Girl reported missing in Atulugama found dead

Gotabaya says he made Colombo clean and beautiful

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says when he was the Defence Secretary he and the then Government took steps to convert Colombo into a clean and beautiful city. He said that giving the Viharamaha Devi park in Colombo and Independence Square a facelift and constructing new walking paths are among the environmentally friendly projects undertaken when he was in charge of urban development as Defence Secretary. The President also defended his policy on the environment despite coming under attack on s

22 Mar, 2021

Sri Lanka Cricket summoned before COPE again

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been summoned once again before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). Issuing a statement, the Communications Department of Parliament said the cricket administration will report to COPE on 06th April 2021. Sri Lanka Cricket was summoned before COPE on 11 February, and the meeting was suspended due to the lack of preparation by SLC officials. Therefore, they had been informed that they have been granted a time period of one month to appear before COPE once ag

22 Mar, 2021

Forty returnees test positive for Covid

Forty Sri Lankans who returned to the country have tested positive for the coronavirus. Officials said that the 40 Sri Lankans were among 314 people who tested positive for the virus over a 24-hour period ending at 6am today. Among the group, 274 people were detected from various parts of the country, with the highest number of infections being reported from the Trincomalee District. Fifty-two (52) infected people were reported from the Trincomalee District, while 30 were reported from the Ka

23 Mar, 2021