Minister of State Dilum Amunugama has stated that vehicles will not be imported for another two years. He said this while participating in an inspection tour of the Micro Vehicle Manufacturing Factory in Polgahawela. He further stated that in the… Read More

Another ship has caught fire near Sri Lanka. According to the Navy, the fire broke out on a container ship travelling 480 nautical miles east of the Kirinda Maha Rawana lighthouse. The Navy said that the fire had started in… Read More

Prisoners sentenced to death in Mahara Prison have gone on a hunger strike. They have started the strike after Duminda Silva was granted a presidential pardon Fasting prisoners are demanding their release or the death penalty in the same way.

Minister Namal Rajapaksa says he sees the President’s pardon of Duminda Silva and others as a positive development. The Minister says that Duminda Silva was subjected to a great injustice during the last government and that Ranjan Ramanayake’s voice recordings… Read More

Two young men were killed when a motorcycle collided with a car on the Central Expressway which is still under construction in Narammala area. They had entered the area without permission and were speeding towards Kurunegala when the car caught… Read More

Former parliamentarian Duminda Silva, who was released on a presidential pardon after being sentenced to death, returned to his home yesterday. The pictures have been released through his social media account but it is not clear if it is the… Read More

Former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra has sent a letter to President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa regarding the release of former parliamentarian Duminda Silva under a presidential pardon. She points out that it is the responsibility of the rulers to uphold the existing law… Read More

Carlton Pre-School organized a series of Poson devotional songs on the occasion of Poson Poya yesterday. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa also joined in the singing on behalf of the staff.

A child born to a pregnant mother infected with Kovid has died in Greasweston Estate in Kotagala, Medical Officer said. He further stated that a woman at the Graceweston Estate in Talawakele had given birth at the Lidula Regional Hospital… Read More

Another 45 people infected with corona have died, the Government Information Department confirmed. Accordingly, the number of corona infected deaths reported so far in the country has risen to 2814.