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Pillayan remanded pending AG recommendations

Sri Lanka, April 2 -- Former Eastern Province Governor Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, commonly known as Pillayan, has been remanded by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court pending further directions f... Read More


Estate sector patients bemoan GMOA strike

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) launched a countrywide token strike yesterday (31), causing severe hardship to patients throughout the estate sector. The GMO... Read More


Twenty five 10 MW BESS units to integrate solar power to national grid

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- The Government has approved the installation of 25 standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with each capacity of 10 MW/40 MWh to better integrate rapidly growing solar p... Read More


Large scale encroachment of reservations deteriorating tanks in Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- It is learnt that there are seepages in almost all tanks in the Anuradhapura district. There are around 3,000 major, medium and minor scale tanks situated in the district. Majori... Read More


Foreign job opportunities for retiring SLN personnel

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- A discussion on expanding foreign employment opportunities for retiring Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) personnel in the shipping and marine sector was held in Colombo on Monday (30), co-ch... Read More


Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister here

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (31) for a two-day official visit. Ports and Civil Aviation Deputy Minister Janitha Ruwan Kodituwak... Read More


YWCA Bangkok and ThaiBev contribute to Ditwah relief efforts

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- The Royal Thai Government, organisations, and people of Thailand have demonstrated solidarity with Sri Lanka in the wake of the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, reflecting t... Read More


APPG on Sri Lanka reviews economic recovery efforts

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sri Lanka held a briefing session in the UK Parliament to discuss Sri Lanka's economic outlook and UK-Sri Lanka relations recently. Th... Read More


Govt faced challenges with strength from Buddhist philosophy - Health Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- Health Deputy Minister Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni stated today that the current Government faced numerous challenges over the past 14 months that previous administrations had never enc... Read More


Postal Dept warns of a phishing scam using fake website resembling official website

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- The Postal Department has warned the public to be cautious about a current phishing scam taking place that targets consumers by misusing the official website and name of the Post... Read More