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Rebuilding lives

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake shared a light moment with beneficiaries in Niyangoda on Friday during a Rebuilding Sri Lanka event. The program also provides land and financia... Read More


Spiritual ties

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- Thousands of devotees gathered at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo over the weekend to pay homage to the sacred Devnimori Relics of the Buddha, brought from the Maharaja Sayajira... Read More


Opposition undermining efforts to deliver justice - Bimal

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- A heated exchange over the ongoing Easter Sunday attack proceedings erupted in Parliament on Friday (6), with Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake accusing the Opposi... Read More


Backlog in licences, number plates to be cleared

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has launched reforms and taken urgent action to clear months-long backlogs in issuing official vehicle number plates and driving licences, Co... Read More


Stop entertaining defamation complaints

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) said that investigative agencies, including the Criminal Investigation Department and the Computer Crimes Investigation Unit, shou... Read More


CIABOC probes Ambuluwawa Cable Car project

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The controversial Ambuluwawa Cable Car project, already mired in environmental concerns and procedural violations, now faces a fresh challenge as the Commission to Investigate All... Read More


Abu Dhabi Dialogue focuses on enhancing migrant workers' welfare

Sri Lanka, Feb. 1 -- The two-day 8th Ministerial Consultation of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue will conclude in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today (February 1). Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of F... Read More


CID submits report on 'Gunside' Naval detention site to Court

Sri Lanka, Feb. 1 -- A special report on Gunside, a series of underground cells within the Trincomalee Eastern Naval Command identified as the detention site in the Navy abduction for a ransom case ha... Read More


Leadership failures blamed for past education reform collapses

Sri Lanka, Feb. 1 -- The lack of proper leadership has been the key reason behind the failure of previous education reforms in Sri Lanka, former Chairperson of the National Committee on Education Refo... Read More


Regional risk from Nipah virus in India remains low - WHO

Sri Lanka, Feb. 1 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said that two confirmed cases of the Nipah virus have been reported in India's West Bengal State, but assessed the risk as low at the national,... Read More