Missing Sri Lankan fishermen arrive from the Maldives
Seven Sri Lankan fishermen who were reported missing in the sea off Maldives since June 30, returned to the country yesterday. The fishing boat...
A/L tuition classes prohibited after the July 31
Conducting coaching classes or tuition targeted at the 2018 GCE Advanced Level Examination will be prohibited after July 31, the Department of Examinations said.
Examinations...
Any Minister protecting the underworld will be punished – Prime Minister
Action will be taken against any minister if found to be protecting underworld leaders, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday.The Prime Minister made...
Death sentence list: ‘First is a woman’ – Minister of Justice
Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorala, acknowledging that the list of names comprising 18 prisoners, who have been sentenced to death for drug trafficking, had been...
Speaker signs the National Audit Bill
The Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya has signed the National Audit Act, which was recently passed in parliament, thereby officially making it a legal...
Engineering Faculty of Peradeniya University temporarily closed
The Engineering faculty of the Peradeniya University was temporarily closed due to the eruption of a tense situation this morning, Vice Chancellor Professor Upul...
Forty Combat Divers pass out at Combat divers training school
A group of two Officers and thirty-eight Other Ranks upon successful completion of the Combat Divers Course No - 5 at Nayaru Combat Divers...
SLTB launches e-ticketing for long-distance bus travel
Anyone who has a telephone or computer with internet facilities can now use the SLTB Express app from home to buy a ticket for...
Forest cover Will increase to 32% – President
President Maithripala Sirisena, who arrived in Rome to attend the 24th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 24), said Sri Lanka was...
Modern technology to be introduced to rubber industry
The future of the island’s rubber industry largely depends on how it focuses on introducing technology to develop yield, an industry expert said. Rubber...
