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Justice Minister advocates for an Upper House in Parliament

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe PC said that a proposal has been submitted regarding the establishment of a Senate as the Upper House of Parliament by bringing an amen... Read More


Woman responsible for OICs death arrested in Kekirawa

Sri Lanka, March 30 -- A thirty-five-year-old woman suspected to have been involved in a number of incidents, including the death of the Eheliyagoda OIC who committed suicide by shooting himself with ... Read More


Presidential Poll will be held first for a stable country - Ruwan

Sri Lanka, March 30 -- UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene stated that if a General Election were to be held first, no party would garner enough power in Parliament to form a government independently.... Read More


Advanced Level classes to begin just after OLs

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha said Advanced Level classes for children will begin as soon as the Ordinary Level Examination is over. He said that after appearing f... Read More


NPP leaders have approved sale of SOEs after tender - SJB

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Irrespective of what the trade unions related to JVP say, the party Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake MP and Vijitha Herath MP have issued statements approving the sale of the los... Read More


Emergency drug purchases to stop, NMRA to tender

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Palitha Mahipala said measures have been taken to stop emergency purchases of medicinal drugs and ensure medicines are purchased only through tende... Read More


It's about policies than adding numbers - MP Fonseka

Sri Lanka, March 18 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya Chairman, MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said he went to Courts and sought an injunction preventing his removal from party positions as he thought the pa... Read More


Study to monitor birds using GPS technology in CP

Sri Lanka, March 18 -- A project to study bird behaviour and collect data using GPS technology, a first in Sri Lanka, has been jointly initiated by the Department of Zoology of the University of Colom... Read More


One killed, 37 injured as bus topples on way to Nelligala

Sri Lanka, March 18 -- One person was killed and 37 others were injured on Saturday when a bus carrying a group of pilgrims from Pudaluoya, Kandy to Nelligala International Buddhist Centre met with an... Read More


Kandy Lake threatened by Alligator Gar invasion

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- The carnivorous Alligator Gar, an invasive fish species that grows to a length of 9 feet and weighs about 300 pounds, is posing a serious threat of spreading in the Kandy Lake, ... Read More