Local News

Acting Ambassador to China K. Yoganadan notes that steps will be taken to repatriate the Sri Lankan students in Wuhan, China today or tomorrow...

The four patients hospitalized on suspicion of being infected by the new Coronavirus are not infected with the Coronavirus. The four patients have confirmed negative...

The Lotus Road in Colombo has been temporarily closed off due to a protest march, stated siyatha news reporter. Reportedly, the protest march is being...

Former General Secretary of the United National Party, Tissa Attanayake has taken the responsibility of arranging a meeting between UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith...

Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island. There is a possibility for Ground frost in some places in the Nuwara-Eliya district...

15 senior police officers including a Senior Superintendent of Police have been transferred with the approval from the National Police Commission on service requirements. Accordingly,...

A task force has been established to alleviate poverty and improve livelihoods. President’s Media Division said Retired deputy treasury secretary S.B Dhivaaratne will be chairman...

The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance has decided to appoint Parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran as its Chairman. The meeting was chaired by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. Accordingly,...

The two factions of the United National Party (UNP) are reportedly in a tussle to get control of the party’s Working Committee, which is...

A total of 2,394 suspects have been placed under arrest in a special island-wide operation, the police said. This operation was carried out from 11.00...