Cyclone Burevi claims seven lives in Tamil Nadu
Hundreds of villages in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have been inundated by torrential rains for the second...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to get Covid-19 vaccine ‘in weeks’
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks, after UK regulators granted emergency approval and the...
Ravinatha Aryasinha assumes duties as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the US
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador Designate to the United States of America, Ravinatha Aryasinha has had his copy of credentials accepted by...
“Transfer of COVID-19 infected prisoners from Welikada to Mahara sparked unrest”
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) in its interim recommendations on the incident at the Mahara Prison on...
Vasu writes to PM against President’s Secretary P.B Jayasundara
Water Supply and Drainage Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara has made a written request to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to suspend the...
Covid 19 : Five Navy sailors from Dakshina naval base test positive
Five sailors in the Transport Division of the Galle Dakshina Naval base have been infected with Covid 19. Galle District...
Former Minister T.B Ekanayake no more
Former Minister and former Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District T.B Ekanayake has passed away. Sources said he passed away...
Six IS women who pledged to carry out suicide attacks in Sri Lanka arrested
The Batticaloa Special Police Unit today (05) arrested six women who had pledged in the presence of terrorist Zahran Hashim...
‘Bossa’ responsible for Mahara prison unrest identified
It has been revealed that the riot at the Mahara Prison was initiated by an inmate named 'Bossa' who was...
Tremors reported from Digana once again
The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau says that a minor earthquake was reported in the Digana area in Kandy this...
