Laugfs Gas PLC, one of the main suppliers of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas in Sri Lanka, has also decided to revise the prices of its domestic LP gas cylinders with effect from midnight today (03).

Sri Lankan actress Damitha Abeyratne has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL), alleging that her human rights were violated during an unlawful arrest.

Former Sri Lankan cricket captain and former minister Arjuna Ranatunga has dismissed recent reports claiming that he has joined the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

The price of Litro domestic LP gas cylinders have been slashed with effect from midnight today (May 03), the Chairman of Litro Gas Muditha Peiris announced.

The Department for Registration of Persons head office at Battaramulla and several other provincial offices will be open from 08.30 a.m. to 01.00 p.m. tomorrow (May 04) for G.C.E. Ordinary Level candidates to obtain their National Identity Cards (NICs).

West Indies cricketer Devon Thomas has been handed a five-year period of ineligibility from all cricket after admitting to breaching seven counts of the anti-corruption codes of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The ICC announced the period of ineligibility in its capacity as the Designated […]

Friday 3rd May, 2024 Much is being spoken these days in Sri Lanka about voting intention surveys. Their findings are flaunted by some presidential aspirants in a bid to bolster their claims and counterclaims. But even those with a nodding acquaintance with psephology will see that it is too early to gauge popular support for […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Environment Minister Zainul Abdeen Nazeer Ahamed who lost his Batticaloa district seat six months ago as a result of a landmark Supreme Court decision was yesterday (2) appointed as Governor of the North Western Province. One-time SLMC stalwart received the latest appointment courtesy the Wickremesinghe-Rajapakasa government. Ahamed received his letter of […]

TV news, much of newspapers, conversations at gatherings; even at invited dinner or lunch tables, very soon lead and land in the quagmire of Sri Lankan politics. This in spite of a likely change in the bigger picture being so many months hence – October 2024 the earliest -when an election will be held, most […]

by Dr B.J.C.Perera Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. John Fitzgerald Kennedy or JFK was the 35th President of the United States of America. He served as President from 20th January 1961, until his assassination on 22nd November 1963. Though his presidency lasted only a […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita A tense situation prevailed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Wednesday night, with visitors having to wait in queues for hours to obtain arrival visas because a foreign-owned company had been tasked with handling the on-arrival visa counter. The Sri Lankan government introduced the on arrival visa facility in 2012 and […]

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 03 May 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning. Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in […]

A two-day sick leave campaign launched by the Government Executive Officers  yesterday brought a number of state services to a standstill.The Joint Committee of Government Executive Officers called for this campaign based on several demands including issues with their salaries. Executive officers in engineering, health, education, agriculture and several other sectors joined the sick leave campaig...

President’s decision to increase daily wage of plantation workers By Rathindra Kuruwita The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PAC) said yesterday (02) that they were not in a position to raise the daily wage of tea plantation workers to Rs 1,700 despite President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s declaration during a May Day rally that the minimum daily wage […]

The Police yesterday detected 13 kilos of heroin worth 400 million rupees during anti-drug operations carried out at Kottawa and Nugegoda. They also arrested two suspects. The consignments of narcotics belonged to an underworld gangster named Dubai Kapila, police said.The police also said the suspects had distributed about a tonne of drugs in the country […]

by Reemus Fernando Tissa Central, Kalutara have not won the annual Big Match for more than four decades but this time they are in contention to break the hoodoo when they meet arch rivals Kalutara Vidyalaya in the 64th Battle of Mangosteens today and tomorrow at the De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa. Tissa Central captained by […]