Emergency measures to be implemented to avert power crisis
The Government has decided to implement several emergency measures to avert a power crisis.
The Government said that due to a delay in implementing proposed...
Prison guards, inmates injured in road accident
Twelve people including prison guards and inmates were injured following an accident involving a prison bus in Ambanpola.
A lorry and the prison bus were...
Rishad Bathiudeen’s brother remanded over land deal
Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen's brother Rifkan Bathiudeen was arrested and remanded over a forged land deal.
Rifkan Bathiudeen was produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate...
UNP fears attempt to control media through false claims
The United National Party (UNP) today feared there could be attempts to control the media through false claims.
UNP Parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera said that...
Sri Lanka remains stagnant in Corruption Perceptions Index
Sri Lanka remains stagnant in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), compiled by Transparency International (TI), the global coalition against corruption.
Sri Lanka has scored 38 on the CPI...
Germany funds translations of nuclear disarmament treaties to Sinhala...
The German Federal Foreign Office has granted funds to the Forum on Disarmament and Development (FDD) for the translation of the Treaty on the...
Sri Lanka to outsource visa service for Chinese tourists
Sri Lanka has decided to outsource visa services for Chinese tourists to a sub-agent in China.
The Government said that the move will help draw...
Government to purchase paddy from farmers
The Government has decided to purchase paddy from farmers, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said today.
He said that paddy will be purchased at Rs. 50...
Parliament informed Ranjan has not tabled controversial recordings
Parliament was informed today (Thursday) that Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake has not tabled the controversial telephone recordings.
Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri told Parliament today that while...
Former CID Director Shani Abeysekera appears before the CID
Former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Shani Abeysekera, appeared before the CID today.
He was asked to appear to record a statement over...
Norwegian envoy to open Sri Lanka’s first floating solar...
The Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trine Jøranli Eskedal, will open Sri Lanka’s first floating solar plant in Kilinochchi on Friday, the Norwegian Embassy...
Activist Saman Rathnapriya to fill vacant UNF seat in...
Activist Saman Rathnapriya has been named by the United National Party to fill the vacant United National Front (UNF) seat in Parliament.
Rathnapriya will replace...
Businessman Rohan Fernando to head Sri Lanka Telecom
Businessman Rohan Fernando has been appointed as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT).
Rohan Fernando is the founder of Heladiv Tea and has over...
Notice issued on Karannagoda in 11 youth abduction case
Notice was issued on former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda Wasantha Karannagoda today to appear in court in the 11 youth...
Soldier arrested after murdering girl in Jaffna
A soldier has been arrested after he had murdered a girl, believed to be his lover, in Jaffna today.
The soldier and the girl had...
Sri Lankan importers reject claims on milk powder from...
Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka, Maliban Milk Products and Diamond Milk Products are deeply concerned about claims by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), that...
Ranjan seeks access to recordings stored in bank safe
Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake today sought permission from Parliament to visit a bank and access recordings of telephone conversations, he says have been stored in...
Sampanthan hurt by comments made on official residence
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader and former Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan told Parliament today that he was hurt by the comments made...
Jayampathy Wickramaratne resigns from Parliament
United National Front (UNF) Parliamentarian Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne has resigned from his Parliament seat.
He has informed the Speaker about his decision and the decision...
Extraordinary Gazette reissued for military to maintain public order
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reissued an Extraordinary Gazette directing the military to maintain public order for another month.
The gazette orders the Armed Forces to...
UNP says MCC deal should have been signed
The United National Party (UNP) says the controversial Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement should have been signed.
UNP Parliamentarian Hesha Withanage said that if the...
Hirunika reveals plot behind “prison break 2”
Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra today revealed what she claims is a plot behind "prison break 2" involving the owner of a private media institution and...
Five Uzbek sex workers arrested at two hotels
Five women from Uzbekistan who were engaged in the sex trade using tourist visas, were arrested at two leading hotels in Wellawatta and Bambalapitiya...
Judge Gihan Pilapitiya interdicted
High Court Judge Gihan Pilapitiya has been interdicted with immediate effect.
The High Court Judge was interdicted over the controversial phone conversation he had with...
TNA disputes President’s claim on war missing
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today disputed claims made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on war missing.
TNA Parliamentarian S. Sritharan, speaking in Parliament today, said...
Political cartoon
Wuhan to shut public transport over virus outbreak
Wuhan, a Chinese city of eleven million people, is to temporarily shut public transport as it tries to halt the outbreak of a new...
Canberra Airport shut down amid blaze threat
The airport in Australia's capital city of Canberra has been shut down due to the threat of approaching bushfires.
Flights were cancelled out of Canberra...
Throwing the baby with bath-water?
By N Sathiya Moorthy
Independent of political positions and posturing, there is an urgent need to amend, or even do away with the controversial 19-A,...
Sri Lanka out of the U-19 World Cup
New Zealand knocked Sri Lanka out of the U-19 World Cup with a three-wicket win while Afghanistan joined them in the quarterfinals following a...
Mathews double ton sets up final day scrap...
A career-best 200* from Angelo Mathews, along with fifties by Dhananjaya de Silva and Niroshan Dickwella, left Zimbabwe fighting for a draw at the...
‘Traveling in the Wild’ by Cinnamon Holidays...
Cinnamon Holidays together with HSBC Premier is unfolding the biggest wildlife exhibition in Colombo, 'Traveling in the Wild', on 18th and 19th January at...
Moody’s warns Sri Lanka’s debt moratorium for SMEs unlikely...
Moody's has warned that Sri Lanka's debt moratorium for Small and Midsize Enterprises (SMEs)...
Sri Lanka eyes increase in high spending tourists from...
Sri Lanka is looking to draw more high spending tourists from India this year.
The...
Yenlo and 42Crunch enter strategic partnership to secure APIs...
Global integration- and API management specialist Yenlo and specialist in API security 42Crunch, today announced a strategic partnership to secure and enforce API-policies as an added value service to Yenlo’s growing API business across the world.
42Crunch offers an enterprise-grade,...
