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Sarath Weerawansa, brother of former minister Wimal Weerawansa, was granted bail today (28) when he was produced before the ColomboContinue Reading The post Sarath Weerawansa granted bail in vehicle misuse case appeared first on Newswire.

SriLankan Airlines has strengthened its regional network through a new interline agreement with Island Aviation Services, operating as Maldivian (Q2),Continue Reading The post SriLankan Airlines signs interline agreement with Maldivian to…

Sri Lanka has officially launched the Investment Case on Alcohol Control and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) SAFER Technical Package,Continue Reading The post Govt launches new alcohol control strategy with WHO support appeared first…

Under the leadership of Environment Minister Dammika Patabendi, the government has formally declared eight mangrove forest systems in the PuttalamContinue Reading The post Eight mangrove forests in Puttalam declared new reserves appeared…

The elephant known as Randeniya Bandara, previously referred to as the Warakagoda elephant and residing in Randeniya, Kegalle, is receivingContinue Reading The post Randeniya Bandara elephant under treatment after road accident appeared…

Police today arrested members of several Kavadi dance groups participating in the annual procession of the Devinuwara Uthpalawanna Sri VishnuContinue Reading The post Kavadi dancers arrested with narcotics ahead of Devinuwara temple…

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the implementation of Phase 1 of the Ruwanpura Expressway Project, which includes the constructionContinue Reading The post Rs. 15B Ruwanpura Expressway phase 1 gets Cabinet nod appeared first on…

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to lease several Presidential Residences for long‑termContinue Reading The post 5 Presidential Residences set for long-term tourism leases appeared first…

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to raise the constitutionally prescribed retirement age of judges, as part ofContinue Reading The post Cabinet moves to raise Judges’ retirement age in judicial reform appeared first on…

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the establishment of a Treasury‑owned company to manage Sri Lanka’s multimodal transport centers, inContinue Reading The post Cabinet approves new company to manage Multimodal Transport Centers appeared…