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Two nabbed with foreign and local currency worth Rs 88 million at BIA
Two nabbed with foreign and local currency worth Rs 88 million at BIA
Two youths including female have been arrested with foreign and local currency with an estimated value of Rs 88 million at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake this evening. MORE..
Aluthmawatha Road in Kotahena to be closed
Aluthmawatha Road in Kotahena to be closed
Aluthmawatha Road in Kotahena will be closed from 9.00pm tomorrow (22) to 5.00am on Monday (Sep. 25), police announced today. MORE..
Trespasser arrested at Mahinda’s Colombo residence
Trespasser arrested at Mahinda’s Colombo residence
An individual who had attempted to forcibly enter the premises of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s residence in Colombo has been arrested by security personnel and handed over to police. MORE..
PC polls amendment Bill -50/50 basis amended
PC polls amendment Bill -50/50 basis amended
In PC polls amendment Bill 40% preferential- 60% electorate basis amended to a 50/50 basis on request of some parties,Minister Faizer Mustapha said. MORE...
SLMC to boycott discussion with Harsha’s committee
SLMC to boycott discussion with Harsha’s committee
The Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) has decided to boycott the discussion that will be held tomorrow (22) with the Presidential Committee headed by Deputy Minister Harsha De Silva. MORE..
Board of directors should be in charge of running airline - SriLankan CEO
Board of directors should be in charge of running airline - SriLankan CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka’s cash-strapped national carrier Capt. Suren Ratwatte says that addressing four major issues would help SriLankan Airlines return to financial health. MORE..
Fonseka was left behind from President’s US delegation – Gammanpila
Fonseka was left behind from President’s US delegation – Gammanpila
MP Udaya Gammanpila stated that that the claim made by Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, who stated that he was unable to attend the 72nd General Assembly of the UN as he could not obtain a Visa to travel to the Unites States, was a fabrication made to save face in the eyes of the public. MORE...
64-year old woman nabbed for Facebook scam
64-year old woman nabbed for Facebook scam
A woman who had fraudulently obtained money from people through Facebook social network was arrested in Weligama. MORE...
Former President condemns government efforts to ‘destroy democratic institutions’
Former President condemns government efforts to ‘destroy democratic institutions’
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has urged the people to unite and oppose the efforts rendered by the current government to destroy democratic institutions within Sri Lanka. MORE...
GMOA strike action affects patients island-wide
GMOA strike action affects patients island-wide
Health services in a large number of hospitals were interrupted as a result of the strike action launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA). MORE...
Indian Government pledges funds for Lankan estate community
Indian Government pledges funds for Lankan estate community
The Indian government agreed to provide funds according to the request made by Minister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development Palany Thigambaram who appealed for the provision of funds for the development of the estate community of Sri Lanka. MORE...
Suspect convicted for murdering 4 family members sentenced to death
Suspect convicted for murdering 4 family members sentenced to death
A suspect who was convicted for the murder of a family of four at Eppawela in Anuradhapura was sentenced to death by the Anuradhapura High court. MORE...
Opportunity to create an indivisible Sri Lanka must not be squandered - Sampanthan
Opportunity to create an indivisible Sri Lanka must not be squandered - Sampanthan
Speaking in parliament today (21), Leader of the Opposition R.Sampanthan appealed to the members of the House not to squander the opportunity to create a constitution with a substantial bi-partisan consensus that will be beneficial to every member of the Sri Lankan community creating an indivisible Sri Lanka. MORE...
Alternate syllabus introduced for students unable to pass O/Levels
Alternate syllabus introduced for students unable to pass O/Levels
The Education Ministry will be introducing a new program for the candidates who fail their Ordinary Levels to sit for Advanced Levels under an alternative syllabus. The new syllabus will commence on October 2017, under the thirteen-year continuous education program, said Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam. MORE...
Sri Lanka to act over adoption racket claims
Sri Lanka to act over adoption racket claims
Sri Lanka is to launch an investigation into adoption fraud following claims that thousands of babies were sold to foreign nationals in the 1980s. MORE..
Cost per kilometer for Highways reduced by Rs.3 Billion – Kiriella
Cost per kilometer for Highways reduced by Rs.3 Billion – Kiriella
Minister of Highways and Higher Education Lakshman Kiriella stated that the current government has been able to reduce the cost of construction for 1 kilometer of all Highway projects by approximately 3 billion rupees. MORE...
PM submits steering committee’s report on new constitution
PM submits steering committee’s report on new constitution
Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe submitted an interim report on the new constitution compiled by the Steering Committee, to the Constitutional Assembly earlier today (21). MORE...
Fire damages three stalls in Pettah
Fire damages three stalls in Pettah
A fire broke out last night (20) at Kumara Veediya in Pettah damaging three shops in the region. MORE...
Nationwide strikes in protest of SAITM today
Nationwide strikes in protest of SAITM today
The GMOA has announced that a series of strikes will be launched across the island today (21), in protest of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine. MORE...
Derana wins at Sumathi Tele Awards 2017
Derana wins at Sumathi Tele Awards 2017
Ada Derana won the award for Best Investigative News Reporting for Television in 2016 at the Sumathi Tele Awards 2017 held at Nelum Pokuna Theatre today (20). MORE..
CEB trade unions end strike
CEB trade unions end strike
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) trade unions decide to suspend their strike action after discussions with the Labour Minister this evening. MORE>.
Provincial Council Elections Amendment Bill passed in Parliament
Provincial Council Elections Amendment Bill passed in Parliament
The Provincial Council Elections (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament with a two-thirds majority, a short while ago. MORE..
PC Elections Amendment Bill requires 2/3 majority in Parliament - AG
PC Elections Amendment Bill requires 2/3 majority in Parliament - AG
The Attorney General has informed the Speaker of Parliament that the Provincial Council Elections (Amendment) Bill needs to be passed by a two-thirds majority of votes in Parliament. MORE..
Man hacked to death in font of son by motorcycle gang in Jaffna
Man hacked to death in font of son by motorcycle gang in Jaffna
One person in Navalar, Jaffna had been hacked and murdered using sharp weapons by a gang of eight in four motor bikes. MORE..
Sri Lankan fugitive faces Sh253.3 million theft charge in Kenya
Sri Lankan fugitive faces Sh253.3 million theft charge in Kenya
Moshin Ranatunga, who entered Kenya on a 90-day visa, was charged last year with stealing USD 2,450,377 (Kenyan Sh 253.3 million) from his employer, a tea exporter in Kenya, between July 2012 and September 2015. MORE..
Pakistan’s new PM assures continued assistance to Sri Lanka
Pakistan’s new PM assures continued assistance to Sri Lanka
Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has assured President Maithripala Sirisena that Pakistan would continue the assistance provided to Sri Lanka. MORE..
Railway strike called off
Railway strike called off
The railway strike which was scheduled to be launched from midnight today (20) has been called off by the trade unions after the discussions held with the Prime Minister’s secretary. MORE...
CEB Employees issued final warnings to report back to work
CEB Employees issued final warnings to report back to work
The Power and Renewable Energy ministry issued final warnings to CEB employees on casual and probation basis to report to work before noon tomorrow (21) or face the consequences. MORE...
Lalith Weeratunga and Anusha Palpita granted bail
Lalith Weeratunga and Anusha Palpita granted bail
Former Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga and former Director General of the TRC Anusha Palpita, who were sentenced over the ‘Sil Cloth’ case, have been granted conditional bail by the Colombo High Court. MORE..
GMOA to stage 24-hour strike
GMOA to stage 24-hour strike
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has decided to launch a 24-hour strike action tomorrow (21), with the participation of several other trade unions. MORE..
Parliament adjourned due to uproar over PC polls bill
Parliament adjourned due to uproar over PC polls bill
Parliament has been adjourned until 12 noon following a tense situation during the debate on the Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Bill. MORE..
Parliament Road closed due to protest over disappearance bill
Parliament Road closed due to protest over disappearance bill
Parliament Road has been closed for traffic from Parliament Roundabout due to a protest, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE..
Mahendran appears before the bond Commission for the second consecutive day
Mahendran appears before the bond Commission for the second consecutive day
Central Bank former Governor Arjuna Mahendran appeared before the Presidential Commission of inquiry today (20), for the second consecutive day. MORE..
Consumers would not be hindered - Siyambalapitiya
Consumers would not be hindered - Siyambalapitiya
A regular supply of electricity would be maintained throughout the country, without causing any hindrance to consumers due to the CEB strike action, Power and Renewable Energy Ministry affirmed. MORE...
CEB employees to protest tomorrow
CEB employees to protest tomorrow
A massive protest will be staged tomorrow (21) if the government fails to address their issues before 12 noon today (20), announced the Ceylon Electricity Board Employees’ Union (CEBEU). MORE...
Railway strike from midnight today
Railway strike from midnight today
Railway Employees attached to 11 grades including railway drivers, station masters, and guards have decided to engage in a strike action with effect from midnight today (20).
Sri Lanka qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Sri Lanka qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Sri Lanka have qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 after the Windies lost the first ODI against England at Old Trafford on Tuesday. MORE..
More than 130 dead as earthquake hits Mexico
More than 130 dead as earthquake hits Mexico
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake stunned central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 139 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped. MORE..
President urges world to support forward march of Sri Lanka
President urges world to support forward march of Sri Lanka
President Maithripala Sirisena called upon the international community to seriously consider the tremendous progress made by the government towards reconciliation, restoration of democratic freedoms, human rights and the rule of law and extend the fullest support to the slow, but the steady forward march of Sri Lanka. MORE..
Appeal to help Sri Lankan sisters who survived suicide pact in Dubai
Appeal to help Sri Lankan sisters who survived suicide pact in Dubai
The Sri Lankan Consulate in Dubai has appealed to community members and other philanthropists to support two sisters who survived a family suicide pact in Sharjah. MORE..
SLC selection committee receives approval from Sports Minister
SLC selection committee receives approval from Sports Minister
The new SLC selection committee chaired by former cricketer Graeme Labrooy has been approved by the Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekara. MORE...
Political activists have attempted to hinder the vision of the President – Shantha Bandara
Political activists have attempted to hinder the vision of the President – Shantha Bandara
Leader of the SLFP Youth Front Shantha Bandara stated that several parties are attempting to hinder the development plan formulated by President Maithripala Sirisena. MORE...
PUCSL report highlights shortcomings of implementing long term power generation plan
PUCSL report highlights shortcomings of implementing long term power generation plan
PUCSL says that shortcoming of implementation of the Least cost longterm generation expansion plans (LCLTGEP) has resulted in cost overruns, load shedding, and unplanned power procurement in the past few years and these consequences are expected to be continued in the next few years..... MORE.
Govt has exceeded progress of both Chandrika and Mahinda regimes – Kiriella
Govt has exceeded progress of both Chandrika and Mahinda regimes – Kiriella
Minister of Highways and Higher Education Lakshman Kiriella stated that anti-government activists are jealous of the fact that the current government has been able to accomplish an unprecedented surge of development greater than that of the Mahinda or Chandrika regimes that lasted for a period of 20 years. MORE...
Budget is always drafted to satisfy foreign markets – Bandula
Budget is always drafted to satisfy foreign markets – Bandula
MP Bandula Gunawardane stated that the Budget for 2017 has to be drafted to satisfy the ambitions of the international market, regardless of the wishes of the Ministry of Finance. MORE...
Railway staff members to go on strike tomorrow
Railway staff members to go on strike tomorrow
Railway Trade Union members have announced that train drivers, Stationmasters, railway guards and controllers will go on strike from midnight tomorrow (20). MORE...
Prison inmates to be granted supervised home visits
Prison inmates to be granted supervised home visits
The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms stated that a program will be introduced to grant supervised home visits to prison inmates in the near future. MORE...
Arundika Fernando crosses over to opposition
Arundika Fernando crosses over to opposition
UPFA MP Arundika Fernando crossed over and sat with the opposition in Parliament, a short while ago. MORE..
600 million allocated for the development of rural economies
600 million allocated for the development of rural economies
The Ministry of Rural Economy stated that Rs.600 million has been allocated by the government for the development of rural economies across the island. MORE...
Suspect detained at Pitigala Police station dies
Suspect detained at Pitigala Police station dies
A suspect detained at the Pitigala Police station has died earlier today (19), under unconfirmed circumstances, sources reveal. MORE..
