COLOMBO, June 2 -- India has expanded its scholarship program for economically disadvantaged students at the University of Jaffna, increasing monthly financial assistance and extending support to a la... Read More
COLOMBO, June 2 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday (2) concluded hearing a fundamental rights petition filed by former State Minister and Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) leader Sivanesathurai Chan... Read More
COLOMBO, June 2 -- Private bus operators on Tuesday (2) demanded either a diesel subsidy of Rs 25 per litre or an immediate 5% increase in bus fares, warning that they will launch a strike if the gove... Read More
COLOMBO, June 2 -- Sri Lanka's health authorities have activated enhanced surveillance and emergency preparedness measures following a World Health Organization (WHO) alert on an Ebola outbreak in par... Read More
COLOMBO, June 2 -- Police have warned of an increase in thefts and other crimes targeting elderly people living alone, urging children and relatives to take greater precautions to ensure the safety an... Read More
COLOMBO, June 1 -- Six people were killed and seven others injured after a cab driven by an allegedly intoxicated driver ploughed into a crowd waiting in line at a Vesak dansala in Meegoda, on the out... Read More
COLOMBO, June 1 -- The wife of detained former Director of the Government Intelligence Service and former Director of Military Intelligence, Major General (Ret.) Suresh Sallay has appealed to Presiden... Read More
Sri Lanka, June 1 -- In a rare and striking disciplinary move, Sri Lanka's Buddhist hierarchy last week stripped 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana of his responsibilities as chief custodian of one of ... Read More
COLOMBO, June 1 -- The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced plans to tighten enforcement of the national fuel quota (QR) system, warning that service stations that fail to comply with the ... Read More
COLOMBO, June 1 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed retired diplomat Grace Asirwatham as Chairperson of the National Women's Commission (NWC), following a recommendation by the Constit... Read More