A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
Wednesday 3rd January, 2024 The partial demolition of an illegally-constructed hotel close to the Dehiwala beach, on Monday, has grabbed headlines. The building belongs to a...
Governor of Northern Province P.S.M. Charles has directed relevant officials that the Disaster Management Centre should report on the effects of natural calamities, such as rain,...
R N A de Silva rnades@gmail.com Calculating devices such as the abacus have been used since ancient times. These were hand operated calculating tools. Mechanical devices...
Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said that a committee, chaired by an Additional Secretary of the Health Ministry, was in the process of recording statements from...
Nearly a half of Sri Lanka’s households are adopting livelihood-based coping strategies to buy food, says a recent report published by the World Food Programme. The...
Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC, has approved President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal to enter into an agreement with the US to thwart illicit trafficking of nuclear and...
The Federation of National Organizations (FNO), in a letter addressed to the MPs who support President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has requested them not to back a post-war...
Police headquarters yesterday (2) said that there was no basis for claims that the demolition of a hotel in Dehiwala had been stopped. The hotel has...
The Ceylon Electricity Workers’ Union yesterday (2) declared a three-day protest opposite the CEH head office in Colombo, beginning today (3) against government plans to break...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to establish a Sri Lankan High Commission in New Zealand capital Wellington, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena told reporters...
The Cabinet has announced the recommendations made in a feasibility study on the proposed development of 61 fuel tanks out of 99 in Trincomalee. Sixty one...
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, MP, has accused President Ranil Wickremsinghe of propagating lies with the help of a section of the...