Sri Lanka, March 8 -- A Parliamentary Committee revealed that the production of liquor in the country has increased by 22% within the last two months while revenue has grown by 23%. This was revealed... Read More
Colombo, March 7 -- The Government hopes to engage women to man trains and buses in two years time, Minister of Transport Bimal Ratnayke told Parliament today. "You will see women guards, train engi... Read More
Colombo, March 7 -- Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera said that he knows the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks and will inform the President an... Read More
Colombo, March 7 -- The Government is looking towards converting the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport into an aircraft repair centre, Minister Bimal Ratnayake told Parliament today. Speaking d... Read More
Colombo, March 7 -- Sri Lanka has a notably low rate of alcohol consumption and smoking among women, according to the Alcohol Information Centre. The Executive Director of the Alcohol & Drug Informat... Read More
Colombo, March 7 -- Eight Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), including the Director of the Ministerial Security Division (MSD), have been transferred with immediate effect. Police said SSP P.M.... Read More
Colombo, March 7 -- Disciplinary action has been taken against an SLTB bus conductor who harassed a group of school children in Nuwara Eliya by not allowing them to travel in the bus using their seaso... Read More
Colombo, March 7 -- Sri Lanka has signed the bilateral Amendment Agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) alongside the Exchange of Notes between the Government of Sri Lanka an... Read More
Colombo, March 7 -- The nine suspects arrested over the murder of Ganemulla Sanjeewa at the Hulftsdorp Magistrate's Court were produced via Skype before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today.... Read More
Colombo, March 7 -- Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody said the assessment scheduled for 15 March is not a wildlife census but merely a simple survey, claiming that it is inappropriate to r... Read More