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Foreign Minister to attend special meeting of World Economic Forum in Riyadh

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to leave for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the World Economic Forum's Special Meeting on Global Cooperation, Growth and Ener... Read More


JICA to commence second phase of Anuradhapura North Water Supply Project

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to commence the second phase of the Anuradhapura North Water Supply Project, says State Minister of Finance Sheha... Read More


Parliament grants three-months leave for MP R. Sampanthan

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- TNA leader and Trincomalee District Parliamentarian R. Sampanthan has been granted leave of three months from attending Parliament sessions. The proposal to provide three-month... Read More


Parliament grants three-month leave for MP R. Sampanthan

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- TNA leader and Trincomalee District Parliamentarian R. Sampanthan has been granted leave of three months from attending Parliament sessions. The proposal to provide three-month... Read More


Maithripala sends letter of demand to Amaraweera, seeks Rs. 1 bn compensation

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Former President Maithripala Sirisena has sent a letter of demand to Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, seeking Rs. 1 billion in damages over defamation. The letter of demand referen... Read More


Upul Shantha Sannasgala granted bail

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- UPDATE: Upul Shantha Sannasgala, who was arrested earlier on Thursday has been released on bail, on the orders of Welisara Magistrate's Court. Popular tutor and author Upul Sha... Read More


Upul Shantha Sannasgala arrested

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Popular tutor and author Upul Shantha Sannasgala has been arrested by the Kandana Police in connection with an alleged fraud. He is accused of defrauding an individual of Rs. 1... Read More


Easter attacks: Gotabaya responds to allegations made by CardinalRanjith

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (25) vehemently refuted the allegations recently levelled at him by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith concerning the 2019 Eas... Read More


60,000 applications received for NIE admissions - Edu. Minister

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha says that 60,000 applications were received for new admissions to National Colleges of Education (NIEs). He mentioned that the relevan... Read More


Maithripala prevented from functioning as SLFP chairman until trial ends

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The Colombo District Court has delivered a permanent injunction preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the chairman of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLF... Read More