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Chamara Sampath urges Speaker to take action against COPE member who had referred to him as 'Badulle Bada'

Srilanka, March 18 -- Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake today urged the Speaker to take action against a COPE member who had referred to him as 'Badulle Bada' during a recent meeting of the co... Read More


Milk powder prices to increase by 4.7% from April 1

Srilanka, March 18 -- Importers of milk powder have decided to increase the prices of milk powder products by 4.7%, effective April 1. Accordingly, the price of a 400-gram packet of imported milk pow... Read More


NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-9 Return, Splashdown

Srilanka, March 18 -- NASA will provide live coverage of the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with Dragon spacecraft hatch closure preparations at... Read More


Imthiaz Bakeer Markar resigns as SJB Chairman

Srilanka, March 18 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Chairman Imthiaz Bakeer Markar has resigned from his post. Bakeer Markar told the Daily Mirror that he had sent his resignation letter to party lead... Read More


Woman dead after elephant pulls down walls

Srilanka, March 18 -- A woman who was asleep in her home was pinned under the debris of the walls pulled down by a rogue elephant that had entered her home garden in the early hours of last morning. S... Read More


Government expects Speaker to take action against MP Ramanathan Archchuna: Nalinda

Srilanka, March 18 -- Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today the government expects that the Speaker will take some action against Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna. He told the wee... Read More


Govt. assures to rectify delays in releasing imported vehicles from Customs

Srilanka, March 18 -- The Finance Ministry and other relevant institutions will intervene immediately to rectify the delays in releasing newly imported vehicles from the Sri Lanka Customs, Cabinet Spo... Read More


President meets Police Chiefs in Western Province

Srilanka, March 18 -- Steps will be taken to provide the necessary facilities to eliminate organized crimes and drug abuse, as well as to introduce new legislation, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... Read More


FR petitions against Adani Mannar wind power project withdrawn

Srilanka, March 18 -- Five Fundamental Rights petitions, which were filed seeking an order to prevent the authorities from issuing any permits to Adani Green Energy Sri Lanka Limited for operating a w... Read More


Sri Lanka cricket captains challenge player employment classification

Srilanka, March 18 -- Sri Lanka Cricket ODI Captain Charith Asalanka and Test Cricket Captain Dhanajaya De Silva have filed writ petitions before the Court of Appeal challenging the classification of ... Read More