The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case. The arrests ...

A visit to the floating market by the Sunday Times revealed serious neglect. The Beira Lake is surrounded by garbage.

Four circulars are to be issued next year in relation to these changes, Deputy Minister of Education Madura Seneviratne told Education Times. As part of the changes, the government plans to replace ...

More and more foreign investors are requesting reports on Sri Lanka’s tax and finance viability for their investments, top consultancy firms said. “The frequency of foreign investors requesting ...

The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has withheld the renewal of licences of 60 private pharmacies till they prove that they employ a qualified pharmacist in their business, Chief ...

The Western Provincial Council (WPC) Education Ministry has withdrawn a circular that bans teachers from tutoring students from their own schools despite several other Provincial Education Ministries ...

One of the positive features for Sri Lanka in 2024 was meeting its target of two million tourists visiting the island. This week saw the two millionth tourist arriving. Our pictures show a long queue ...

A toddy tapper delicately walks on ropes from tree to tree tapping toddy. Some hotels outside Colombo have toddy trees in their beachside properties making toddy tapping another colourful sight for ...

British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Andrew Patrick recently visited the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Kelaniya on the invitation of its Dean Prof Madawa Chandratilake. The event was ...

The National Audit Office has found that 64 percent of permits issued under the last administration’s controversial electric vehicle (EV) import scheme were granted to just two out of 31 institutions ...

It is a long journey from the house near the signal post at Thambuththegama Railway Station in Anuradhapura to the President’s House at Janadhipathi Mawatha, in the heart of Colombo. In the lead-up to ...

Prof Meththika Vithanage was awarded the 2026 TWAS Award in Earth, Climate, and Environmental Sciences. This marks the first time a Lankan scientist has received this honour from The World Academy of ...