146 dead, 112 missing over 400, 000 affected by floods
The Disaster Management Centre says that 146 people have died, 112 are missing and over 400, 000 a…
The Disaster Management Centre says that 146 people have died, 112 are missing and over 400, 000 a…
A youth knocked down by an express train in Mount Lavinia on May 25. He was identified as Sacin Sumendra …
The Sri Lanka Administrative Service Examination, which was due yesterday (26), was cancelled because of t…
President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity as National Integration and Reconciliation Minister launche…
The Korea Programme on International Agriculture (KOPIA) Sri Lanka Centre donated rain shelters to 80 Sri …
The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Milan successfully co-ordinated country’s participation at the …
"President Maithripala Sirisena could reunite broken hearts of Sri Lankans who experienced the cruelt…
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and Vietnam will be increas…
A group of civil society activists allege that no mechanism of ‘informed consent’ was obtained from the pe…
The Sri Lankan Army has deployed more than 800 troops to aid the victims in flood and landslide affec…
Eleven persons died while seventeen persons were reported missing in the Matara district according to…
The Meteorology Department yesterday forecast that showery and windy conditions are expected to continue o…
The Government has allocated Rs. 45 Million to satisfy the basic needs of the displaced from the prevailin…
Indian Government yesterday dispatched a ship with relief material to assist flood affected victims in Sri…
The Government yesterday appealed to the United Nations, International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (I…
Muslims will begin fasting today (Saturday 27). The Colombo Grand Mosque announced last evening that…
President Maithripala Sirisena assured that his government is totally committed to support the cam…
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that he has instructed Finance Minister Mangala Sam…
President Maithripala Sirisena said today in a twitter message that he has ordered officials to ta…
Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika Ranawaka has ordered to remove all constructio…
The Disaster Management Center provided three 24 hour hotline numbers to obtain information on the…
An emergency meeting of party leaders was summoned in Parliament today to discuss the grave situat…
The Fisheries Ministry has introduced three hotlines to request boats for relief work. The hotlin…
Police say that the Southern expressway is obstructed at the Walipanne entry and the Kokmaduwa ent…
Landslides in Delpawatta, Bogahawatta, Bulathsinhala in Kalutara kills six people following heavy …
President Maithripala Sirisena inspecting a Guard of Honour at the Australian Parliament in Canberra …
Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) Leader Prof. Tissa Witharana yesterday said that an American Naval cam…
The death occurred in Canada of Professor Emeritus Siri Gunasinghe on May 25. He was 92. Born on February …
The Disaster Management Center has advised those living along the river banks of Gin Ganga at Thawalama an…
The bodies of a woman and a female infant were found yesterday (25) closer to a private hydro power plant …
The Government yesterday presented a Bill in parliament to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special P…
Four police teams have been deployed to arrest Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organisation’s General Secretary …
Twenty six families comprising nintey six individuals in Ratnapura have been displaced and housed in …
President Maithripala Sirisena and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreed to expand cooper…
A person who pleaded guilty of possessing three fake currency notes worth Rs. 1,000 each was sentenced to …
Ten suspects who were smoking and possessing ganja were fined Rs. 35,000 when they were produced before Ga…
The last elephant kraal at Panamure where the wild elephant known as Panamure Eth Raja sacrificed his life…
The Hambantota District reaped a bumper paddy harvest even with a scarcity of water due to proper manageme…
The big onion farmers in the Matale district are inconvenienced due to the inclement weather experienced w…
A 38-year-old mother of three died of dengue at the Dambulla hospital on May 23 while her 12-year-old chil…
A meeting was held between the Leader of the Opposition R.Sampanthan and the Swedish Ambassador to…
Police said today that Galagoda Atte Gnanasara Thera, alleged to have obstructed Police duties, th…
Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested Brigadier Anura Deshapriya Gunewardana today for be…
National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa’s wife, Shashi Weerawansa’s National Identity…
President Maithripala Sirisena met Austalian premier Malcolm Turnbull in the National Parliament i…
New Minister of Foreign Affairs Ravi Karunanayake has settled in his new role today in the Mini…
The Board of Directors of the Independent Television Network (ITN) has decided to resign. ITN Chairman and…
Four Police teams including three from Hikkaduwa Police and another seven member special team directed by …
A special Police Unit with full powers will be established to deal with organised groups bent on religion …
A total of 48,368 dengue patients and around 115 dengue deaths had been reported from all parts of the cou…
Police yesterday used tear gas and water canon to disperse university undergrads protesting against t…
Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said he will bring in a “new wave of reforms” which will take Sr…
Although the economic growth rate had slowed down to 4.4 percent in 2016 from 5 percent in 2014, the …
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said he has instructed the authorities responsible for the c…
Among several reforms to attract more investment opportunities: Cabinet nod granted: The Government…
One hundred and twenty Sri Lankans who went to the Middle East seeking employment returned to the island a…
India and Japan will join hands to set up a USD 250 million LNG import terminal in Sri Lanka, the first co…
The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) will support the Government’s endeavours to implement the …
Sri Lanka and India will jointly showcase the strength of their traditional handicrafts and textiles …
A shocking story of a daughter allegedly demanding Rs. 75,000 from her mother to handover the body of her …
The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) yesterday arrested a Pakistani couple for possessing of heroin packets w…
Ten passengers were injured when two buses collide at Millabedda junction on the Passara road tod…
The Airport Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) arrested a Pakistani couple for possessing heroin at the …
A father who was found guilty of sexually abusing his daughter from the age of five to fifteen was…
The Cabinet decided to permit private sector to import rice due to the rapid increase in price of …
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