Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Opposition spokesperson Prof. G. L. Peiris has alleged that two new laws that dealt with terrorism and corruption were meant to consolidate the...
By Andrew Devadason Vicar-St. Paul’s Church, Milagiriya Colombo It has been one year since we got assaulted in front of the Temple Trees on May 9th,...
The Chief Prelate of the Amarapura Mahanayake, Most Venerable Dodampahala Chandrasiri Thera, 84, passed away yesterday (16). The Ven. Thera was receiving treatment at a hospital...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Kushani Rohanadeera as the Secretary General of Parliament, with effect from May 23. The current Deputy Secretary General of Parliament and...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Derana Chief Dilith Jayaweera says the Port City Colombo could have given Sri Lankan economy the turbo boost it required but, unfortunately, the...
Police yesterday (16) used water cannonto disperse protesting university students at Horton Place, Colombo 07. Police intervened after University students launched a protest alleging government attempts...
By Norman Palihawadana Denying that the Catholic Church has anything to do with Pastor Jerome Fernando, now under investigation for making statements which may cause tensions...
Following President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s order that Pastor Jerome Fernando be questioned for making derogatory statements about Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism, the pastor who calls himself ‘prophet’...
The European Union has raised the issue with Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane. According to a joint EU and Sri Lanka press communiqué issued by the latter,...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed retired High Court Judge Lalith Ekanayake as Chairman of the National Police Commission. Ekanayake has succeeded former IGP Chandra Fernando.
Japan, through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, is providing USD 4,629,629 to strengthen the production capacity of smallholder paddy farmers in...
By Meera Srinivasan The talks on power devolution between Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Tamil legislators yielded no positive outcome, according to the Tamil National...