The cable car project from Nanu Oya to Nuwara Eliya that was to be initiated as a further step towards increasing the tourist attraction in the Nuwara Eliya District has come under heavy criticism for irregularities where a government bigwig is allegedly seeking millions of euros in commissions, government sources said.

Veteran actress Hyacinth Wijeratne has passed away following a road accident at Lindula, Thalawakele on Friday (29) night.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has backtracked on his decision to not appoint candidates who were defeated at the last general election to top posts in the government.

A leading fisheries trade union leader alleges that millions paid to compensate fishermen for the damages caused by the X-Press Pearl ship is being used in a manner that creates disharmony among the fisher community.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) has granted permission for all passenger airlines arriving in Sri Lanka to carry fully vaccinated passengers without any limitation of passenger numbers per flight.

A reshuffle of Provincial Governors is likely to happen in the near future, informed government sources said.

Sri Lanka was able to gain independence due to the joint efforts of all communities irrespective of their ethnic or religious backgrounds, Suha Farook said.

Even though patriotism changes from one generation to another, what truly makes us a true patriot are our choices, 17 year-old entrepreneur Kaushika Withanage said.

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Finance Mangala Samaraweera on Sunday launched an apolitical centrist movement, a 'Radical Center' committed to liberalism and centrist values based on democracy, freedom, equality and justice at the Freedom Hub in Colombo.

The Chairman of the Capital Maharaja Organisation Rajandram Rajamahendran (79) passed away on Sunday morning.