Ex-PS member arrested for defamatory social media posts on MP Kottahachchi
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested former SLPP member of the Millaniya Pradeshiya Sabha, Raveendra Nammuni.
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China faces new virus outbreak five years after Covid Crisis
China is dealing with an outbreak of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), five years after the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Govt. considers deporting Rohingya refugees at this point: Minister
Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala told the Daily Mirror that the government is considering on deporting Rohingya refugees who recently arrived in Mullaitivu after following the legal process and discussions.
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Government. to review public sector staffing
The Government has decided to review and restructure the staffing of commissions, ministries, departments, statutory bodies and provincial councils.
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Sri Lankans going abroad for work sets record in 2024
The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau has announced that 2024 marked the highest number of Sri Lankans leaving the country for foreign employment in its history.
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PUCSL takes Final decision on electricity tariffs on 17 Jan. 2025
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) estimates a reduction of Rs. 16.2 billion in energy costs compared to the Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) proposal for revision and
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Government Printing Department website, police you tube channel hacked
The official website of the Government Printing Department has reportedly been hacked, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) said.They said that their team is conducting further investigations into the incident.
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Economic sentiment remains in positive territory – survey
In its latest edition, business magazine LMD reports that “the sense of optimism sparked by the presidential election in September outcome remains.”
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Stationery allowance for schoolchildren via ‘Aswesuma’ bank accounts
The Ministry of Finance, states that the ‘Household Survey on the Impact of the Economic Crisis – 2023,’ conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics,
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African Swine Fever virus entered through an unlawful consignment?
In the wake of African swine fever triggering fears about possible extinction of Sri Lanka’s wild boar population in addition to the damage on the pork industry,
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