The suspect involved in the shooting death of an elephant near the gravel road on the Kirinda, Sithulpawwa, Yodhakandiya road has been arrested. The suspect was arrested by the Tangalle CID in the Koragahaulpatha area in Kirinda.  Police also found… Read More

The All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association states that there is a possibility of a huge shortage of bread in the country in the future.  Its chairman, N.K. Mr Jayawardena states that this situation has arisen due to the shortage of… Read More

 Parliament has announced a new program to check employees’ baggages. The Secretary General of Parliament has issued these instructions to the Parliamentary Police Division by issuing a circular.  This program is effective in preventing the use of utensils, including food… Read More

 Navy rescues five Sri Lankan fishermen stranded in Maldivian waters Navy Media Spokesman Capt. Indika de Silva stated that a trawler consisting of 06 fishermen had left the Beruwala seas for fishing. It has been reported to the Navy that… Read More

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that it does not expect any power cuts throughout the island today (08). A spokesman for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) told that there was no need for a power cut as the Ceylon… Read More

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has released US $ 5 million to release containers of essential goods stranded at the Port of Colombo.  The Ministry of Trade stated that a sum of US $ 14 million is required to… Read More

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to pay a two day official visit to Sri Lanka today (08). The Chinese Foreign Minister will pay a visit to Sri Lanka today and tomorrow (09), the Ministry of External Affairs said.… Read More

 It is reported that the agreement to develop the Trincomalee oil tank complex was signed yesterday evening (06). The signatories to the agreement include the Secretary to the Treasury, the Commissioner-General of Lands, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, the Ceylon IOC… Read More

The Ceylon Electricity Board says that there will be power outages in some parts of the island today as well. The CEB says that the power outage could be due to difficulties in meeting the daily requirement or power outages.… Read More

People’s Bank today decided to pay US $ 6.9 million to the company that owned the controversial Chinese fertilizer ship. People’s Bank stated that due to the lifting of the enjoining order imposed by the Colombo Commercial High Court, it… Read More