NPP hands over nominations for Colombo : Vraie mayoral candidate
2025-03-12
National People’s Power (NPP) Mayoral candidate Vraie Cally Balthazar expressed confidence in her party’s success in the upcoming 2025 localContinue Reading
President discusses development priorities with UDA officials
2025-03-12
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with officials from the Urban Development Authority (UDA) today (12) at the Presidential Secretariat toContinue Reading
Flight sexual assault incident : Police reveals details
2025-03-12
The 65-year-old passenger arrested on charges of attempting to sexually assault a female air hostess onboard a SriLankan flight isContinue Reading
GMOA gives 8 am deadline to arrest rape suspect
2025-03-11
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has warned it will launch a strike across the North Central Province unless theContinue Reading
Is Vaping illegal in Sri Lanka ? COPF questioned
2025-03-10
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance (COPF) questioned the use of e-cigarettes and vapes during a deliberation on proposals toContinue Reading
Eran SJB’s Colombo Mayor candidate? – Hirunika
2025-03-10
SJB’s Hirunika Premachandra has indicated that former MP Eran Wickramaratne is likely to be nominated as the party’s mayoral candidate.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka to fast-track ban on corporal punishment for children
2025-03-08
A law banning corporal punishment for children will be passed swiftly, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs, and ConstitutionalContinue Reading
Secure release of Tamil Nadu fishermen in Sri Lanka : Stalin tells Jaishankar
2025-03-08
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Friday wrote to India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, apprising him ofContinue Reading
“When women thrive, communities thrive” – PM’s Women’s Day Message
2025-03-08
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has issued a call for unity and transformative action to address gender inequality in her messageContinue Reading
Weather : Mainly fair weather expected in most parts
2025-03-08
The prevailing dry weather across Sri Lanka is expected to temporarily change on March 10 and 11, with showers likelyContinue Reading
COPE probes Rs. 250M gem scandal before 2024 polls
2025-03-06
A collection of gemstones valued at Rs. 250 million was released without board approval by the National Gem and JewelleryContinue Reading
“Put an end to this” Sri Lanka Minister wants real help from India
2025-03-05
Minister Bimal Rathnayake has called on the Indian government to take decisive action to resolve the long-standing fishermen dispute betweenContinue Reading
Health workers call off token strike
2025-03-05
The Federation of Health Professionals has called off its planned token strike scheduled for tomorrow (March 6) following discussions withContinue Reading
“If I don’t call this a curse, what should I call it?” Vision-Impaired MP slams Dayasiri
2025-03-05
MP Sugath Wasantha de Silva told Parliament that a lawyer who recently made derogatory remarks about him was inciting hatredContinue Reading
Court Murder : Police increase reward for wanted female suspect
2025-03-04
Sri Lanka Police have increased the reward announced for information leading to the arrest of a missing female suspect linkedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka mulls allowing abortions in cases of fatal birth defects
2025-03-04
A legal framework is being drafted to allow women to terminate pregnancies in cases of fatal birth defects that cannotContinue Reading
UNHRC urges Sri Lanka to amend security laws, end surveillance
2025-03-04
The UNHRC has called on Sri Lanka to amend restrictive laws, including the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the OnlineContinue Reading
Suspected extremist group in Eastern Kalmunai under investigation
2025-03-04
Intelligence agencies and security forces are currently investigating a suspected extremist group that has reportedly emerged in the Eastern KalmunaiContinue Reading