Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 21:54
A Sri Lankan fishing vessel with six fishermen onboard had met with an accident off the seas of Myanmar due to a mechanical fault.
The owner of...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 19:54
Police say 282 murders have reported during the first seven months of 2018.
28 of them were firearm-related killings.
Police also said...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 19:48
A tense situation was cropped up during a meeting between the ETI depositors and the firm's directors today.
The depositors said they arrived...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 19:43
The Minister of Transport, Nimal Siripala de Silva says that the strike launched by private bus workers today was a failure.
However, All Ceylon...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 17:37
Sri Lanka Railways say the Colombo - Talaimannar train operations will be restricted to Medawachchiya for three months from tomorrow.The SLR said the operations...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 15:53
The dates of school vacation for the Muslim schools have been changed due to the Hajj Festival falling on 22nd of this month.
Earlier, the vacation...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 15:21
A sudden power failure was reported at the Bandaranaike International Airport this afternoon.
Our correspondent said the activities at arrival...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 15:18
Minister of Justice and Prisons Reforms Thalatha Athukorala says that special police unit will be established within the prison system to address the issues...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 15:14
National Water Supply and Drainage Board says an 18-hour water cut will be enforced in Wattala and Kelaniya areas from 9 am tomorrow.
The NWSDB...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 14:46
A 30-year-old person was killed and his twin brother sustained critical injuries after a large tree fell on a three-wheeler at 13th Mile Post on the Matale...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 14:41
Police have arrested eight persons including six women for fraudulently withdrawing Rs. 5.7 million from a state bank that was belonging to Batticaloa...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 14:29
It has been reported that the strike launched by a private bus workers’ association this morning, has not had the desired impact on bus transport...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 14:26
Met Department says that the windy and showery condition is expected to continue over the island.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 14:21
MP Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said if the Joint Opposition decides to become independent, the "Group of 16" will also become independent in parliament.
Addressing...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 14:11
The Education Ministry has filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department against the false claim that the Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 14:04
The chief prelate of Kataragama Kirivehera, Ven. Kobawaka Damminda Thera has been admitted to a private hospital in Colombo.
The Thera was hospitalized...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 13:55
A 46-year-old woman in Wellawatte has committed suicide.
Police said she had taken this tragic decision after her daughter disagreed to follow Advance...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 13:35
An unidentified group has set ablaze around 25 boats that are used for sand mining in Manampitiya.
The incident had occurred last night.
Polonnaruwa...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 9:04
The name of the “Anti-SAITM Student Community Movement” has been changed to the “Student Community Movement for Free Education”.The...
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 - 9:06
It was revealed at the special presidential investigation commission that Sri Lankan Airlines had incurred a loss in excess of 17 million rupees, following ...
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