Category: Local News

Muslims in Sri Lanka celebrate Eid al-Fitr (Ramazan) today. At the end of Ramadan, Muslims throughout the world observe a joyous three-day celebration called Eid al-Fitr (the Festival of Fast-Breaking). Eid al-Fitr, which is on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. […]

The Appeals Court has issued an interim order preventing Fonterra from advertising any of its products until August 21. Meanwhile, milk food companies were directed yesterday to remove from circulation all known milk powders found by the Industrial Technology Institute of Sri Lanka to contain DCD, the Health Ministry stated. […]

Two persons were killed and three others were injured following an road accident near Welipenna on the Southern Expressway, Police stated. […]

FILE PHOTO Former Provincial Councilor Ananda Sarath Kumara who was produced to Anamaduwa Magistrate Court was granted bail today by Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake. […]

Milk food companies have been directed to immediately remove from circulation all known milk powders found by the Industrial Technology Institute of Sri Lanka to contain DCD, the Health Ministry stated. […]

Politics is an unhurried journey where one should move with prudence and patience. But, Dayasiri Jayasekera failed to realise this truth, UNP and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. […]

Minister of Education, Bandula Gunawardena, yesterday told Parliament that some persons have given false telephone calls to the hotline of the Department of Examinations, alleging there had been mistakes and errors in the question papers of the ongoing GCE Advanced Level examination, and he had handed over the numbers to the CID to trace them. […]

– by Shenali D Waduge – It was as far back as in early March that the Nation newspaper boldly informed the public of Sri Lanka about hazardous milk powder sneaking into Sri Lankan market. Milk powder containing DCD (Dicyanidiamide – a hazardous agrochemical) produced by New Zealand Dairy Company Fonterra whose flagship brand “Anchor” […]

DIG Vaas Gunawardena’s son Ravindu Gunwardena has been arrested by the CID in connection with the murder of a businessman. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa requested that the work on the northern expressway be expedited when he met with a delegation from the China Merchants Group (CMG) headed by the company president, Mr. Li Jianhong, yesterday (Aug. 05) at Temple Trees. […]

Popular Indian Actor John Abraham has refuted rumours that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa secretly invested in his upcoming political spy-thriller Madras Cafe. […]

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka has ordered an immediate suspension of New Zealand milk powder imports and recalled the products from the market following China’s import ban over botulism fears, a government official said on Monday. Dharma Wanninayake, a spokesman for the island nation’s health ministry, said the director general of health services had instructed customs […]

The DMK has made the Centre’s response to its demand for boycotting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) central to its dealings with the Congress. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday morning, declared open the new Colombo South Port built at a cost of US$ 500 million with an Asian Development Bank loan of $300 million and the balance from the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. […]

– by Shenali D Waduge – The tragedy that befell Weliweriya has given early Christmas for those who had been splitting hairs wondering how to serve their sponsors to showcase a state of chaos in Sri Lanka. The usual coterie of anti-Sri Lankan destabilizing operators some of whom are columnists were quick to action writing […]

The insensitivity of the government was clearly visible during the Weliweriya incident, the UNP alleged today. Speaking at a press briefing UNP MP Gayantha Karunathileke stated that during the clash the army did not care whether it was old people or pregnant mothers they were assaulting. […]