First female Mayor of Colombo Rosy Senanayake takes reins of the Sri Lankan capital city
The first female Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Rosy Senanayake and 60 other councilors elected from the United…
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Colombo MC seeks assistance of police, military to catch people disposing waste illegally
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has sought assistance from the Police and the Military to catch people disposing solid waste…
Harassment of women on public transport, lack of childcare contribute to declining female labor force in Sri Lanka – World Bank
Harassment of women on public transport in Sri Lanka and lack of high quality child care services and marketable skills…
UNICEF commends Sri Lanka raising minimum age of children punished for crimes from 8 to 12
The United Nations children’s organization, UNICEF commended Sri Lanka taking measures to amend the Penal Code to raise the minimum…
Sri Lankan President to commence visit to Japan from today
Following his official visit to India from March 10-11, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will commence a six-day state visit…
Social media blockade in Sri Lanka ends today
State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs Dr. Harsha De Silva said in parliament yesterday that the access for…
Curfew in Kandy district lifted temporarily today
Sri Lankan President has decided to lift the police curfew imposed in the Kandy Administrative District today for eight hours…
Internet access restricted in Kandy, Facebook blocked in some areas
Internet access has been restricted in Kandy on the instructions of the Government while Facebook has been restricted in some…
Action to be taken against promoters of hate speech
The government has decided to closely monitor and crackdown on hate speech being promoted on social media. “All communal hate…
Aloysius and Palisena further remanded
The owner of Perpetual Treasuries Limited, Arjun Aloysius and the CEO to the Company Kasun Palisena have been further remanded…