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Education transformation is essential to rebuild the country - PM

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that, aligning with the development activities carried out un... Read More


Low-pressure area likely to form over southeastern Bay of Bengal - Met. Dept

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The Department of Meteorology has stated that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeastern Bay of Bengal around February 15. A special weather bulletin regarding ... Read More


Ten police teams deployed to probe Akuregoda shooting of lawyer and wife

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- Ten police teams, including personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Special Task Force (STF), have been deployed to investigate the killing of a lawyer... Read More


Indian team reaches Colombo for high-octane clash against Pakistan

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The Indian cricket team led by Suryakumar Yadav reached Colombo on Friday evening for the high-stakes T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan on Sunday. The traditional rivals, aft... Read More


Passport services resume as Immigration Dept. computer system restored

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The computer system at the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been fully restored, and passport services at the main office in Battaramulla and regional offices have re... Read More


MP Dilith Jayaweera claims Trinco Buddha statue incident used to stir national unrest

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The leader of the Sarvajana Balaya and Member of Parliament, Dilith Jayaweera, today (13) claimed that the recent incident involving a Buddha statue in Trincomalee was deliberate... Read More


Woman killed, 3 injured after elephant rampage in Valaichchenai

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- A woman has died while three others sustained injuries after being attacked by a wild elephant that stormed into the Valaichchenai town in Batticaloa this morning. It is reporte... Read More


BASL condemns shooting of lawyer and wife in Akuregoda

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly condemned the tragic shooting and assassination of an Attorney-at-Law and his wife today (13) at Akuregoda by a group of unid... Read More


President agrees on immediate action plan during talks with protesting fishermen

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Madel (beach seine net) fishermen who engaged in a protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat was held this ... Read More


Former DMT Deputy Commissioner arrested over bribery allegations

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested a former Deputy Commissioner of the Motor Vehicle Transfer Division of the Department of ... Read More