Sri Lanka’s Pekoe Trail has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 greatest places to visit in 2025, earning recognition as a must-explore destination for travelers. The 186-mile trail, completed in March last year, transforms a 19th-century tea transport network...
Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake tabled the Batalanda Commission Report in Parliament a short while ago. Tabling the report, Rathnayake stated that a Presidential Committee will be appointed to determine further actions based on the report’s revelations. He also...
The Government will table the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) report on Batalanda in Parliament today (14 March). The Cabinet has decided to present the Batalanda Commission report in Parliament, Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa announced during the weekly press briefing...
In a significant achievement for Sri Lanka’s IT and electronics manufacturing industry, EWIS Colombo, the country’s first and only local computer manufacturer, has successfully exported the first batch of locally manufactured laptops to Zimbabwe. This milestone not only positions...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 11 MARCH 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 March 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Hambantota districts and...
A leading insurance company in Sri Lanka has taken disciplinary action against an individual who made hateful remarks on social media about female doctors and women’s healthcare professionals. In a statement issued by the company’s board of directors, it was...
The doctors and staff at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital have ended their strike following discussions with relevant authorities, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) announced. Meanwhile, the GMOA’s 24-hour nationwide strike was also called off at 8:00 a.m. today (13).
Police have arrested the sister of the suspect linked to the rape of a female doctor at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, along with another individual. The suspects, a 37-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, were taken into custody on Tuesday night...
The Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, has instructed officials from the Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, and Urban Development, Construction, and Housing to take all necessary measures to minimize potential flooding in the Matara...
The High Commission of India in Colombo on 09 March distributed 500 copies of the Sinhala translations of five Amar Chitra Katha Jataka Tales comic books to mark the Medin Full Moon Poya Day, the Indian HC said. The...