The Colombo High Court has decided to deliver the order over the revision application filed by former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella seeking to be released on bail, on April 03 2024.

At least 09 students have been injured and hospitalised following a clash that had occurred among two groups of students of a private education institute in the Bakmeegolla area of Ibbagamuwa.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a visit to Jordan on Monday that there is growing international consensus to tell Israel that a ceasefire is needed and that an assault on Rafah would cause a humanitarian disaster.

Police have arrested five individuals including two students of Ariyawansha Maha Vidyalaya, Beruwala for breaking into the smart classroom at the school and stealing 12 laptop computers.

In an unprecedented display of candor, Premier Li Qiang’s inaugural government work report delivered a scathing indictment of the myriad economic woes plaguing China at the recently concluded National People’s Congress in Beijing. The wide-ranging report pulled no punches in exposing the cascading domestic fragilities and external hostilities that threaten to derail the world’s second-largest [...

The former General Manager of the Coconut Cultivation Board was arrested for allegedly misappropriating over Rs. 77 million from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), police said.The post Former Coconut Cultivation Board GM arrested for alleged Rs. 77 million misappropriation appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena arrived in Beijing on Monday for a six-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

The price of a cup of milk tea has been reduced by Rs. 10, the All-Island Restaurant Owners Association announced today.

A group of students attached to Kelaniya University is currently staging a protest in front of the university administrative building over the death of a student due to a sudden illness, according to a student union.The post Students protest at Kelaniya University over student’s death, alleged negligence of administration appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Sto...

The Chairman of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), former President Maithripala Sirisena has summoned all members of the party to Colombo for a pivotal meeting scheduled for the weekend.

The special unit established in the Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women of Sri Lanka Police has received a total of 1,077 complaints related to incidents of abuse, violence and harassment against women and children, through the hotline number 109 between 04 January to 10 March 2024.

The revenue generated by the Department of Excise has increased by 38.5 percent in February this year compared to the previous year, says the Commissioner General of Excise M. J. Gunasiri.

The Navy Canoe and Kayak team conducted a Kayak training session at Talaimannar sea on Saturday (23) in preparation for the inaugural  Indo-Sri Lanka Annual Canoeing Sprint 2024, to be held on 10th and 11th April 2024 from Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi, India. Indo-Sri Lanka Annual Canoeing Sprint 2024 is  co-hosted by the National Association of […]

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to make a statement over his recent comments regarding the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, Ada Derana reporter said.

A group of students at the Kelaniya University are staging a protest in front of the the university administrative building over the death of a student due to a sudden illness.

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 March 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts during the morning. Several spells of showers may occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa district while […]

Heat Index advisory issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 4.00 p.m. 24 March 2024, valid for 25 March 2024 The Natural hazards Early Warning Centre has warned that the Heat Index, the temperature felt on the human body is expected to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in Western, North-western, […]

Sri Lanka’s fate compared with that of Sikkim By Shamindra Ferdinando National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and Chairman of the Uththara Lanka Sabhagaya (ULS) Wimal Weerawansa, MP, said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe, SJB leader Sajith Premadasa, MP, and JVP/JJB leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, MP, were pursuing the same strategy to address the economic crisis. Therefore, […]

Lowering of statutory rape age to 14: … relevant Sectoral Oversight Committee, too, not consulted By Shamindra Ferdinando Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, MP, yesterday (24) said that the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus had not been consulted before the Justice Ministry gazetted a Bill on 09 Feb., 2024, to amend the Chapter 19 of the Penal Code. The […]

By Saman Indrajith and Norman Palihawadane Former President Maithripala Sirisena is scheduled to make a statement to the CID, today, on a controversial claim he made in Kandy on Friday (22) that he knew who had masterminded the Easter Sunday terror attacks (2019). Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles ordered the police to launch a […]

By Ifham Nizam The recently-reopened Udawalawe Information Centre, now known as the Elephant Knowledge Walk at the Elephant Transit Home (ETH) in UdaWalawe, stands as a treasure trove for enthusiasts keen on studying paleontology and all things related to elephants. Since 1995, the Elephant Transit Home in UdaWalawe has been dedicated to rehabilitating and releasing […]

On my walk this morning – Saturday, March 23 – I saw a female employee of an office near Charles Circus in Kollupitiya flooding the front area of the office and also the road with water. She was holding a hose attached to an outside tap. I made bold to ask whether the water was […]

Sri Lanka are set to take their first points in the World Test Championship after captain Dhananjaya de Silva and rookie Kamindu Mendis hit twin hundreds in the first Test match against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Monday. The pair had rescued the side in the first innings sharing a 202-run partnership for the sixth wicket […]

Monday 25th March, 2024 Former President Maithripala Sirisena has got obfuscation down to a fine art. He is also given to making various claims which he does not care to substantiate; instead, he muddies the waters when he is asked to furnish evidence in support of them. On Friday (22), he claimed, in Kandy, that […]

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles says that the firearms have been issued to policemen not to fondle them, but to use them as and when necessary. Addressing a workshop held at Ratnapura on Saturday as a part of Community Police awareness programmes, Minister Alles said that he would ensure an end to underworld activities during […]

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe to congratulate him on his 75th birthday, according to the press service of the Belarusian leader.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe outlined his intention to spearhead thorough deliberations concerning healthcare service advancements, emphasizing the incorporation of modern technology to enhance medical facilities.