Colombo, April 8 -- Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias 'Pilleyan', was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago, police said. Published by HT ... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- Sri Lanka is facing an astonishing decline in its growth rate with the percentage hitting an all-time low of 0.5 per cent since 1871, leading to social issues such as the shrinkage... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- A group of men who undertook to perform rituals to dispel malefic effects that had befallen a family had fled with jewellery valued at Rs. 3.8 million. The victim was a trishaw op... Read More
Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Sri Lanka's tourism sector kicked off April recording 38,615 tourist arrivals for the first six days of the month, which is a 11.5 percent year-on-year growth, the latest data fr... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- Four people, including the manager of a fuel station, died after a gas explosion in Wehera, Kurunegala late last night. Four others were injured, police said. The explosion occurr... Read More
Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his way back from Sri Lanka, had a Darshan of Ram Setu, also known as Adam's Bridge, a vast chain of natural limestone shoals that spans a... Read More
Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd, India's largest integrated transport utility, yesterday announced the commencement of operations at Colombo West International Terminal... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- It's heartning to know that the NPP government has finally recognised the importance of India, former MP Eran Wickramaratne told an Indian TV channel today. "It's hearting to know... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- Over the past two months, authorities have arrested nearly 1,700 individuals who had deserted the armed forces and have involved in organized criminal activities, Public Security M... Read More
Colombo, April 8 -- NPP candidate Samantha Ranasinghe who contested the general elections for the Kegalle District will replace MP Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera who died suddenly on Sunday. Ranasinghe who o... Read More