COLOMBO : Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the objective of the government is to make Sri Lanka a country with the lowest electricity prices in the region, thereby providing fair and affordable electricity to all citizens. The Prime Minister made these remarks while attending the opening of the ’Sobadhanavi’ 350 MW Combined Cycle...

President Says at Launch of construction of Six New Oil Storage Tanks at Kolonnawa Petroleum Storage Complex COLOMBO : President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that Sri Lanka will prevent a recurrence of the situation that resulted in fatalities while people waiting for fuel and gas. The President made these remarks today (17) at the commencement...

COLOMBO : A monk and two other individuals have been arrested for possession of heroin in Alawwa by the Matale Division Crimes Investigation Unit. According to police, the 38-year-old monk had been residing at a temple located within the Alawwa Police Division. At the time of arrest, the monk was found to be in possession...

BATTICALOA: Saudi Arabia has launched its free Noor Saudi Arabia Volunteer Program to combat blindness and related diseases under the patronage of its Ambassador Khalid bin Hamoud Alkahtani visited on Wednesday, September 17. in Samanthurai in the Eastern province of the island. The programme held under the sponsorship of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief...

COLOMBO Sampath Manamperi, accused of concealing two containers of raw materials allegedly used in the production of the drug “Ice” and reportedly belonging to underworld figure Kehelbaddara Padme, surrendered to the Walasmulla Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, Sept. 17 An attorney representing Manamperi had informed the Court of Appeal on September 15 that his client was...