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FORMER MINISTER RAJITHA REMANDED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- Former minister Rajitha Senaratne, who appeared before the Colombo High Court for another case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, has be... Read More


MORE THAN HUNDRED COUPLES WED IN JAFFNA CEREMONY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- A large-scale wedding celebration was held in Jaffna yesterday, where 108 couples exchanged vows at the Selva Sannithi Murugan Temple. The couples, who had previously been unabl... Read More


GOVERNMENT TO INSTALL FINGERPRINT SCANNERS IN ALL STATE INSTITUTIONS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry has announced that it will install fingerprint scanners in all government institutions that do not cu... Read More


CONDOM USE INCLUSION IN SCHOOLS RECOMMENDED BY HEALTH MINISTRY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The Ministry of Health's National STD/AIDS Control Programme has put forward a proposal to introduce HIV and other sexually transmitted infection prevention methods into the scho... Read More


UNP MEMBERS REQUIRE APPROVAL FOR MEDIA APPEARANCES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The United National Party (UNP) has issued a directive stating that its members must receive prior approval from the party's General Secretary, Thalatha Athukorala, before partic... Read More


TWO FATAL INCIDENTS CLAIM FIVE LIVES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The final rites for the two schoolgirls who died in the tragic road collision in Kuliyapitiya are scheduled to be held today (29) at the Dummalsuriya Kattimahana public cemetery.... Read More


RED NOTICE CRIMINALS EXTRADITED TO SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The Public Security Minister, Ananda Wijepala, says that twenty out of the seventy-five organised and underworld criminals who had fled the country have been arrested and brought... Read More


SRI LANKAN AND INDIAN HEALTH MINISTERS DISCUSS BILATERAL HEALTHCARE COOPERATION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Health, Nalinda Jayatissa, has met with his Indian counterparts to discuss strengthening the bilateral healthcare partnership between the two nations. The... Read More


SRILANKAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY OFFERS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- SriLankan Airlines is celebrating its 46th anniversary on 1 September 2025 and has announced a series of special discounts and offers for its customers. As part of the anniversa... Read More


FORMER MP VEN. ATHURALIYE RATHANA THERA REMANDED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- Former Member of Parliament Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thera has been remanded until September 12 by the Nugegoda Magistrate's Court. The former MP appeared before the court t... Read More