was against the executive presidency, since 1996, had done nothing to abolish it since coming...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he will provide the maximum state support to safeguard Theravada Buddhism to pass it on to future generations and spread it...
By Saman Indrajith SLFP leader and former President Maithripala Sirisena told Parliament yesterday that any attempt to solve ethnic issues in an ad hoc manner will...
By A.J.A. Abeynayaka Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis told open court yesterday that the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) did not need a warrant to arrest State...