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Notice issued on school holidays

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- The Ministry of Education has issued an announcement regarding the end of term school holidays of all government and government-approved private schools in the year 2025. Accor... Read More


Appeals Court to decide on Deshabandu's petition over arrest warrant

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- The Court of Appeal has announced that the decision on former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon's writ petition requesting to cancel the arrest warrant issu... Read More


Veteran actress Malini Fonseka's health condition improves, family dismisses rumors

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- The health condition of veteran actress Malini Fonseka, widely regarded as the 'Queen of Sri Lankan cinema', is showing signs of improvement, hospital sources confirmed. Fonsek... Read More


COPA expresses strong dissatisfaction with DMT officials for appearing unprepared

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has expressed strong dissatisfaction towards the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) for appearing before the committee without prior prepa... Read More


GMOA to continue strike despite arrest of suspect in doctor's sexual assault

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- The token strike initiated by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) in protest of the recent sexual assault on a female doctor will continue until 8.00 a.m. tomorro... Read More


'Batalanda' report to be presented in Parliament this week - Cabinet Spokesman

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The Cabinet has decided to present the 'Batalanda' Commission report to Parliament, Cabinet Media Spokesperson, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, said. Speaking at the weekly Cab... Read More


Committee to review impact of bus modifications on public safety

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to set up a committee to examine the effects of modifications and decorations on passenger transport buses on public safety and to ... Read More


SC issues notice to ex-President Maithripala Sirisena

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The Supreme Court today (11) has issued a notice to former President Maithripala Sirisena, requiring him to appear before the court on April 29 and show cause for his failure to... Read More


STF deployed for life-saving and firefighting services on expressways

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The Director General of the Road Development Authority (RDA), S. M. P. Suriyabandara, says that steps have been taken to assign Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel to the ... Read More


GMOA to launch island-wide token strike

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has decided to launch an island-wide 24-hour token strike tomorrow in protest over the sexual assault on a female doctor at t... Read More