X-Press Feeders has hit out at the "bureaucratic and legal hurdles" that have caused severe delays in the case of the X-Press Pearl, a boxship that caught fire in 2021 causing one of Sri Lanka s worst-ever environmental disasters. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (5:07 PM)
The stunning electoral sweep of the National People s Power (NPP) led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is "an earthquake in Sri Lankan politics", says Erik Solheim, the former Norwegian peace facilitator in the island nation. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (11:45 PM)
The New Democratic Front (NDF) has decided to conduct an independent inquiry into the appointment of Ravi Karunanayake as an MP from the National List of the alliance. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (6:30 PM)
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident where the driver of a private company providing cash in transit services had made off with over Rs. 70 million in cash which was being transported in the Minuwangoda area. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (11:35 AM)
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has confirmed that the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A'L) examination will commence as planned on November 25, and continue until December 20, 2024. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (10:30 PM)
The National People s Power (NPP) has convened its newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs) at the party headquarters in Pelawatte today (20) for an orientation session ahead of their parliamentary duties. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (2:41 PM)