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Canal road development project launched in Malabe to ease traffic

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Work on developing two canal bank roads linking Chandrika Kumaratunga Mawatha and the Arangala Bridge in Malabe commenced yesterday (10), aiming to improve traffic safety and red... Read More


Kassapa Thero and others produced in Trincomalee Court

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero and nine others, including the incumbent of the Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhiraja Viharaya, Venerable Kalyanawansa Tissa Thero, were produced bef... Read More


ADB's new Country Director meets PM

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Shannon Cowlin, the newly appointed Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Sri Lanka, met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya yesterday (February 10) to ... Read More


12 sentenced to death in former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala murder case

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar today (11) sentenced 12 suspects to death in the high-profile murder case of former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his personal security offic... Read More


PM and EU delegation map out economic expansion

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS) at the Prime Minister's Office yesterday (10) to strengthen the stra... Read More


Trinco Buddha statue incident: Balangoda Kassapa Thero and others granted bail

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Four Buddhist monks, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thero, along with six other individuals, were granted bail by the Trincomalee High Court today (11). The ten suspects had b... Read More


Former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake further remanded

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Former Secretary to the President, Saman Ekanayake, has been remanded until February 18 after being produced before court today in connection with an ongoing case involving the a... Read More


Bohra Spiritual Leader meets President

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The spiritual leader of the global Dawoodi Bohra community, His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (10) at the Pr... Read More


'Friends of IBC Reunion' programme held in Colombo

Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- The 'Friends of IBC Reunion' programme, organised by the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) - widely recognised as the world's largest Buddhist organisation was held in C... Read More


Govt to regulate three-wheelers, school vans and office buses

Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- Transport and Highways Deputy Minister Dr. Prasanna Gunasena says that immediate steps will be taken to suspend the semi-luxury bus service. He also said that from now on, buses... Read More