By Saman Indrajith Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa told Parliament yesterday that the government spent a colossal amount of public money on maintaining the official residences for ...

Chief Government Whip and Mass Media and Health Minister, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, said in Parliament yesterday that the people of this ...

Jaffna known as “Yaarlpaanam” in Tamil and “Yaapanaya” in Sinhala is the capital city of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Jaffna has for long been regarded as the citadel of Tamil nationalism and the ...

About 10% of Sri Lankans over the age of 40 are affected by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a condition often linked to smoking, prolonged exposure to air pollution, or untreated asthma, ...

Sri Lankan group appreciates Trump withdrawing support By Shamindra Ferdinando Former SLPP MP Premnath C. Dolawatte yesterday (23) claimed that a bill he presented to the last parliament was not meant ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Office has issued instructions to ministers and deputy ministers setting limits for their staff, vehicles and expenses. Secretary to the President Dr. N. S.

By Dinasena Ratugamage A Rohingya refugee woman, held at the Kepapilavu Air Force Camp Detention Centre in Mullaitivu, delivered a baby boy on 21 January at Mullaitivu Hospital. The woman is one of ...

Weather to improve in coming days  The government has increased compensation for lives lost due to the ongoing severe weather to one million rupees from the earlier 250,000 rupees, Deputy Minister of ...

By Saman Mallwaarachchi The Eastern Province Governor’s Office has successfully reduced its monthly fuel expenses for vehicles from Rs. 1.6–2 million to Rs. 200,000–300,000, marking a significant cost ...

By Chaminda Silva A senior official at the Coconut Research Institute (CRI) yesterday disclosed that neither the government nor the institute had granted approval for importing 200 million coconuts.

By Akitha Perera Unauthorized sand mining on land owned by the Chilaw Plantation Company had resulted in a loss of Rs. 746.6 million to the government, Minister of Plantations and Rural Infrastructure ...

The Department of National Zoological Gardens has announced that the public will be given the rare opportunity to name six lion cubs born three months ago at the Ridiyagama Safari Park in Hambantota.