Plans are underway to shift the Welikada Prison to Horana and convert it into a high-security prison, said State Minister Lohan Ratwatte.
Read More...Sri Lanka has refuted United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s report which was formally presented to the UN Human Rights
Read More...Primary Health Care State Minister Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle yesterday said that the next batch of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to reach the
Read More...Transport Minister Gamini Lokuge said that the Park and Ride City Bus Service will be operated from Piliyandala Main Bus Stand as well.
Read More...The United States will seek election to the U.N. Human Rights Council later this year, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, marking the Biden
Read More...The habeas corpus writ petition filed at the Court of Appeal by Attorney at Law Hejaaz Hizbullah, demanding he be produced before a court, has been withdrawn.
Read More...President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says those who have been recruited under the ‘100,000 employment opportunities programme’ will not be absorbed
Read More...First stage of the first term of year 2021 of all government schools will end tomorrow (February 25), the Ministry of Education said in a statement.
Read More...President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan are currently holding bilateral discussions at the President's Office
Read More...Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan are currently holding bilateral discussions at Temple Trees, stated the Prime Minister’s Office.
Read More...A special Dhamma sermon in the memory of the late Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara was held at Parliament premises yesterday under the patronage
Read More...The Pakistan Prime Minister was accompanied by Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razzak Dawood
Read More...The Cardinal has also refused to meet any Government or Opposition MP(s) until he receives a copy of the Presidential Commission report.
Read More...More than 500,000 people in the United States with coronavirus have died, according to Johns Hopkins University data, the highest death
Read More...A group of residents from Pothuarawa in Malabe staged a silent protest in front of the Central Environment Authority yesterday, urging them to construct
Read More...There have been reports of some parties obtaining the coronavirus vaccine via various influences, the Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath says.
Read More...Commissioner General of Examinations Sanath Pujitha said that the training of the examination staff for the exam has been completed.
Read More...The 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is set to commence today (February 22) in Geneva, Switzerland
Read More...A special visa scheme for doctors and nurses and a regional air ambulance agreement for medical contingencies across South Asia and two East African island nations
Read More...Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (19) visited the Sri Dalada Maligawa to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic and to receive blessings.
Read More...China’s military on Friday named four soldiers killed in a brawl with Indian forces last year, the first confirmation of deaths by Beijing from the border clash that also killed
Read More...Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has been appointed as the fast bowling coach of the national squad for the upcoming West Indies
Read More...The Director General of Health Services has confirmed 08 more Covid-19 related deaths bringing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 430.
Read More...Two airlines have resumed operations to Sri Lanka which were halted following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.
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Read More...Minister of Justice Ali Sabri says that it is important that all ethnic groups in the country live together as Sri Lankans, despite cultural differences.
Read More...The Oil Tank Farm in Trincomalee would be owned by the Sri Lankan Government soon, said Energy Minister and Co-Cabinet Spokesman Udaya Gammanpila yesterday.
Read More...In the face of COVID-19 pandemic the government has taken every possible measure to provide all required facilities notwithstanding the health-related restrictions
Read More...International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed on Wednesday for the UN Security Council to ensure people
Read More...The number of COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) of hospitals has gone up to 28, said Dr. Hemantha Herath, the Deputy
Read More...The Court of Appeal has set a date to hear the revision petitions filed by former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Shani Abeysekera and former
Read More...Nearly 400 Sri Lankans who had been stranded abroad after leaving for employment in the Middle East have returned to the island.
Read More...Stricter action will have to be to be taken in the future if the public does not properly follow the health safety guidelines issued to prevent the COVID-19,
Read More...Scientists have identified another new variant of coronavirus in the UK with some potentially troubling mutations.
Read More...The Attorney General has instructed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) not to take legal action against motorcyclists who are wearing full-face helmets
Read More...Chairman of the Academy of Health Professionals, Ravi Kumudesh has slammed the move to administer Covid-19 vaccines to parliamentarians in Sri Lanka
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