Colombo, Nov. 22 -- All Divisional Secretaries islandwide have been summoned to Colombo today (22) for a special high-level discussion, the President's Media Division (PMD) said. The meeting, schedul... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 22 -- Train services on the coastal railway line have been limited to Weligama after a slow train travelling from Matara to Colombo Maradana derailed yesterday at around 2.05 p.m. betw... Read More
Colombo, Nov. 22 -- China's Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party has introduced a new development blueprint that will open fresh avenues for global partnership-i... Read More
Colombo, Nov. 22 -- The death toll from the landslide at Pahala Kadugannawa rose to four after rescue teams recovered the bodies of two more victims, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. Accord... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 21 -- The Department of Agriculture has decided to issue air rifles to farmers to protect cultivated land from macaque monkeys, and giant squirrels. Anuradhapura District Director of ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 21 -- Out of more than 5,000 suspects arrested for drug trafficking, only around 250 have been remanded in custody by the courts, while the remainder have been released on bail, Public... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 21 -- A group of state institutions, including the Kahatagaha Mines, Lanka Mineral Sands and Laksala, will be reactivated with the assistance of the private sector, Deputy Minister of ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 21 -- MP Mohammed Faizal in Parliament today denied the allegation by MP Ramanathan Archuna that he had threatened the latter with death. "I never threatened MP Ramanathan with death... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 21 -- Sri Lanka's farmers and consumers are facing serious difficulties due to inaccurate data and forecasts issued by the Department of Agriculture, Chairman of the National Farmers' ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 21 -- A major ticket fraud operation involving safari jeeps at the Kaudulla National Park has been uncovered, leading to the arrest of several individuals and the seizure of 10 jeeps, ... Read More