The enduring fisheries conflict in the Palk Bay - which impacts fisher folk of northern Sri Lanka and daily wage fishermen of Tamil Nadu - can be decisively resolved only if the Indian side stops using the destructive bottomtrawling method, according to Sri Lanka s Minister of Fisheries Ramalingam Chandrasekar. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (11:29 AM)
A diplomat who "entrapped" a domestic worker in her Canberra home, forcing her to work 14 hours, seven days a week, for less than a dollar an hour, has been fined more than $100,000 in the Australian federal court. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (11:57 AM)
The Indian owner of the Galle Marvels team in the Lanka T10 Super League, who was arrested yesterday (12) over match-fixing allegations, has been remanded until December 16 after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate s Court today (13). MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (2:16 PM)
Kahathuduwa Police have arrested six individuals, including an elderly couple, with a stock of narcotics worth around Rs. 40 million. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (5:28 PM)
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange gained 169.53 points to close at 14,205.34 points today, marking a new all-time high. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (4:55 PM)
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake says that several new projects will be initiated to enhance the transportation of goods by rail. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (11:12 AM)