The image shows the parade carried out by 69 newly trained Prison officials at the Prison grounds under the auspices of Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Chandrasiri Gajadeera today. Pix by Nuwan Amarawansa

Sri Lanka celebrate after beating Australia to enter the semi finals in the Champions Trophy at the London Oval last night. Sri Lanka is now set to face India in the Semi -Finals. Pix by ICC

Minister of External Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris, during his bilateral discussions in Berlin with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Guido Westerwelle, emphasized that conditions in Sri Lanka today are conducive to significant expansion of trade and ...
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Turkey Ambassador Iskender K. Okyay met Justice Minister and SLMC Leader, Rauff Hakeem, on Monday (17) at the ministry and discussed matters pertaining to both countries. At this meeting the Turkey’s envoy expressed his country’s willingness to construct one thousand houses in and ...
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The image shows the parade that was conducted today in honour of Army Commander Jagath Jayasuriya who was promoted to the rank of General recently. General Jagath Jayasuriya was welcomed by newly appointed Army Commander Daya Ratnayake who will start serving from his position with effect from 01 ...
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A new website has been launched today for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting. Dr. Charitha Herath (Secretary/Ministry of Mass Media and Information), Keheliya Rambukwella (Minister of Mass Mass Media and Information), Prof. G.L. Peiris (Minister of External Affairs), Neomal ...
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The image shows Sunday school students of the Kotte Rajamaha Viharaya and devotees carrying out the ritual of providing donations to the temple today for the second time. Pix by Ruwan Walpola

Minister of Wildlife Resources Conservation, Vijith Vijayamuni de Soyza had a narrow escape when two wild female elephants had given him a chase, while visiting the Angamedilla and Waskaduwa reserves.

The image shows Kumar Sangakkara playing a shot against England in the group A match at the Oval yesterday. Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten 134 while Nuwan Kulasekera struck 58 to help Sri Lanka beat England by seven wickets. Pix by ICC

Members of the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), including Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, Western Provincial Council Minister Udaya Gammanpila, MP Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera and Media Spokesman, Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe holding discussions with Democratic National Alliance (DNA) ...
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India on Tuesday expressed dismay over Sri Lankan government’s purported move to dilute the 13th Amendment of the island nation’s Constitution ...

Intense protests are to be staged by teachers' and principals' unions today morning, to pressurize the government into taking definite and substantial ...

A Nigerian national was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday on the charge of swindling millions of rupees from locals. ...

Leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF) and Minister of Housing and Construction, Wimal Weerawansa, alleged, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) would ...

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), yesterday presented a Private Member's Bill to Parliament to scrap the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

The six-member Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentary delegation, led by R. Sampanthan, has pointed out the need of the Indian Government being ...

UNP Kalutara District MP, Ajith P. Perera, yesterday told Parliament he was informed by the Ministry of Defence there was evidence to prove Prageeth ...

The government should introduce a framework to monitor tuition classes to ensure that tutors are qualified in their subject matter and bring in laws to ...

The ‘cancerous spread of corruption’ in the schools is a direct result of the government’s failure to provide adequate funds for ...

Two suspects have been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division in connection to the fire that erupted at the Colombo Port in May, Police Media Spokesperson ...

Some 600 activists belonging to pro-Tamil Eelam outfits were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to march to the Defence Services Staff College at ...

Customs officials at the Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) have seized a stock of heroin weighing  1 ½ Kg worth 12 M from a suspect ...

Ven. Athuraliya Rathana Thera tabled a proposed 21st amendment to the Constitution to strap 13th amendment provisions in the form of a private members ...

A draft bill that ensures voting rights to displaced persons in the North was passed in parliament with amendment a short while ago.