President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to go grassroots to give swift solutions to public grievances at the village level. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (11:00 PM)

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases reported in Sri Lanka escalated to 3,312 this evening (22) as 13 more persons were confirmed to have contracted the virus. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (9:33 PM)

Goods banned or restricted from being imported worth over Rs 800 million is currently under the custody of Sri Lanka Customs. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (8:50 PM)

Sri Lanka Police informs that only public transport buses, school service buses, and office transport van and buses will be allowed to use the bus priority lane from tomorrow onwards (September 23). MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (8:16 PM)

Sri Lanka Police says that if the collapsed building in Buwelikada, Kandy, is found to have been constructed without following proper legal procedures, relevant persons will be charged under the Penal Code. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (7:21 PM)

Prior to the Easter Sunday terror attacks, former President Maithripala Sirisena pulled out former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara from the investigations into Zahran Hashim and assigned former Director of State Intelligence Service Nilantha Jayawardena in his lieu, former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando claims. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (6:51 PM)

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says that he is happy with a process of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (6:16 PM)

A special application has been filed before the Supreme Court, challenging the draft bill of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (5:45 PM)

Prof. Charitha Herath has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (4:11 PM)

Former Chairman of Arachchikattuwa Pradeshiya Sabha, Jagath Samantha, has surrendered to the court, stated Ada Derana reporter. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (4:03 PM)

Eighteen more coronavirus patients have been discharged from hospital after completely recovering from the virus, the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health said. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (3:31 PM)

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has been notified to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing the Easter Sunday terror attacks on the 5th of October. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (3:02 PM)

The State Engineering Corporation (SEC) has rejected the statement issued by the owner of the collapsed building in Kandy that the SEC had approved the construction of the said building. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (2:56 PM)

The thirteen officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) who were arrested for their alleged links with drug dealers have been further remanded. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (1:53 PM)

Dishan Gunasekara has been elected as the new Basnayake Nilame of Ruhunu Maha Katharagama Devalaya. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (1:53 PM)

A parcel of narcotic drugs has been recovered on the beach in Payagala, stated the Police Media Division. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (1:16 PM)

The draft bill of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution has been tabled in Parliament a short while ago. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (1:15 PM)

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that one of the top priorities of the government is to formulate and implement a strategy that will cover the entire process from early childhood education to tertiary education, in order to ensure that future generations will choose the right path for them and their future. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (1:08 PM)

The Consulate General office of Sri Lanka in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has been temporarily closed, says the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (12:45 PM)

UPDATE- Former President Maithripala Sirisena has left the premises of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing 2019 Easter attacks. MORE..

22 Sep 2020 (12:10 PM)