The Police have failed to take action despite complaints concerning the demolition of the King’s Court of King Bhuvanaikabahu II in Kurunegala said Director-General of Archaeology – Prof. Senarath Dissanayake to News1st on Friday...
Fishermen claim the Ulhitiya-Ratkinda twin reservoir is contaminated by a certain chemical substance that they suspect is released to the reservoir from a farm owned by a multi-national company located close to the area....
Sri Lanka must set-up a domestic mechanism for accountability to address the harmful effects of the war, a UK human rights ambassador has said on behalf of the Core Group on Sri Lanka. The...
Wildlife officers have launched a probe into the death of an elephant that was shot dead in Ambanpola recently. There were two gun shot wounds — on the shoulder and the head — on the...
An independent candidate representing the Kurunegala district at this year’s election turned up at a media briefing with a serpent. R.M.S.P. Hunukumbura contesting the election from Kurunegala under the symbol of the spider identified...
Trade unions have blamed a “hidden entity” for obstructing the development of the East Terminal in the Colombo Port, in a bid to loot the funds of the project. “There are corrupt senior officials...
Sri Lanka is gradually but slowly emerging from continuous curfew imposed across the island with only essential services permitted to operate since early March 2020. Many economic activities in Colombo and its suburbs have...
Air quality in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo deteriorated on Sunday due to an increase in vehicular movement, officials said, despite a countrywide curfew. “The air pollution in the morning was recorded at 46 on...
The United Nations Government has agreed to provide 80 million financial assistance under the United Nations World Food Program to the Government of Sri Lanka for a proposal to provide nutritional support to school...
Sri Lanka Cricket today announced that the South Africa National Team’s Tour of Sri Lanka, which was scheduled to take place during the month of June 2020, has been postponed. The decision was taken...
