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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Local: Results of Grade 5 Scholarship Exam released
2023-01-25 18:14:00
 Commissioner General of Examination says...
Local: COPA to make IRD more efficient
2023-01-25 10:40:00
 Several new proposals were made by the...
Local: All-Party Conference tomorrow
2023-01-25 10:18:00
An All-Party Conference including party leaders...
Local: Minister Sabry meets OIC Secretary General
2023-01-25 07:54:00
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry PC met with Secretary...
Local: Immediate compensation for Nanu-Oya accident victims
2023-01-24 20:06:00
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the...
Local: President tells UNP to prepare for an election
2023-01-24 20:02:00
President Ranil Wickremesinghe informed the...
CoPF Chairman Dr. Harsha de Silva.
Local: CoPF commits to support IMF reforms plan
2023-01-24 19:58:00
The Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (...
Local: March 7 declared day to remember rights of victims and witnesses
2023-01-24 19:58:00
Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister Dr....
Local: No alternative other than tariff revision to electricity - Minister
2023-01-24 19:56:00
Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr....
Local: E-Licensing for Import, Export Control Department
2023-01-24 19:56:00
The Government has taken measures to introduce an...
Local: Country must stabilise economically before Polls - Minister
2023-01-24 19:54:00
Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha...
Youth engaged in a cleaning project. Picture by Rexi Wettasinghe
Local: Youth to build clean green cities for 75th Independence Day
2023-01-24 19:54:00
A clean green city building programme has been...
Local: Two dead in van-bus collision in Valachchenai
2023-01-24 19:50:00
Two deaths including of a four-months-old infant...
Local: Emphasis on converting to electric railway - Minister
2023-01-24 19:48:00
Cabinet Spokesman, Transport, Highways and Mass...
Local: CEB rakes in Rs. 75 mn from fines in 2022
2023-01-24 19:46:00
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has recovered Rs....
Local: International flight air navigation fees revised from February 1
2023-01-24 19:46:00
Cabinet Media Spokesman and Mass Media Minister...
Local: Fifth convocation ceremony of As-Sa’ Adiyyathul Islamiyyah Ladies Arabic College
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The fifth convocation ceremony of As-Sa’...
Local: Information officers shouldn’t be hesitant to respond to requests for facts - Chairman, RTI Commission
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Individuals designated as Information officers of...
Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and Japanese Ambassador Hideaki Mizukoshi at the discussion at the Ministry on Monday.
Local: Japan assures continued assistance for completion of BIA’s Terminal 2
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Japanese Ambassador Hideaki Mizukoshi and Japan...
Local: CODI facilitates meet between TU leaders and Election Monitors
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Coalition of Democratic and Inclusive...
Local: Drop in Sri Lankan migrant workers using official channels to send their money home
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Representatives from Sri Lankan banks based in...
Local: Over 30,000 Multi-Purpose Development Task Force trainees to get government jobs
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Government pays attention to provide justice...
Local: Appointment of High Commissioner, Ambassador and two Chairpersons approved
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Parliament Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake...
Local: China lists Sri Lanka in pilot programme for outbound tourism
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China...
Local: Committee to probe rafting issue due to Broadlands project in Kithulgala
2023-01-24 19:30:00
A committee to probe into issues relating to...
Local: Revision of companies and societies fees
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The gazette notification related to revision of...
Local: AG’s opinion sought on three recommendations
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The National Council that met yesterday decided...
Local: Paper shortage hampers work under RTI Act
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The paper shortage in the country has affected...
Local: Grade Five Scholarship Examination results likely to be issued this week
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Examinations Commissioner General H.J.M.C. Amith...
Local: ONUR to be powered by an Act of Parliament
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal...
Local: Six ordered to appear in court
2023-01-24 19:30:00
After the police reported the facts related to a...
Local: Six injured in Jaffna feud, vehicle crash
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Six people were injured and admitted to the...
Local: LG Poll: EC, Parties agree to spending amounts
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Election Commission and political parties...
Local: Citizen’s rights should be guaranteed - Minister Dr. Bandula
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula...
Students from Grades 8 – 12, will be educated on the capacity to transform their school gardens into sources of nutritious produce.
Local: Over 200 schools to receive Australian funding via FAO
2023-01-24 19:30:00
COLOMBO: Over 200 schools will receive funding...
Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella receiving the nutrition supplies in addition to the cold chain equipment from Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Mizukoshi Hideaki and UNICEF Sri Lanka Representative Christian Skoog.
Local: Japan provides USD 3.5 Mn worth cold chain equipment and nutrition supplies
2023-01-24 19:30:00
COLOMBO: The Ministry of Health received walk-in...
The sacks of Kendu leaves seized by the Navy.
Local: Over 1,1OO kgs of Kendu leaves seized
2023-01-24 19:30:00
A special search operation conducted by the Navy...
Local: OIC pledges support to Sri Lanka
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Foreign Affairs Minister M U M Ali Sabry, PC who...
Political: JVP leader engaging in arm twisting - PUNP
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is executing...
Political: Basil launches LG Poll campaign
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna national organizer...
Political: Twenty five jogging tracks constructed last year - Prasanna
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Urban Development and Housing Minister Prasanna...
Rasika Cooray LINDEL CEO receives the accolade from Heshana Kuruppu CA Sri Lanka’s Vice President.
Business: LINDEL wins Silver at TAGS Awards for ‘Best Annual Reports’
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Pone of Sri Lanka’s pioneer and premier...
Business: Exchange Rates
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Business: Seylan Credit Cards offer Easy Payment Plans
2023-01-24 19:30:00
In an effort to enable its cardholders to make...
Business: CSSL elects new Executive Council for 2022/2023
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Treasurer Indika De Zoysa, Secretary Heshan...
SLIM Sri Lanka officials with the award
Business: ACCA wins at SLIM DIGIS Awards
2023-01-24 19:30:00
ACCA Sri Lanka’s clinched the gold award at SLIM...
Business: Allianz promotes ‘Safety of Children on Road’, donates child safety helmets
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Allianz Lanka believes that Sri Lanka’s children...
Speakers and Panellist at Amana Bank GRC Forum
Business: Amãna Bank conducts GRC Forum
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Amana Bank recently conducted its Governance Risk...
Business: CMTA, AIMG organizes panel discussion on Electric Vehicle market introduction
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Iroshini Wijenayaka Head of Industry Development...
Business: ‘Lankan economy will return to normalcy after IMF deal’
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Sri Lankan economy is expected to return to...
Business: China offers two year debt moratorium for Sri Lanka
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Export-Import Bank of China has offered Sri...
Business: Colombo Dockyard further anchors to European market
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Colombo Dockyard PLC, a Board of Investment (...
Business: Francoise Meyers is World’s wealthiest woman Billionaire
2023-01-24 19:30:00
L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is...
Chairman Chairman, Ronald Perera and CEO, SLIC, Chandana Aluthgama
Business: SLIC records GWP Rs. 20.7 Bn and Rs. 20.5 Bn in Life, General Insurance sectors
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) is set to...
Business: Shares-Colombo Stock Exchange
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Officials from NDB and SLCF including NDB Vice President Melody Wickramanayake and SLCF CEO Chamara Ariyathilaka exchanging the MOU.
Business: NDB Bank and Sri Lanka Climate Fund sign MoU for Carbon Footprint Verification
2023-01-24 19:30:00
National Development Bank PLC (NDB) continued...
Business: EDB launches ‘Export Performance Indicators 2021’
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Export Development Board presents its...
CIPM delegates at the event
Business: CIPM, Academy to Innovate Human Resources signs MoU
2023-01-24 19:30:00
CIPM, the nation’s leader in HRM in Sri Lanka and...
Isha Wijeyeratnam, Managing Director of Eco-Serene Biotech receive the award
Business: Isha wins big at ‘WCIC Prathibhabisheka Women Entrepreneur Awards 2022’
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Isha Wimlasuriya Wijeyeratnam, Managing Director...
Business: PickMe’s new feature enables secondary income for middle-class
2023-01-24 19:30:00
PickMe will attract new segments of the community...
Vignettes of the event.
Business: Sri Lankan Exporters participate at world’s largest Agricultural Trade Fair in Germany
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Sri Lankan pavilion at the International...
Business: Nippon Paint sponsors SLIA Student Jamboree 2022
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Nippon Paint Lanka sponsored the 2022 Student...
Coca-Cola Sri Lanka officials with the awards.
Business: Coca-Cola MFR’s Water Replenishment Projects wins BCCA
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Coca-Cola Sri Lanka was awarded under the ‘Best...
Editorial: A timely measure
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Saturday's road tragedy in Nanu-Oya which claimed...
World: Grateful Ardern makes last bow as New Zealand PM
2023-01-24 19:30:00
NEW ZEALAND: Former New Zealand Prime Minister...
Afghanistan is enduring its harshest winter in years.
World: Freezing weather kills 124 Afghans, 70,000 livestock
2023-01-24 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: At least 124 people died in freezing...
World: In Naya J&K everyone gets health insurance, new hospitals; other facilities make lives easy
2023-01-24 19:30:00
 Just three years ago only the elite class...
A suspect taken into custody after the Half Moon Bay shootings in California.
World: Nine killed in three separate shooting incidents in US
2023-01-24 19:30:00
US: Nine people died and many were injured in...
Richard Barnett sits inside the office of then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on January 6, 2021.
World: Capitol rioter who posed with feet on former US Speaker’s desk found guilty
2023-01-24 19:30:00
US: A Capitol Hill rioter who posed with his feet...
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
World: WHO seeks US$ 2.5b for health emergency responses in 2023
2023-01-24 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organisation...
World: France ‘still deeply sexist’, report finds
2023-01-24 19:30:00
FRANCE: Five years into the #MeToo movement,...
A graphic showing where the Brunt Ice Shelf is on Antarctica. Picture courtesy British Antarctic Survey
World: Iceberg the size of Greater London breaks away from Antarctic Ice Shelf
2023-01-24 19:30:00
ANTARCTICA: A giant iceberg almost the size of...
An algal bloom swirls in the western basin of Lake Erie, in September 2017. Photo courtesy of USGS/NASA
World: NASA offers awards to spot algal blooms
2023-01-24 19:30:00
US: The United States’ National Aeronautics and...
Law & Order: Man sentenced to death for drugs arrested after 11 years
2023-01-24 19:30:00
A person who has been sentenced to death on drug...
Law & Order: Dayasiri complains of faking signature in LG nomination paper
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Freedom Party General Secretary MP...
Picture by S.K. Tissera in Chilaw
Law & Order: Mini lorry taking explosives with two suspects arrested in Bingiriya
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Police yesterday arrested two suspects who were...
Law & Order: SJB members assault over LG nomination dispute
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Hambantota Police yesterday arrested Samagi Jana...
Law & Order: Thief robs two laptops from Palmyrah Board
2023-01-24 19:30:00
A person broke into the office of the Palmyrah...
Law & Order: Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 20 Mn. seized in Analaithivu, Jaffna
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Navy and Police seized over 60kg (wet...
Law & Order: Cop interdicted for sexual abuse in Matale
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The Matale Assistant Superintendent of Police has...
Law & Order: TU activist Ananda Palitha, another remanded till 26
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Electricity Users’ Association Secretary Sanjeeva...
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing her resignation on January 19.
Features: Pivoting away from one person shows
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Politics cannot be separated from personalities....
Ven. Prof. K. L. Dhammajoti. Pictures b Sudath Malaweera
Features: Helping others, my mission – Ven. Prof. K. L. Dhammajoti
2023-01-24 19:30:00
 The Dhamma is his life. It is what gives...
Features: The gift and yoke of bastardy
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Towards the end of the last millennium with some...
CMTA President Charaka Perera. Picture by Wimal Karunathilaka
Features: Allow vehicle imports on quota basis to revive industry - CMTA
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The import ban imposed in March 2020 on motor...
Features: Cartoon of the day
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The bus went down the precipice after the collision. Pictures by Ranjith Rajapaksa and Chandana Jayaweera
Features: Call for ‘School Safety’ measures to be streamlined
2023-01-24 19:30:00
There isn’t any argument that the safety of...
Action from the match between Army SC and Air Force SC
Sports: Army thrash Air Force in Women’s Rugby League
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Army SC boosted their chances of winning the SLR...
Ceylonese Rugby Football Club stickers
Sports: CR and FC Men’s stickers clinch President’s Cup Championship
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Ceylonese Rugby Football Club men’s team beat Old...
Sports: Naduni Umasha the hockey star from HFC, Wennappuwa
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Holy Family Convent Wennappuwa were the All...
Sports: Maneesha of Rajasinghe Central a superb all-round performance
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Praveen Maneesha of Rajasinghe Central College...
Sports: Sri Lankan Airlines retain futsal title
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Sri Lankan Airlines retained the Travel Trade...
Sports: Thilaka and Prasadi for National Netball duty
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Thilaka Jinadasa the former National netball...
Sports: Jayantha Seneviratne Sports Centre opens today
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Jayantha Seneviratne Sports Strategy Development...
Seniru Niduwara Vidyaloka Galle-Praveen Maneesha Rajasinghe CC-Sanuth Mandiv Rajasinghe CC
Sports: Seniru claims 14 wickets in Vidyaloka innings win
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Seniru Niduwara left-arm leg spinner picked up 14...
Champion Viharamahadevi BV- Kiribathgoda lifesaving team with officials.
Sports: Viharamahadevi Balika Lifesaving Champions
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya, Kiribathgoda...
Sports: CR jump to second spot in Rugby League
2023-01-24 19:30:00
CR and FC took a huge step towards regaining the...
Sports: National Sports Selection Committee rejects SLC's nominations
2023-01-24 19:30:00
The National Sports Selection Committee has...
Sports: Sports should go hand in hand with studies, says Education Minister
2023-01-24 19:30:00
Sri Lanka's Promising all rounder Dunith...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2023-01-24 19:30:00
IN MEMORIAM CHAKS CARLYLE CHINNAPPAH -...

Wednesday, January 25, 2023