Three including a father and daughter died in a fire that erupted inside a house in the area of Menikkumburawatta, Katugastota early this morning (March 24).

The other victim was a youth who had visited the house, the police said.

The mother was meanwhile rushed to the Teaching Hospital in Kandy in critical condition.

According to reports, the flames...

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Northern, North-central, Eastern, Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces after 2.00 p.m., the Department of Meteorology says.

A few showers may occur in the Western coastal areas during the morning.

The general public is advised to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by...

The Bill to amend the Value Added Tax Act No. 14 of 2002 has been passed in the Committee on Public Finance (COPF). 

The approval was given at a meeting of the Committee on Public Finance chaired by Member of Parliament Anura Priyadarshana Yapa at the Parliament complex on Tuesday (22).

This Bill has been prepared to implement the tax policy...

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved scheduled power cuts for tomorrow (March 24) as requested by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

Accordingly, the areas under the Groups P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W will experience power cuts of 4 hours and 30 minutes between 8.30am and 5.30pm and 1 hour and 50 minutes between 5.30pm and...