Over 18,000 Dansals Registered Islandwide for Poson Festival
More than 18,000 Dansals have been registered across Sri Lanka for the upcoming Poson Poya festival, according to the Public
Death Toll Nears 1,500 as Search Continues After Devastating Venezuela Earthquakes
Rescue teams continued searching for survivors on Sunday following two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela earlier this week, as authorities
Dangerous Drivers to Be Produced Directly Before Courts Under New Police Directive
Police have issued new instructions requiring traffic officers to produce motorists accused of reckless and dangerous driving directly before the
Government Proposes Tenfold Increase in Fines for Employing Child Labour
The government is preparing to significantly increase the penalties imposed on those found guilty of employing child labour by raising
Rights Groups Urge UN to Suspend Planned Deployment of Sri Lankan Personnel to Haiti
Fourteen international human rights and victims’ organizations have called on the United Nations (UN) and the Government of Haiti to
National Film Corporation Launches Project to Build New Regional Cinemas
The National Film Corporation (NFC) has launched a major initiative to construct new regional cinemas across Sri Lanka, aiming to
Showers and Fairly Heavy Rain Expected in Several Areas Today
Showers are expected at times today (29) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-Western provinces, as well as in the districts
Poverty by Definition: How Pakistan Counts the Poor Out to Pay for the Military
Pakistan now measures its own poverty against a line of PKR 8,484 a month. According to the Pakistan Economic Survey,
Over 12 Million Sri Lankans Issued TIN Numbers, Says Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera says more than 12 million people have been issued Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs)
Government Plans to Import 600 New SLTB Buses by End of the Year
The Ministry of Transport and Highways is planning to import 600 new buses for the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB)