Committee on 20A to hand over recommendations today
The recommendations of the committee appointed by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to study the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution are to be submitted...
Showers expected in parts of the island
Showers will occur at times in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, says the Department of Meteorology.
Fairly heavy falls...
‘Army Kamal’ arrested in Welipenna
Kamal Arunashantha alias ‘Army Kamal’, who has been charged with various crimes, has been arrested by the Welipenna Police.
The arrest has been made yesterday...
Boossa Prison inmates call off hunger strike
The remaining inmates at the Boossa Prison have called off the hunger strike they had been engaged in since September 10, confirmed Commissioner General...
Army orientation-training programme for 50,000 graduates begins today
The Army orientation-training programme for 50,000 graduates, recruited to the public sector in line with the President’s Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour policy statement...
PM appoints committee to study Draft 20th Amendment to the Constitution
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed a committee of MPs to study the Draft 20th Amendment to the Constitution.
The nine-member committee is chaired by Education...
Web Journalist further remanded for alleged publication of reports obstructing judicial...
Web journalist Desmond Chanthuranga De Alwis, who was arrested by the CID for publishing reports which obstructed judicial proceedings, was further remanded until the...
Three buses owned by ‘Ladiya’ seized by Sri Lanka Police
Sri Lanka Police seized three buses that were purchased using income generated by trafficking drugs owned by Kankanamlage Nalin Chathuranga also known as ‘Ladiya’,...
Former SIS Director’s phone to be taken into custody
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry investigating the Easter Sunday attacks has ordered its police unit to take custody of former SIS Director Nilantha Jayawardena’s...
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 recoveries crosses 3,000 mark
Nine more patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 have been discharged from hospital after recovering and testing negative for the virus.
Two Sri Lankans and...

















