Colombo, March 20 -- The tax imposed on cigarettes is coming down over the past few years and a new decision must be taken in parliament regarding the cigarette tax, Chairman of the Committee on Publi... Read More
Srilanka, Feb. 27 -- Opposition MP Rauff Hakeem and Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake engaged in a showdown in Parliament where the former alleged that he has been kept out of the Business Committee... Read More
Srilanka, Feb. 27 -- Some 43 elephants died due to human-elephant conflicts in January, 2025 while three persons were killed during the same period, Minister of Environment. Dr. Dhammika Patabandi sai... Read More
Srilanka, Feb. 21 -- Three suspects including a police constable were arrested over the murder of a 39-year-old man and his 6-year-old daughter in Middeniya this week, Public Security Minister Ananda ... Read More
Srilanka, Feb. 20 -- A heated argument erupted in Parliament today when Deputy Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe came up with details on his recent visit to a Buddhist Training Centre in Kelaniya. The argu... Read More
Srilanka, Feb. 20 -- Claiming that the security of the country is at stake, Opposition MP Dayasiri Jayasekara said the Speaker of Parliament must take the responsibility if any of the MPs is murdered.... Read More
Srilanka, Feb. 20 -- The suspect who was arrested over the shooting incident at the Hulfsdorp Court complex has been identified as Samindu Dilshan Piyumanga Kandanaarachchi from Maharagama, Public Sec... Read More
Srilanka, Feb. 20 -- Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa revealed today that some 184,926 people had obtained treatment for dog bites last year from January 1 to December 31. He told Parliament tha... Read More
Srilanka, Feb. 20 -- Claiming that only isolated incidents were reported in different parts of the country, Public Security Minister Ananada Wijepala said today these isolated incidents must not be co... Read More
Srilanka, Feb. 20 -- In the wake of the shooting incident in the Hulfsdorp Court complex, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said today that steps will be taken to deploy armed guards inside the co... Read More