India has done more for Sri Lanka than the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Union Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar stressed on Saturday. The Modi government, he underlined, is working on developing an "extended neighbourhood" that involves islands in the Indian Ocean, Gulf countries and nations in South-East Asia. MORE..
28 May 2023 (12:06 PM)
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara emphasizes that he requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to take necessary disciplinary and legal steps against the false statements made in Parliament regarding the operation of fuel station business by Sinopec Fuel Oil Lanka in Sri Lanka. MORE..
28 May 2023 (8:40 PM)
The Department of Meteorology has issued a heat index advisory effective for today (May 28), warning the public of increased temperatures. MORE..
28 May 2023 (11:02 AM)
State Minister of Home Affairs Asoka Priyantha says that measures are underway to immediately implement issuing of digital birth certificates. MORE..
28 May 2023 (11:26 AM)
Six school students have been arrested over an incident of allegedly setting fire to a stock of pipes for the Asupini Ella Water Scheme in Kegalle on May 19, the police said. MORE..
28 May 2023 (1:38 PM)
Stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya, who found herself in hot water over her remarks on religions which stirred much controversy in the country, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). MORE..
28 May 2023 (2:24 AM)