Firefighters continue to spray water to cool the wreck of the MT New Diamond crude oil tanker after the fire that erupted there was extinguished around...
By Dinasena Rathugamage Thamizh Makkal Thesiya Kootani (TMTK) Jaffna District MP C. V. Wigneswaran says he will seek India’s help to win the rights of Tamil...
Attorney General Dappula de Livera yesterday held a three-hour discussion with Navy Commander Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, Chairman of the SLPA, Gen. (retd.) Daya Ratnayake, Chairperson of...
Foreign Secretary Admiral Professor Colombage, chairing the 21st Session of the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SoM) at the first virtual meeting, recently urged the BIMSTEC Member States...
The National Peace Council (NPC) yesterday urged the government to reconsider the need to proceed with the 20th Amendment in its present formulation as it is...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Rauff Hakeem is expected to testify today (07) before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI)...
By Norman Palihawadana Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday told The Island that the government would take all necessary action to curb drugs and underworld activities in...
Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union in Colombo Denis Chaibi along with the EU Ambassadors of Italy, the Netherlands and Charge d’ Affaires of...
Heavy rains forecast for today By Ifham Nizam Heavy rains above 100 millimetres are likely at some places, today, in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Northwestern provinces...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Only 3% of the total land area of Sri Lanka is covered with rainforests, out of which only 65% have been declared protected...
