The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has obtained a 90-day detention order to further question former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, commonly known as Pillayan. He was arrested ...

Kolkata Knight Riders 107 for 2 (Narine 44, Noor 1-8) bear Chennai Super Kings 103 for 9 (Dube 31, Narine 3-13) by eight wickets So that’s what happens when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) get the kind of ...

The Department of Immigration and Emigration has issued a special announcement regarding changes to its passport issuance services on April 15, 16, and 17. According to the notice released yesterday, ...

The temporary suspension on recruiting Sri Lankan workers for agricultural jobs in Israel has been lifted, with the latest batch of workers selected to depart later this month. Officials from Israel’s ...

The Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced the commencement of special train services starting today (11), to facilitate travel for people returning to their hometowns for the Sinhala and Tamil ...

Under the guidance of President Anura Kumara Disanayake, the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme implemented as a key government initiative is set to launch 34 new projects this year, and work on many of ...

Ten leading Sri Lankan ICT companies will be showcasing their products & solutions at Japan IT Week (Spring) 2025, one of the Asia’s most prominent technology exhibitions. The event is scheduled to ...

The Sinhala and Hindu New Year, known respectively as Aluth Avurudda (Sinhala) and Puthandu (Tamil), is a vibrant and spiritually significant celebration observed by the Sinhalese and Tamil ...

Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala yesterday said approval has been granted for the recruitment of 2,500 to the Police Force. Wijepala said that the relevant Gazette notification will be ...

The Court of Appeal yesterday ordered the relevant returning officers to accept another 35 nominations that were originally rejected in connection with the Local Government Elections. A Court of ...

I go down the memory lane as far back as 1945, the period of post-World War II. I was eight years old back then. We lived in the village named Bandiyamulla, Gampaha, which is now quite urbanised. That ...

NDB Bank partners the Association of Professional Bankers (APB) Sri Lanka for its 35th Anniversary Convention, held recently at the Cinnamon Life – Waterfront in Colombo. Organised under the theme ...