The consideration of the petitions filed against the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Draft Bill is currently underway at the Supreme Court. MORE..

19 Apr 2021 (12:51 PM)

A special operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and Mannar Police in Muddalampiddi, Mulankavil has led to the apprehension of 03 suspects with over 89 kg of Kerala cannabis. MORE..

19 Apr 2021 (11:49 AM)

The Department of Meteorology forecasts that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Uva and Southern provinces after 2.00 p.m. MORE..

19 Apr 2021 (10:07 AM)

Special security will be provided to all churches in the country while they commemorate the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombings on the 21st of April, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. MORE..

19 Apr 2021 (9:37 AM)

Muttiah Muralitharan was admitted to a hospital in Chennai, India on Sunday (April 17) morning for cardiac treatment. Last heard, Sri Lanka s cricket legend is doing fine and is totally out of danger. MORE..

19 Apr 2021 (1:37 AM)

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says that the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks were politically driven. MORE..

19 Apr 2021 (1:20 AM)

Ministry of Health on Friday (April 18) confirmed 27 more new cases of the COVID-19 in Sri Lanka as the daily cases count reached 287. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (10:47 PM)

A special traffic plan will be implemented for 2 days in parallel to the service to be held at the Kochchikade St. Anthony s Church, the Police Headquarters stated. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (9:21 PM)

A total of 260 more persons were tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka today (April 18) as the confirmed cases count reached 96,699. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (8:07 PM)

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to conduct an inquiry to ascertain the truth into the allegations that a Sri Lanka national cricket player was involved in a brawl. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (7:31 PM)

India is running out of Covid vaccines amid a brutal second wave that has seen both cases and deaths in the country soar to record levels. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (7:21 PM)

The Ministry of Health says that another 281 patients have recovered from coronavirus and have been discharged from hospitals and treatment centers. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (5:33 PM)

Sri Lanka Customs has informed the 02 remaining importers to re-export their coconut oil stocks containing carcinogens. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (4:59 PM)

A couple has been arrested at the Heenatikumbura area in Thalangama over the possession of narcotic drugs, Police Media Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (2:43 PM)

Sri Lanka Police have arrested an individual along with a locally-manufactured revolver during a raid in Kalutara. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (2:26 PM)

The Myanmar Authorities have released the 12 Sri Lankan fishermen that were imprisoned in Myanmar, the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Myanmar said. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (12:53 PM)

The China-backed Port City in Colombo, which has been exempted from a series of local laws, is no threat to the country s sovereignty and would only function as "a single-window facilitation of business", a senior minister said on Saturday. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (11:32 AM)

Two army personnel have been injured after a vehicle defied orders to stop and knocked them down at the Omanthai security checkpoint, the Police Spokesman said.

18 Apr 2021 (10:09 AM)

Sri Lanka Police says that a special island-wide operation will be launched from 12 noon today to detect drunk drivers on all roads including expressway entry points. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (10:00 AM)

The Duke of Edinburgh, whose funeral was on Saturday, was a car aficionado who bought the 1935 Standard Nine for 12 pounds when he was based in Colombo with the British Navy in 1940. MORE..

18 Apr 2021 (6:19 AM)