Petroleum trade unions suspend fuel supply to Electricity Board
Petroleum trade unions have taken steps to suspend the supply of fuel to the Electricity Board from midnight yesterday (June 30).
The trade unions have...
Tablet PCs for A/L students, a ‘pilot project’ in national schools...
The approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was given to provide tablet computers to Advanced Level students only as a pilot project in national...
PM to talk to President over capital punishment
Stating that four main political parties representing Parliament are against the implementation of death sentence, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesighe yesterday said he will go...
National Drug Prevention week ends
The final conference of the National Drug Prevention Week is currently being held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo.
The drug prevention...
Closing ceremony of National Drug Prevention Week commences
The main ceremony of the National Drug Prevention Week commenced under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago.
Ambulance crashes into bike killing rider at Hanwella
A 42-year-old died when the motorbike he was travelling on collided with an ambulance in Hanwella. Police said the accident occurred when the ambulance travelling...
I left ’’Pohottuwa’’ because I’m against Gota: Welgama
Kalutara District United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama said that he would leave all nominal posts of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)...
Chinese duo busted with credit card printer
The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has arrested 2 Chinese nationals along with a credit card printing machine.
The duo was arrested at a hotel in...
Resuming death penalty a major setback – Human Rights Watch
The Sri Lanka government should halt plans to resume executions and restore its de facto 43-year moratorium on the use of the death penalty,...
Except for light showers in the Sabaragamuwa province
Except for light showers in the Sabaragamuwa province, mainly fair weather will continue further over most parts of the island.
Fairly strong gusty winds up...
