Colombo, April 9 -- The second phase of the first school term will end on Friday (11), the Education Ministry announced. Accordingly, the third phase will begin on April 21 and will end on May 9, th... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa today denied media reports claiming that members of the incumbent government are attempting to shield or prevent the questioning of individuals ... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- The Zonal Education Office of Kandy has announced that selected schools will be used as lodgings for security forces personnel for four days, in view of the special exposition of t... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- A group of 103 Sri Lankan youth departed for Israel under the Israel Employment Programme to work in the hotel sector, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said. Thi... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- The Cabinet has approved the purchase of Rs. 15 million worth of pre-printed polycarbonate cards for the issuing of National Identity Cards. Cabinet spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa sa... Read More
Colombo, April 7 -- A man was arrested by wildlife officers from the Vavuniya Wildlife Zone and the Mannar site for possessing one kilogram of sea cow (Dugong dugon) flesh. The arrest followed inform... Read More
Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Mannar is a region where most people depend on farming for their livelihood in one of Sri Lanka's 'dry zones.' But in recent times, climate change has made farming here very diff... Read More
Colombo, April 2 -- The Labour Ministry has announced plans to amend the law to raise the monthly minimum salary for private sector employees to Rs. 27,000. Currently, the minimum wage stands at Rs. ... Read More
Colombo, April 1 -- Social activist and complainant Sanjaya Mahawatte yesterday said that he had given a successful statement to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for nearly four hours regar... Read More
Colombo, April 1 -- Four vehicles traveling towards Colombo from Matara on the E01 crashed and piled up at the 25.5-mile post near the Gelanigama Interchange on the Southern Expressway this morning, t... Read More