UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged the Sri Lankan government to repeal or amend existing laws or proposed laws that unduly restrict the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, association, and peaceful assembly. MORE..
14 Aug 2025 (9:23 PM)
An unidentified body has been found floating in the Mahaweli River in the Polgolla area, within the Kandy Police Division. MORE..
14 Aug 2025 (1:21 PM)
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the aim of the government is to strengthen the country s economic stability by developing vocational education. MORE..
14 Aug 2025 (4:15 PM)
Approximately 400 containers containing around 28,000 metric tons of imported salt, intended for local packaging, remain stuck at the Colombo Harbour, unable to be cleared, according to the Sri Lanka Salt Producers Association. MORE..
14 Aug 2025 (10:17 PM)
A meeting between Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody and the Ambassador of Oman to Sri Lanka, Ahmed Ali Said Al Rashid, took place this afternoon (14) at the Ministry of Energy premises. MORE..
14 Aug 2025 (7:26 PM)
An investigation has been launched by the Nuwara Eliya Police regarding an incident where urea fertilizer was poured into the engine of a bus belonging to the Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka Transport Board depot. MORE..
14 Aug 2025 (7:45 PM)