51 officials on election duty hospitalized due to food poisoning

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At least 51 officials, who were on election duty at the Royal College, Colombo had been admitted to the National Hospital due to food...

I opted to remain neutral paving way for free and fair...

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President Maithripala Sirisena said today a free and fair election was being held in the country for the first time in its history because...

Indian passenger busted with gold worth over Rs. 15 Mn

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The attempt of an Indian passenger to smuggle out gold worth over Rs 15 million has been busted by a security officer at the...

“Price of wheat flour cannot be increased without prior consent” –...

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Taking to Twitter, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has in a tweet addressed consumer concerns on the fluctuation of wheat flour prices in the market. He...

Suspect arrested with defamatory posters of presidential candidate

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A suspect has been arrested in Madampe with defamatory posters. The Madampe police arrested the suspect with defamatory posters and leaflets of candidates contesting...

Several villages in a sad plight due to the human-elephant conflict

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Locals in several areas including Galenbindunu weva, Minipe, Nawaththegama, and Kekirawa are facing severe difficulties due to the human-elephant conflict. our news reporter visited...

39 year old timber mill worker dies after being electrocuted

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A 39-year-old resident of Millawa died after being electrocuted in Bellawa, Matara. Our reporter says that the individual had met with this unfortunate incident while...

Five arrested for unruly behaviour in Paththampitiya

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Five suspects have been arrested for allegedly behaving in an unruly manner in Paththampitiya, Rambukkana. The police stated that a 12 bore firearm, ammunition, two...

24 hours more for the Presidential election: Ballot boxes transported under...

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The Presidential elections to appoint the 7th Executive President of the country will take place tomorrow (November 16). The process of transporting the ballot...

O/L exam to commence on Dec.2 at 4,987 centres

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The Examination Department today announced the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination-2019 would be commenced on December 2. Its Commissioner General B. Sanath Pujitha said the...