Heroin worth Rs.1,248 mn seized
PNB detects over 103 kilos One of the largest drug busts ever Two suspects arrested, jeep, equipment seized The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB...
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Chandimal named captain pending ICC hearing
Sri Lanka named Dinesh Chandimal as captain for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa despite the fact that he has a charge sheet hovering...
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Four Lankan athletes qualify for Youth Olympics
Four Sri Lankan athletes qualified for the Youth Olympic after producing their best performance at the Asian Youth Olympic Qualification trials conclu...
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Commercial High Court issues interim order against Damro
The Commercial High Court of Colombo on 4 July issued an Interim Order against the Defendant Damro. High Court Judge Rathnapriya Gurusinghe issued th...
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Fuel prices increased from midnight Thursday
The prices of fuel would be increased with effect from midnight, the Finance Ministry Sources said. Accordingly, the prices of fuel per litre will be...
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PM denies some of NYT allegations
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, yesterday, in Parliament repudiated the recent claims made by The New York Times that the incumbent government ha...
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Travel ban imposed on eight PTL directors
Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today restricted eight directors of Perpetual Treasuries Ltd from travelling abroad without the permission of the Cour...
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Maristella clocks historic world leading time
Bogoda tops Asian region In this file picture by Dimuthu Premaratne, Parami Wasanthi Maristella leads the 2,000 metres steeplechase at the recently he...
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Yen 100 b loan for Central Highway stage III
Cabinet this week gave approval to seek a Japanese loan of 100 billion yen to construct the third section of the Central High Way from Pothuhera to Ga...
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Govt. won’t delay PC polls: PM
The Government had no interest in delaying Provincial Council Elections, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. The Prime Min...
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Mihin employees worked 9 months without wages: PCoI
One hundred employees, who were recruited to Mihin Lanka worked for nine months without salary, starting April 2008, retired Mihin Lanka employee Ingr...
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Dozen pages of Bond Probe Commission Report missing – CaFFE
The C350 report, a part of the Bond Commission report containing phone records of COPE members, which was yesterday made available to the public by th...
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PM to take action after listening to Vijayakala
There was no need at all to revive the LTTE terrorist organisation, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. He said action wou...
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Principals, teachers on sick leave today
Schools operate as usual: Education Ministry Principals and teachers unions yesterday confirmed that they would go ahead with the island-wide one-day ...
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‘Women for Justice’ demand Vijayakala to be sacked and arrested
Referring to the statement made by State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran in Jaffna, where she said there was a need for the reorganiza...
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Our people are unhappy with govt.: TNA
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today said that ‘their' people were unhappy and that while they had contributed substantially to bring this govern...
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New York Times concerned over threats to Journalists
EXPOSURE ON MR CAMPAIGN FUNDING in 2015: The New York Times releasing an official statement yesterday called on the Sri Lankan authorities to ensure...
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PM summons Vijayakala to Colombo
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has summoned State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran to Colombo effective immediately, to inquire in...
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ADB to invest in Lanka’s Healthcare Sector.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to invest $10 million of equity in DCDC Healthcare Services Private Limited (DCDCPL), a company providing ...
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Exposé: Central expressway contractor Taisei seeks Rs 4bn compensation from Gov.
The infamous Taisei Corporation of Japan which secured the contract to build phase 3 of the Central Expressway, contravening the accepted tender proce...
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Public Sector officials oppose audit bill – Auditor General
Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe called on the Mahanayake’s of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters and commented on the proposed Audit bill which will...
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Srilankan revenue dropped after contact with phoenix
Details of anomalies in the contract SriLankan Airlines had entered into with Phoenix Rising Ventures (PRV) were exposed at the Presidential Commissio...
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Armed gunmen stage home invasion in Koswatte
A gang of thieves that broke into the home of a businessman in Koswatte, Battaramulla have made off with cash and jewelry worth Rs. 500,000. Police sa...
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