The Coconut Development Authority (CDA), under the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, successfully hosted the Coconut Kernel Manufacturers & Exporters Forum today at the Sundale ...

Book Review by Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Soon after I finished Ameena Hussein’s book about Ibn Battuta’s pilgrimage, I opened another that was similar in theme, though written about a period well over a ...

Vana Kushani Nanayakkara, the wife of former State Minister Dunesh Gankanda, has been arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) over a high-profile income tax fraud case. Her arrest ...

The Women and Child Affairs Ministry has launched a campaign to protect children on the streets, often involved in child labour, begging or other street-based activities. The Ministry states that ...

Today, our Muslim brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka and around the world are celebrating the Hajj festival with deep devotion, setting aside selfishness and embracing the spirit of unity and ...

Sumedha, the elephant that went missing following a collision with a lorry on the Maradankadawala–Habarana road in March, has been spotted after nearly three months in the Padupola ferry area of ...

Tragedy struck today (June 8) at the Ellewewa reservoir in Polonnaruwa, where four individuals drowned while bathing, according to police reports. The victims were part of a group that had traveled ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Acting Ministers for four Ministries in view of his departure from the country on an official visit to Federal Republic of Germany, undertaken at the ...

The Sri Lanka Police has announced a comprehensive security and traffic plan to ensure the safety of Buddhist devotees participating in religious observances across the island on Poson Full Moon Poya ...

The Central Bank (CB) revealed that Government revenue has increased significantly in the first four months of this year, reporting a significant increase in the country’s State revenue. Accordingly, ...

Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake yesterday presented a cash reward to Anura Samantha Fernando from Egoda Uyana, Moratuwa, who recently helped to avoid a possible ...