The Committee on Public Finance chaired by Member of Parliament Dr. Harsha de Silva.held a special discussion in Parliament on Tuesday (21) with the representatives of civil organizations including the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) in order to get ideas and suggestions on the budget proposals presented for the year 2024 and the policies to […]

Hamas has announced it is delaying the release of further Israeli hostages. A statement by its military wing says Israel has broken the terms of the truce deal over aid deliveries to northern Gaza. It’s not yet clear how long this delay will last as Israel has not commented. It’s the second day of a […]

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera, stated that in the event of the Electricity Board realizing any operating profit by December, attributed to the favourable rain conditions, a strategic decision has been made to allocate these gains to consumers in April.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickramaratne has announced that he will retire from the position, effective from today (25 Nov.), police sources reported.

Delhi s Saket court has announced life imprisonment for four men who murdered television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The court also imposed a fine of #8377;1.25 lakh on the four convicts.

It has been decided to carry out the inquiries of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) without Prof. Ranjith Bandara.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe who chaired the Special District Coordination Committee (DCC) meeting held at the Matale District Secretariat  today (25) mentioned that the budget proposal to grant freehold deeds to the licensed landowners will be implemented island-wide on February 4th (Independence Day). He also said that a specialized program designed to boost the cultivation of […]

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera at a press conference held at the Presidential Media Center today (25),  said that the present Three thousand rupee re-connection fee levied by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) would be revised next month and the new fee would be less than Rs 2000.. The Minister explained that there were […]

Two youths, aged 25 and 27, were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake on Saturday (25 Nov.), after illegally attempting to leave the country.

Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, the South Asian island nation s energy minister said on Saturday.

The four police officers arrested in connection with the death of a person who was in remand custody at the Jaffna Prison have been remanded until 04 December.

In a special search operation carried out jointly by the Navy and the  Police near the Trincomalee bus station on Thursday (23) led to the apprehension of a person  carrying ten (10) water gel sticks (a type of commercial explosive) and fifteen (15) non-electric detonators The use of explosives such as ‘Water Gel’ for fishing […]

Israeli authorities said that 14 hostages being held in the Gaza Strip following the Hamas attacks on October 7 would be released on Saturday, as well as 42 Palestinian prisoners, on the second day of a truce deal.

The Police Constable who drowned after having jumped into a canal in Ja Ela in pursuit of a suspect has been promoted posthumously.

A man who was in possession of 10 water gel sticks  a type of commercial explosives  and 15 non-electric detonators has been apprehended by the navy, in a joint operation conducted with the police.

The Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on National Economic and Physical Plans has instructed the Department of Project Management and Monitoring to submit a progress report without delay as it was disclosed that only 31 out of 179 foreign investment projects are efficacious.

Four police officers have been arrested in connection with the death of a person who was in remand custody at the Jaffna Prison.

Indian media quoting police has reported that a 38-year-old man died in Pune city of Maharashtra after his wife allegedly punched him in the face as she was apparently upset with him for not taking her to Dubai to celebrate her birthday. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in Wanwadi area, they said. The deceased, […]

President s Counsel Saliya Pieris has refuted President Ranil Wickremesinghe that he had ambitions to become the Prime Minister prior to May 09, 2022.

Emirates Airlines has suspended flights to and from Israel until further notice due to ongoing military conflict in Gaza.

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been seriously injured in a stabbing, the Associated Press has reported. Chauvin was stabbed by another inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, the AP said, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter. Floyd’s death in 2020 […]

South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2014 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been granted parole effective from January 5, the Department of Correctional Services says. Known as the “Blade Runner” for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, Pistorius went from a public hero as a Paralympic champion to a convicted killer in hearings […]

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Plans are afoot to amend the National Hydrology Act, paving the way for the creation of Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs) that could generate an estimated $200 million annually from ships traversing near Sri Lankan waters, Defence State Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon says.

The water supply has been interrupted in several areas within the Western Province due to the sudden breakdown of power in the Ambatale treatment plant, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) noted.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Western provinces and in Puttalam, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m., the Department of Meteorology says.

David Cameron, the former British prime minister who has recently become the country’s foreign minister, has told the BBC that there must be “long-term safety, security and stability” for Palestinians in order for Israel to be secure. “You’ve got to think about what will happen in Gaza after this conflict has finished and how is […]