Sri Lanka joins Commonwealth alliance to fight against plastic pollution … Apr 15, London: British Prime Minister Theresa May Sunday announced that Sri Lanka along with New Zealand, and Ghana has joined the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Alliance to join …
Apr 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health has taken measures to extend inspections and raids on errant traders selling food items not suitable for consumption for the forthcoming Wesak festive season. The Ministry of Health earlier this month launched the raids to arrest traders selling food items …
Sri Lanka Navy’s Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala assisted a foreign yacht named “Sandetie” which had distressed in deep seas 72 nautical miles off Galle Light House yesterday. The yacht was in distress due to an engine failure and after receiving this information Sri Lanka Navy …
… of the BIA had collapsed in several sections on many previous occasions on account of heavy rainfall. However, the authorities had failed to provide a permanent solution. The official said that such incidents could make a negative impact on the country’s tourism. (Text and pics by Indika Sri Aravinda) …
Meanwhile, all 5 spill gates of Udawalawe Reservoir were opened this morning as the reservoir had reached spill-over level. Deputy Director and Duty Engineer of the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority, Sujeewa Gunasekara said that water is being released at a…
The head of the organization, Rudrakumaran has stated that Sri Lankan Tamil nationals should decide their political destiny through a referendum and that … However, the Chief Minister of the Northern Province has reiterated that the people in the Nor…
Apr 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy has rendered its assistance to bring a distressed foreign sailing ship in deep seas off the Southern Coast to the Galle Harbor yesterday. Sri Lanka Navy’s Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala assisted a foreign yacht named “Sandetie” which had developed …
Apr 15, Teheran: Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Ali Larijani heading a delegation will visit Sri Lanka this week following a visit to Vietnam to discuss bilateral and international issues, particularly the Syrian situation after the recent US-led strikes. Ali Larijani and his delegation have left Teheran for Hanoi …
A fire broke out at the main laboratory of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle this evening, the Police said. They said no casualties were reported in the fire and the damage caused to the properties had not been evaluated yet. Meanwhile, speakin…
Apr 15, Teheran: Iranian lawmakers have ratified a bill on an extradition treaty between Iran and Sri Lanka on Sunday, according to a report by Mehr News Agency. Under the terms of the bill, the extradition treaty between Iran and Sri Lanka was passed …