UN condemns Australia's forced return of asylum seeker
The United Nations’ refugee agency has condemned Australia’s forced return of an asylum seeker to Sri Lank…
The United Nations’ refugee agency has condemned Australia’s forced return of an asylum seeker to Sri Lank…
Lake House like you’ve never seen or heard before. A first in its history, Lake House is hosting Chr…
The government has taken a decision to decrease funding the budget deficit for 2018 from Treasury bon…
A new nursing faculty will be built at a cost of Rs. eight billion to offer the best health services at st…
Following the near-unanimous vote on Thursday by the United Nations General Assembly to declare prior unil…
Seven members of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court n…
A 16-year-old girl died and three females critically injured when a car collided with a train at the …
A stock of narcotic pills with a street value of Rs. 25 mn was nabbed by the Western Province Intelli…
Opposition Leader R.Sampanthan (84) has been admitted to a private hospital in Colombo following a su…
The Board of Directors of the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) re-selected Sri La…
Christmas Carols and the Christmas festival organised by the the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd …
Senior DIG (Administration and Elections) C.D. Wickramaratne has asked the relevant DIGs to show caus…
Residents of Pilimathalawa engaged in a protest campaign demanding the carpeting of the Pilimathalawa…
Galpottahena wewa or Merekele tank that supplies water to nearly 200 acres of paddy fields in the Deherago…
The Skills Development and Vocational Training Ministry has called for applications from school leavers fo…
Two individuals were killed on the spot when a car crashed into a train plying from Halawata to Co…
The Firing Ranges and Military Training Act No. 24 of 1951 is to be amended to allow the training of firea…
Examination Department sources said a person was arrested while sitting the Ordinary Level examination wit…
Results of the 2017 G.C.E Advanced Level Examinations will be released on December 28, the Examinations De…
The Police Department will take legal action against those who organised processions supporting candi…
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry at 17 State institutions during the Rajapaksa regime is due to hand…
Chiristmas carols and Christmas festival organized by the the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd (AN…
Two individuals were taken into custody following a raid at Nagalangam street in Colombo after it was…
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the Rajagiriya Flyover will be opened by President Maithripa…
A doctor attached to the Mahiyangana Base Hospital was injured following a clash which erupted betwee…
Brigadier Sumith Athapaththu assumed duties at the office premises yesterday (21) as the New Media D…
The amount of vehicles on expressways has risen since December 15 due to the Christmas season. Around 47,0…
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sutlej, which arrived in the island on October 26 to undertake a Joint Hy…
There are 21,000 Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) patients in Sri Lanka, and the country …
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, a staunch critic of United St…
Two women returning to Sri Lanka from Italy have been apprehended by Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike…
Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peremuna (SLPP) nominations from Thirappane Pradeshiya Saba for Local Governme…
G.C.E. Advance Level Examination results of the 2017 batch will be released on December 28, the Ex…
Brigadier Sumith Athapaththu assumed duties as the new Sri Lanka Army Media Spokesman today.
All political parties will rally and sign a resolution against US President Donald Trump's dec…
The Firing Ranges and Military Training Act No 24 of 1951 is to be amended to allow the training o…
Cabinet has decided to make it compulsory to hear all cases in the High Courts on a daily basis. Jus…
Russia’s ban on Sri Lankan tea exports is believed to have been triggered by Sri Lanka’s ban on Russi…
The special Christmas festival organised by the President’s House in Fort Colombo was held under the …
The draft new Bribery Act will be introduced in the next two months, Commission to Investigate Allega…
A first year student of the Peradeniya University who had undergone severe ragging, was warded at the Pera…
The depression that developed to the east of the Bay of Bengal might reach Sri Lanka by next Monday (25) o…
President Maithripala Sirisena is to take up the subject of SriLankan Airlines at the next meeting of the …
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) yesterday, distributed Rs.55,000 each to 39 churches as a part of…
Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya yesterday said it was President Maithripala Sirisena,…
Colombo Municipal Council Medical officers carried out a raid yesterday at the Pettah wholesale marke…
Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faizar Musthapha yesterday, pointed out that he or his m…
President Maithripala Sirisena this week, sought Cabinet approval to submit media guidelines for the print…
A well coordinated programme is necessary to alleviate poverty in the region and around the globe, Preside…
A Family Budget Unit to review overall supply of essential goods at an affordable price to households woul…
Three sluice gates have been opened at the Kotmale dam due to heavy North-eastern monsoonal rains …
A petition was filed at the Appeals Court by five Sri Lanka Podujana Peremuna (SLPP) candidates ag…
Fairly heavy rains of above 75mm are expected in the Eastern, Uva, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provi…
The Cabinet of Ministers decided to lift the ban imposed on production and import of white asbasto…
The Cabinet proposal to build two new coal power plants in Sampur and Norochcholai which could supply a to…
The abrupt and unplanned decision taken by the previous regime to remove the Defence Headquarters fro…
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe hosted visting Malaysian Prime Minister Abdul Najib Razak at Temp…
Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor plans to discuss restricted tea imports with Sr…
The law banning the use and production of polythene less than 20 microns will be strictly implemented…
Parliamentarians in the Joint Opposition are today enraged with Mahinda, Namal and Basil for thwartin…
The Education Ministry released the cut-off marks for admitting students to Grade Six for National sc…
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