President Ranil Wickremesinghe left for China tonight (15) to attend the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The President will engage in a four-day official visit to China from October 16 to 20. During his absence, the...
The visually impaired people in the country complain that the White Cane has not received due legal status, even though 53 years have elapsed since the declaration of October 15 as World White Cane Day.
The visually impaired people, while...
SJB parliamentarian Eran Wickremaratne said today that the looming war in the Middle East will certainly affect the country’s economy, as over 2 million Sri Lankan expatriate workers are working in the region.
“After all, a significant portion of our...
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said Sri Lanka's progress so far with regards to the agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been encouraging. The Indian Finance Minister has stated this while addressing the meetings of the...
Police Special Task Force personnel attached to the Buttala camp on Saturday arrested a suspect along with a cache of weapons from a house in Wellawaya on the Ella Wellawaya road belonging to a former deputy speaker, JM Ananda...
In an exclusive interview with China Media Group (CMG), Wickremasinghe said that with the third Belt and Road Forum fast approaching, he expects meaningful exchanges on navigating today's difficulties, including the debt burden on low- and middle-income countries and...
A suspect who was under police custody on a 3-day detention order in connection with a shooting in Thalduwa, Avissawella, died when he tried to escape by strangling one of the police officers by using the handcuffs placed on...
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has filed lawsuits in the Colombo District Court claiming Rs. 20 billion as damages from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam, Parliamentarian Tissa Kuttiarachchi, and Power House Limited for allegedly making...
Australia on Saturday decisively rejected a proposal to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution, in a major setback to the country’s efforts for reconciliation with its First Peoples.
Nationwide, with 45% of the vote counted, the “no” vote led “yes”...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe revealed the government’s intention to conduct a thorough study regarding the potential abolition of the University Grants Commission (UGC) during a meeting with the representatives of the Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) yesterday.
He also stressed...
The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) handed over an eight-fold proposal on brain drain, health crises, and matters affecting the doctors of this country when a group of GMOA representatives met President Ranil Wickremesinghe today.
The President accepted the proposal,...
A female registrar attached to the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court has been arrested by the CID for allegedly preparing a forged document.
The registrar was arrested for fraudulently issuing a letter to the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration regarding...
