The employees of the National Water Supply Drainage Board (NWSDB) are engaging in an 8-hour strike today (March 23). MORE..

23 Mar 2023 (11:15 AM)

The long-awaited first batch of imported eggs arrived in Sri Lanka early this morning (March 23), Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation chairperson T.A.D. Ranjith says. MORE..

23 Mar 2023 (10:19 AM)

The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers can be expected in parts of Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, Southern and North-Central provinces in the afternoon or at night. MORE..

23 Mar 2023 (9:46 AM)

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that due to the public sector engaging in business activities, the money that was available for the construction of 100 projects similar to the Mahaweli during the past decades, has been destroyed. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (11:47 PM)

The United Nations and the United States led calls Wednesday for Uganda s President Yoweri Museveni to reject what has been labelled an "appalling" anti-gay bill. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (10:57 PM)

The bacteria-born disease Listeriosis can cause complications for individuals with weakened immunity, says the Health Promotion Bureau. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (10:00 PM)

The new Crescent moon of the month of Ramadan has not been sighted in Sri Lanka this evening (22), according to the Colombo Grand Mosque. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (9:47 PM)

Member of Parliament Mahindananda Aluthgamage has ben appointed as the Chair to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Economic and Physical Plans. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (9:09 PM)

A recent research conducted by ECA International has revealed that Sri Lanka , amongst a few other countries, saw the largest increase in expense for travellers. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (8:57 PM)

The Colombo High Court today (22 March) sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the possession and trafficking of drugs. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (8:01 PM)

The contribution of non-governmental higher education institutes and the opportunities available to make the sector more efficient were discussed at length at a recent meeting held by the Parliamentary Select Committee. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (7:55 PM)

The Supreme Court has fixed for consideration on August 04, a petition which was filed requesting the dismissal of the decision taken by the Court of Appeal to dismiss a writ petition filed against the electricity tariff hike without taking it up for consideration. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (7:46 PM)

Two persons from the same family were killed in a road accident involving a motorcycle and a lorry last evening (21 March). MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (7:01 PM)

The report of the investigation carried out by the Auditor General regarding several facts that led to the current economic crisis in the country, has been filed before the Supreme Court. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (6:33 PM)

A report launched on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% of the world s population doesn t have access to safe drinking water and 46% lacks access to basic sanitation. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (5:27 PM)

During his speech in Parliament this morning (22 March), after tabling the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that the programme will be reviewed every six months. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (5:08 PM)

The Kesbewa Magistrate s Court has ordered fines to be imposed on a group of vendors who had sold consumer goods including eggs at higher rates than the government s control price. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (4:42 PM)

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested for the Opposition s support towards rebuilding Sri Lanka from its ongoing crisis, despite their conflicting political views. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (4:34 PM)

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the salaries and pensions of public servants will be revised in the future, in line with the inflation rates. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (3:57 PM)

The school cut-off marks of the 2022 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination have been released by the Ministry of Education. MORE..

22 Mar 2023 (3:21 PM)