Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles revealed today (June 06) that a total of 5,400 security officers have been assigned for the protection of individuals who are neither Ministers nor Members of Parliament. MORE..

6 Jun 2023 (3:20 PM)

The Minsitry of Defence says that the revised Ration Allowance for differently-able retired service personnel on medical grounds and dependents of deceased war veterans due to terrorist acts, is presently being processed and will be paid to them, in due course. MORE..

6 Jun 2023 (4:58 PM)

The Cabinet of Ministers has green-lighted the proposal to reduce the maximum retail price of 60 medicines with effect from June 15, 2023, and to review the price of medicines every three months. MORE..

6 Jun 2023 (1:32 PM)

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and to take the necessary steps for legislation to enforce the provisions of the agreement of the treaty s member states to ban "any nuclear weapons test or other nuclear explosion" anywhere in the world. MORE..

6 Jun 2023 (4:35 PM)

A minor tremor with a magnitude of 2.0 on the Richter scale is reported in Gampola, the Geological Survey Mines Bureau (GSMB) says. MORE..

6 Jun 2023 (11:51 AM)

The Supreme Court has determined that certain clauses of the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore should be tabled after amendments, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced to the parliament this morning (June 06). MORE..

6 Jun 2023 (1:06 PM)