President orders to speed up ‘Wew Gam Pubuduwa’ agri development programme
President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to expedite the ‘Wew Gam Pubuduwa’ programme, to develop the agricultural economy of the people living in seven...
Trump reiterates US commitment to stand with SL
Sri Lanka’s new Ambassador to the United States, E. Rodney M. Perera, presented his credentials to the President of the United States of America,...
TNA urged to support no-confidence motion against govt.
A group of EPRLF local councilors staged a protest this morning (11) in front of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan’s residence in...
Protest against Dr. Shafi staged near Kurunegala court premises
Over 500 mothers, who were allegedly aggrieved by Dr. Mohamed Shafi, had gathered to the Ethkanda Raja Maha Viharaya in Kurunegala today (11).
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Alerted by Indian agencies, SL coast guard intercepts boats carrying drugs...
Two boats carrying banned drugs from Pakistani coast city Karachi to Sri Lanka were reportedly intercepted by Sri Lankan Coast guards on Wednesday.
The operation...
SLFP MPs decide to vote in support of NCM against Govt.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Parliamentarians had decided to vote in favour of the No-Confidence Motion brought against the Government by JVP.
UPFA General Secretary...
Over 2000 drunk drivers arrested in less than a week
The police said that 2037 drunk drivers were arrested in island-wide raids conducted since last Friday (05).
During 24-hour raids carried out from 6.00 a.m....
ITF calls on govt to release Ukrainian seafarer after three years...
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today called on the Sri Lankan government to immediately release Ukrainian seafarer Captain Gennadiy Gavrylov and allow him...
Dr. Shafi produced before court
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has produced Dr. Mohamed Shafi before the Kurunegala Magistrate’s Court a short while ago, said our news reporter.
Dr. Shafi...
Facebook denies banning pages purely based on requests from governments
The Facebook officials responsible for emerging markets yesterday denied restricting content and profiles or pages on the platform, purely based on the requests made...
