Sri Lanka, July 21 -- The import of nearly 100,000 metric tons of rice has severely disrupted the local rice market, reducing demand for domestically produced rice by around 60% and creating a crisis ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 21 -- Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne today endorsed the certificate for the National Environmental (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by Parliament. The Act is intended to further s... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 21 -- Cattle meant for milking are killed for meat due to lack of grasslands, Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake alleged in Parliament today. The MP said the Wildlife Departme... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 21 -- The Animals Amendment Bill which aims to amend the Animals Act, No. 29 of 1958, was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock today. The Bill compris... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 21 -- The Opposition handed over the no confidence motion on Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara to Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today. A group of Opposition MPs led by Chief Op... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 21 -- Five people have died following a fire that broke out at a helmet manufacturing factory in the Katuwana Industrial Zone in Homagama this morning (July 21). The fire erupted at t... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 21 -- Sri Lankan sprint star Yupun Abeykoon, the first South Asian athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres, has announced his retirement from competitive athletics, br... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 21 -- The Colombo Commercial High Court issued an Enjoining Order restraining Jagath Sumathipala and Sumathi Studios from screening, releasing, distributing, broadcasting, selling, lic... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 21 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha de Silva has praised the Southern Expressway's emergency roadside assistance service after he and his wife experienced a tyre-related incid... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 21 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the procurement of 600 deluxe air-conditioned buses for the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) to upgrade intercity and long-distance passenge... Read More