Heat index Advisory issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 4.30 p.m. 30 April 2024, valid for 01 May 2024 Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is expected to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in Northern, North-central, Eastern and North-Western provinces and in Gampaha, Colombo, Hambantota and Monaragala […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his World Labour Day message invited all political parties to join hands in charting a path towards a prosperous future for our nation. The full text of the President’s Labour Day Message: “On the 138th observance of World Labour Day, born from a historic struggle for rights, our nation stands at […]

Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas made her maiden call at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) on Monday (29).

Four law enforcement officers have been fatally shot and four others were wounded while serving an arrest warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. A suspected attacker was found dead in the front yard of a barricaded home after a standoff that lasted three hours, police said. Two other persons of interest were taken into questioning, authorities […]

Australia’s newest budget airline has gone into voluntary administration, after abruptly cancelling all of its flights on Tuesday. Bonza’s financial woes have left thousands of passengers stranded around the country. Operating since last year, the carrier had been the first to launch in Australia since 2007. Aviation remains one of the nation’s most concentrated industries, [R...

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has reduced its fuel prices to be in effect from midnight today (30).

The four persons arrested at Kollupitiya for impersonating CID officers and demanding Rs. 10 million in cash from a person have been remanded until May 14 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate s Court.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to participate in two May Day rallies tomorrow (01) in lieu of International Labour Day.

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year (y-o-y) basis increased to 1.5% in April 2024, the Department of Census Statistics (DCS) says.

The Supreme Court has issued an interim stay order on the President and the Constitutional Council, preventing them from nominating judges to the Supreme Court, except as Chief Justice.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to participate in two May-Day rallies tomorrow (01). The May Day Rally organized by the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) to commemorate International Labour Day will commence at 10:00 am at the Kotagala Public Grounds. President Ranil Wickremesinghe will participate in this event, responding to the invitation extended by the Ceylon […]

State Minister of Power and Energy,  Indika Anuruddha Herath assured that there have been no reported landslides or other issues after the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project was vested in the public.  He cautioned against misleading representations, noting that some individuals are attempting to mislead the public by showcasing small waterfalls resulting from rainfall. A […]

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Fisheries to exempt the related taxes for the goods and equipment planned to be imported for the implementation of the Culture-Based Freshwater Fishery Industry project. funded by the Government of Japan implemented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. By the implementation […]

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Prime Minister to implement the recommendations made by the ministerial sub-committee which was appointed to further study the proposal of declaring Mirissa Marine Zone as a wildlife sanctuary. The sub-committee has made recommendations aimed at increasing the tourism economy of the southern province by five […]

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy to accept the financial grant offered by the Government of India to renovate the Kankasanthurai Port and to enter into relevant agreements for that purpose.

The Cabinet of Ministers have granted approval to the joint resolution made by the President along with the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms in order to take necessary measures to amend both the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code and include provisions for banning all forms of physical punishment. The civil, […]

The Cabinet of of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Technology to publish the Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory (Amended) Act which has received the clearance of the Attorney General in the government gazette notification and subsequently present the same in the Parliament for their […]

The Gampaha High Court the Trial-at-Bar has deferred delivering the verdict in the case against a Brigadier and three soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army over the shooting to death of three persons and injuring several others during a protest by villagers demanding clean drinking water at Rathupaswala, Gampaha.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in several provinces and districts.