Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Claiming that some 13,000 families live in unsafe houses in Sri Lanka, Housing, Construction and Water Supply Minister Susil Ranasinghe said the government's priority is to provid... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Amid growing concerns over the presence of Iranian vessels anchored off Sri Lanka's territorial waters, the government has assured that no decision detrimental to the country will... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The Government has no intention of holding a referendum on Clause 17 of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, which the Supreme Court has determined requires approval by the peo... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 28 -- The Opposition has been thrown into disarray following the passage of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today. Speaking to reporter... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- The two-day parliamentary debate on the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution commenced a short while ago. Parliament is scheduled to continue the debate tomorrow, with t... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- Following the Supreme Court's determination that a referendum is not required for the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, Parliament is set to approve the Bill on Frida... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 22 -- Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told Parliament today that Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia following an appeal by the Saudi prose... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 22 -- Road Development Authority (RDA) Director General Anuradha Hettiarachchi said yesterday that casualties from road accidents on expressways have declined following the introducti... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 20 -- The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for six districts following adverse weather conditions prevailing in some parts of the cou... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 20 -- The Department of Irrigation has issued a flood warning for low-lying areas surrounding the Mahaweli River in the Pasbage Korale Divisional Secretariat area following heavy rain... Read More