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Thundershowers expected in several provinces after 2 pm today

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces after 2.00 pm today. According to the de... Read More


Reports claiming fuel distribution halt tomorrow are false - CPC

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Mayura Netthikumara, Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), stated that reports claiming fuel will not be issued from storage terminals tomorrow (March 21)... Read More


Johnston Fernando and sons further remanded until April 2

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- The Wattala Magistrate's Court has ordered the further remand of five suspects, including former minister Johnston Fernando and his two sons, until April 2. The order was issue... Read More


Excavations at Chemmani mass grave to resume on April 20

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake stated that excavations at the Chemmani mass grave will resume on April 20, following a question raised by an MP from the Ilank... Read More


New feature to resolve challenges in obtaining vehicle fuel QR codes

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Digital Economy Ministry yesterday said that a new feature has been added to the system starting yesterday (19) to address the difficulties faced by the public when trying to ob... Read More


Tribute to Chandrapala Weliwita, Founder of United Funeral Aid Society

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- The 32nd Annual General Meeting of the United Funeral Aid Society of Lake House was held at the Lake House premises recently. During the meeting, a tribute was paid to W. G. Cha... Read More


Ambassador Alkahtani asks for tolerance and solidarity among nations

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Khalid bin Hamoud Alkahtani, Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, in an Eid al-Fitr message yesterday said Eid ... Read More


Vietnam's election highlights governance capacity, political maturity - Deputy Speaker

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- The 2026 election reflects Vietnam's governance capacity and political maturity, Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih wrote in an article for VOV on the occasion of the election of deput... Read More


Capacity-Building Progamme for LG representatives held in Hyderabad

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- A second group of 30 Local Government Representatives from the Indian Origin Tamils (IOT) and Sri Lankan Tamils completed a ten-day capacity-building programme at the National I... Read More


Minister outlines current status of fuel supplies

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody revealed in Parliament the current status of the country's fuel supplies, outlining the durations for which current fuel stocks are expected to l... Read More