Local Storie

On Saturday, Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris said the 2020 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination would have to be postponed again if it is not possible to reopen all schools...

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has decided to continue, until mid-December, its free mobile clinics, arranged for individuals living in remote areas or who are under quarantine in urban flats...

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, commander of the army, said that the isolation ordered on many areas in the Colombo and Gampaha districts would be lifted tomorrow (30 November). The Colombo...

India’s National Security Advisor arrived in Colombo India’s National Security Advisor arrived in Colombo India’s National Security Advisor Shri Ajit Doval arrived in Colombo today for trilateral maritime dialogue between...

Hon Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila, stated that maintaining a fixed fuel price amidst the fluctuating world oil prices is the policy of the new government. The Minister stated this...

The decision to conduct the 2020 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Exam as scheduled will be taken in the next 10 days, the Education Ministry said on Thursday (Nov. 26). It is...

A new Cabinet Minister and a State Minister were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, today (26). Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara was sworn in as the...

The Committee of Experts on Minor Tremor recorded from Kandy recently confirmed that the incident could not be resolved as a result of the limestone quarrying. On the 18th of...

Eminent international legal luminaries, Managing Director and Head of Projects for Morocco and Sudan at the Max Planck Foundation Prof. Rüdiger Wolfrum and member of the United Nations International Law Commission Sir Michael Wood...

Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage together with Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Luo Zhaohui,chaired the 11th session of the diplomatic consultations between Sri Lanka and...

The General Secretary of the United National Party (UNP) Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has resigned from his post. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has stated this at a meeting held at the Sirikotha...

As per an order from the Colombo High Court, reporters said the overseas travel ban on former Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been lifted. The case against Basil Rajapaksa, the former...

Arrangements have been made to run special office trains from today (23), the Department of Railways said. However in isolated areas, the trains would bypass railway stations, the department said....

Keheliya Rambukwella  A website regulatory process will be implemented within the coming two weeks - Keheliya Rambukwella, Minister of Mass Media Hon. Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella attending the...

Dr. Asela Gunawardena The committee of experts appointed to investigate the methods for the disposal of victims of Covid-19 asked the authorities to continue the cremation process before the final...

The attention of the Ministry was drawn to the comments on Sri Lanka attributed to Chair of The Elders and former Irish President Mary Robinson as a part of a recent statement by...