Category: Local News

Sri Lankan police have arrested four people including a Buddhist monk and a police officer accused of taking part in an attack on a mosque, as part of a crackdown on violence against the minority Muslim population.

Will the allocation of the National Lotteries Board to Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake create a legal problem? Or has it already?

Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran yesterday accused ‘Colombo’ of a plot to oust him from office as the Chief Minister of the Northern Province.

The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker on Friday as dollar demand from importers weighed on the local currency, dealers said.

Sri Lanka has moved up one place to 90th among 130 nations on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017, slowly emerging as one of the top-ranked economies in Central and South Asia in the lower-middle income group.

The main suspect involved in the Piliyandala shooting incident has been arrested.

Noted astrologer Ven. Liyangaswathure Devananda Thera says that as the horoscope of President Maithripala Sirisena is quite powerful, no person or element in the country will be able to harm him either through occult practices or similar rituals.

The Least Cost Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (LCLTGP) 2018-2037 proposed by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) came under strong scrutiny at its public consultations yesterday as the government body

Responding to media queries, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ravi Karunanayake, expressed shock and grief at the tragic loss of life and injury as a result of the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in London yesterday (14th June).

Co-cabinet spokesperson Minister Rajitha Senaratne yesterday revealed that 1250 employees had been recruited to Sri Lankan Airlines during the past two and a half years without the knowledge of the Minister in charge.

President Maithripala Sirisena says the Government media institutions should take the lead in creating an ethical as well as qualitative media culture in the country.

MP Namal Rajapaksa stated that the government does not have the livelihoods of the people of the country on their mind, given that 8 disastrous events have happened in the space of two years.

The need to deploy the Army to control hate crime has not arisen, Defence Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi said.

The Cabinet yesterday decided to summon the officials of SriLankan airlines to check on the current status of the national carrier.

The postal trade unions have organized a 48-hour token strike, which commenced at 12.00 am today (13).

The Government will take action against those who try to spread racism through Facebook and other social media channels, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mahinda Amaraweera said.