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Muscat airport limits private jet flights

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- The Oman base has emerged as the de facto departure point for many of the repatriation flights by European governments but has also been a thriving centre for charter and private... Read More


Colombo Magistrate recalls case on UN office road blockade

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama ordered today (09) to recall the case involving the blocking of roads outside the United Nations office in Colombo on March 18. The... Read More


Sri Lanka to launch 200 spice cluster villages

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- The Department of Export Agriculture plans to establish 200 spice-related cluster villages within this year, with the inaugural ceremony scheduled for tomorrow (10). Minister of... Read More


Nimal Rajapaksa equates love for motherland with love for family

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- The National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament, Namal Rajapaksa, stated that a person's love for their motherland should be as profound... Read More


Hanwella-Colombo private bus workers to strike

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- Private bus workers operating the Hanwella-Colombo route launched a strike today. The action follows a dispute with Kaduwela-Colombo bus workers regarding the picking up of pass... Read More


University issues warning following leopard sightings

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- The University of Peradeniya has issued an urgent security alert following several leopard sightings across the campus and its veterinary faculty farms. The Office of Vice-Chanc... Read More


Young boy dies after falling into unprotected well

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- A 10-year-old boy lost his life after falling into an unprotected cultivation well in the Kiribamunegama Yaya area of the Polpithigama police division. The incident occurred yest... Read More


PM Harini visits Manila

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya departed for an official visit to Manila, Philippines, following an invitation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The visit aligns with p... Read More


Resplendent Nadungamuwe Raja replica to be unveiled as national treasure

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- The replica of the highly revered Nadungamuwe Raja tusker, officially designated as a national treasure, will be unveiled tomorrow at the National Museum of Natural History in Co... Read More


Two youths die in motorcycle collisions

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- Police Headquarters reported that two 20-year-old men lost their lives yesterday (08) following road collisions in two separate areas of the island. Notably, both incidents occur... Read More