The government has allowed the high-tech Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 to dock at Hambantota and Colombo Ports following a request by the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) and the Foreign Ministry, amidst India’s serious...
Fourteen people were injured in a major accident at Kambradeniya in Dehiowita yesterday night. All injured have been admitted to Avissawella Base Hospital, and four of them were critically ill. Police said that a bus plying from Colombo to...
A patient who was receiving treatment at Ward No. 72 of the Colombo National Hospital had died while being administered an antibiotic, Coamoxiclav.
Deputy Director General of Health Services, Dr. G. Wijesuriya, said that an investigation is going on to...
Pivithura Hela Urumaya leader and parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila yesterday said that four generations of parliamentarian Gajendra Kumar Ponnambalam's family live in Colombo without any interference from the Sinhalese people, but Ponnambalam is sowing the seeds of racism in the...
The Ceylon Electricity Board says that gross power generation from thermal power plants has increased to 65%, while hydropower generation capacity is below 15 per cent due to the dry spell in the country.
CEB says that the water capacity...
China announced it would suspend all seafood imports from Japan as treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began to be released into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday.
China's customs said the suspension on aquatic products including...
Former CID Director SSP Shani Abeyesekara, Sub Inspector Sugath Mendis, and Nishantha Silva were today discharged from the Gampaha Magistrate's Court proceedings.
The Colombo Crimes Division objected to the discharge despite the Attorney General's advice.
However, following submissions made by counsel...
The US ambassador in Colombo, Julie Chung, met today with North Central Naval Commander Rear Admiral Kanchana Banagoda and discussed the challenges faced by them in ensuring maritime security in the area. The US ambassador also visited the Central...
The Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, is tipped to succeed Manpreet Vohra as the High Commissioner for Australia in Canberra this December. The Indian Ambassador to the EU, Santosh Jha, is set to replace Baglay in...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced the swift implementation of a comprehensive plan to elevate the Arugam Bay tourist zone into a highly desirable destination for both local and international tourists, with the potential to generate substantial revenue.
The President emphasised...
Weligama police have arrested a Russian national for allegedly stealing a coffee machine and Rs 48,500 in cash belonging to a tourist hotel in Weligama. He has been arrested following an investigation conducted by the Weligama police based on...
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bangalore police in India has arrested three Sri Lankan nationals staying at an apartment in the city.
It is suspected that the trio has potential links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...
