North-Western Province Governor Raja Collure has passed away this morning. According to family sources, he had passed away while receiving treatment in hospital. They said he was receiving treatment after testing positive for COVID-19 recently.  Raja Collure was 83 at… Read More

The daily one-hour power cut between 06.00 pm to 09.00 pm will be imposed today and tomorrow (08), the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced today. Media Spokesman to the Ministry of Energy Sulakshana Jayawardena told NewsWire that the breakdown in two of… Read More

Serious questions have been raised over the “One country One Law” Task Force appointed by President Gotabhaya Rajapaks with its Chairman Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera continuing to threaten other Buddhist monks over the phone. Another recording of a telephone conversation between… Read More

Former and current cricketers from Sri Lanka and Pakistan took to social media to condemn and demand justice for the brutal killing of the Sri Lankan Factory Manager in Pakistan.  Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya was among those who… Read More

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake has been released from several charges filed in connection to the 2016 Central Bank Bond Scam case. The Colombo High Court Trial at Bar today released Karunanayake along with ten others. Karunanayake has been released from… Read More

Litro Gas Lanka has commenced the distribution of domestic LP gas conforming to the requirements of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA). The CAA said the new stock of domestic gas cylinders carries Polythene seals with a red logo on a… Read More

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that they are hoping that the power supply could be provided undisrupted from tomorrow (07). Sri Lanka faced an islandwide power outage for several hours on Friday (03) due to a major breakdown. The… Read More

Samagi Jana Balawega MP Champika Ranawaka says that the current financial crisis in Sri Lanka is not a short term but a result of a situation that has developed over a long period of time. He said the current crisis… Read More

The Ministry of Health has given approval to a German company to obtain a construction permit for a biological sample collection center and a laboratory for PCR testing at the Katunayake Airport premises. The proposal was made by the Ministry… Read More

Discussions between the representatives of the teachers ‘and principals’ unions and the Minister of Education at the Ministry of Education yesterday failed. As a result, it has decided to continue its trade union action against withdrawal from online teaching. According… Read More