World Bank to step up efforts to address gender-based violence in Sri Lanka
By Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka Niranjala’s (name changed) husband started physically abusing...
Smuggled turmeric and cardamom worth over Rs. 27 million nabbed
A group of Army soldiers apprehend a suspect in possession of 4300 kg of turmeric and 80 kg of cardamom...
WATCH : Eran reveals Government’s Rs. 7 Billion loss due to tax concessions
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne pointed out in parliament that the current government took steps to reduce the...
Switzerland express regret over illegal adoptions of Sri Lankan children
Switzerland's government expressed "sincere regret" for failing to prevent the illegal adoption of children from Sri Lanka in the 1990s....
Production at Sri Lanka’s largest cement factory to begin in June
Lanwa sansatha Cement (Pvt) Ltd. is scheduled to commence production at its factory in June 2021.The state-of-the-art plant is expected...
Attorney General blames Police for Mahara prison fiasco
Attorney General Dappula de Livera said that he had instructed the IGP on two occasions to take necessary steps to...
Eight police units investigating death of Jinawansa Thera
A special inquiry has been into the death of Ven. Jinawansa Thera of Netherlands who lived in the Polgasduwa Forest...
Eswatini PM becomes first head of government to die of Covid-19
Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID-19 four weeks ago, has died at age 52 after being...
Electoral college confirms Joe Biden as next US President
California’s 55 Electoral College votes formally pushed Democrat Joe Biden across the finish line in the actual US presidential election,...
Laksala to open outlets in UK, Australia, Canada and the US
Sri Lanka’s state-owned Gift and Souvenir Shop Laksala is expected to open overseas franchise model mini- outlets in the UK,...
