Govt aims to allocate 1% of overall land area for industrial use – Minister
Minister of Industry and Health, Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, stated that due to the limited availability of land for industrial purposes […]
Requirements stipulated for operating duty-free businesses at Port City
The Sri Lankan government has gazetted the requirements that need to be met in order to conduct duty-free retail business
‘Amber’ alert issued for severe lightning in several districts
The Department of Meteorology on Saturday (28 Oct.) issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for thundershowers and severe lightning in several parts
Sri Lanka, France pledge to bolster relations at inaugural bilateral consultations
Sri Lanka and France convened the inaugural bilateral consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries at a senior
Two student activists arrested during protest granted bail
The two members of Medical Faculty Students’ Action Committee, who were arrested on Friday (Oct. 27) during a protest staged
Indian Coast Guard arrests eight SL fishermen
A group of eight Sri Lankan fishermen from the Kalpitiya and Kandakuliya areas have been arrested by the Indian authorities
Make recruitments for 210 existing vacancies in IRD: Siyambalapitiya
Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya directed that necessary arrangements be made for the immediate recruitment of the 210 existing vacancies
Security surveillance beefed to crack down on organized criminals
Security surveillance has been beefed up islandwide to crack down on organized criminals, particularly in the Southern and Western Provinces,
New access road to Horton plains to be declared open
A new access road through Diyagama to the Horton Plains is to be opened tomorrow (Oct 28) by the Department
At least 115 children killed in road accidents thus far in 2023 – Police
At least 115 children died in road accidents in the months that have elapsed this year, the Traffic Division of