UNP is to be handed over to a youthful team, which will take the party and the nation to a new era just like its founder leader late Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake did, said UNP leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last week (20).

Popular actress Vishaka Siriwardana has passed away at the age of 64.

Claiming that the Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group and Chinese Embassy are influencing the Sri Lankan authorities to accept the ship carrying organic fertilizer shipment which was rejected following the laboratory tests…

Sri Lanka Police said the Police Constable caught on camera assaulting two youth in Eravur on Friday (22) night was interdicted and arrested.

The son of the businessman from Bambalapitiya who was involved in the recent ‘garlic scam’ that took place at Lanka Sathosa was arrested yesterday (22) by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara says if intelligence units uncover that any Officer-in-Charge of Police stations or other lower-ranked officers are engaged in any illegal activities, action will be taken against the Assistant Superintendent of Police of the area.

Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) MP Vijitha Herath on Friday (22) claimed in Parliament that Sri Lanka had deposited USD 1.275 million to an account of a private company, as payment for the recently imported Nano Liquid Nitrogen Fertiliser from India, violating the due process.

Cabinet approval has been granted to obtain a loan of USD 3.6 billion from Oman to purchase fuel, said Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila.

Inter-Provincial train services are scheduled to resume from the 1st of November, said Transport Minister Pavitra Wanniarachchi.

The existing Inter-Provincial travel restrictions will be lifted at 4:00 AM on Sunday, the 31st of October, said Army Commander General Shavendra Silva.

Online Falsehood and Manipulation Bill to control publishing of false information on social media will be introduced soon, Minister of Justice Ali Sabri told Parliament yesterday.

As Sri Lanka has failed to recognise ecotourism, the Ministries of Environment and Tourism have decided to form a joint expert committee to formulate an ecotourism strategic plan.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasises that doing what’s right is a grave challenge and added that despite the magnitude of a challenge, the desired goals can be achieved by moving forward together.

Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has decided to increase fuel prices from midnight today.