Jalani Premadasa, the wife of the opposition leader, has been conferred with an honorary title in recognition of her services to the promotion of Buddhism.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has recommended the name of an academic to be appointed chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL), said a top official at the Presidential Secretariat.

Sri Lanka’s top official of the Department of Prisons has warned lawmakers that the country is unable to cope up with its increasing prison population which results in overcrowding, leading to socio-economic-communal issues.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) could witness a major transformation in the coming weeks pursuant to successful talks with its dissidents, said the party’s national organiser Duminda Dissanayake.

A suggestion for a change in the uniform of schoolchildren is under consideration to prevent them from getting bitten by mosquitos, said the Education Ministry.

Around 100 out of the 1,300 doctors appointed this year are yet to take up duties, said the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA).

Actions by certain SLPP cabinet ministers are detrimental to heads of state institutions and trade union leaders loyal to the party, its general secretary Sagara Kariyawasam has charged.

The High Commission of India and Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), the cultural arm of the High Commission, in collaboration with various yoga institutes organised a yoga event  yesterday (17) at the Independence Square in Colombo to mark the 9th International Day of Yoga (IDY).

At the age of 80, Ratna Kumari Sunuwar is taking her Grade 12 exams and proving age should never stop you from learning.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said the government must ensure that students do not drop out of school after completing their eighth year or failing the GCE ordinary level examination.