“After the Taliban shut universities for women, my only hope was to get a scholarship which would help me study abroad,” says 20-year-old Afghan student Natkai....
A 47-year-old person has been killed in a shooting that took place at the Kittampahuwa area in Wellampitiya this afternoon (Aug 28), the police said. According...
The government has decided to collect income taxes from the owners of apartments at luxury housing complexes in the country. In accordance with the decision, Commissioner...
The Balapitiya Revatha National School has been closed today (28) and tomorrow (29) due to an infestation of fleas in the classrooms and in the school...
Fourteen golden biscuits weighing 1.314 kg and worth Rs.27 million, which were illegally brought to Sri Lanka from Bangkok, Thailand, were taken into custody by the...
The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing said that steps will be taken to develop Sigiriya as a fully-fledged tourist zone under nine sub-projects. These nine...
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued an order preventing several political party representatives including Duminda Nagamuwa, Mujibur Rahuman, Prof. Charitha Herath and others from entering...
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI), which was appointed to investigate irregularities in the Edirisinghe Trust Investments (ETI), has revealed that ETI properties had been sold...
A police sergeant who was on duty at the official residence of the Matara District Judge died this morning (28) due to gunshot wounds, the Matara...
The relatives of inmates at the Galle Prison have been granted permission to visit the prison again, the Department of Prisons said. In recent days, visits...