(7.15 pm) The Negombo dry fish producers had recently said that if the salt issue is not resolved during the discussion held this evening, they will organize a protest in front of the Negombo Municipal Council tomorrow. However, during the discussion held this evening, Deputy Minister Sugath Thilakaratne had told …

(1.30 pm) Shrimp is a food that everyone loves to eat, but for a while now, it has become a big deal to even think about eating shrimp.A kilo of medium-sized shrimp, which used to cost Rs. 1200, now costs over Rs. 1700.We are not talking about lagoon or sea …

A businessman and three others have been arrested by the Bribery Commission for attempting to bribe a traditional doctor by promising to provide her with a traditional medical certificate issued by the Ayurvedic Medical Council. The suspects were arrested following a complaint filed by a doctor to the Bribery Commission. …

The People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) organization has stated that illegal posters related to the local government elections are currently being seen almost everywhere and that they should be controlled immediately. PAFFREL Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi has told the media that since there are many laws that …

MP Dr. Archuna Ramanathan has said that if our independent committee is rejected, we will vote for the Tamil National People’s Front led by Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, the supeedsam.com website has reported. He made this statement in Jaffna while addressing the media after handing over nomination papers to contest the local …

Another special day of the Easter season, today is known as Alleluia Saturday. On Good Friday, Christ was crucified, killed, and buried in a rock, and rose from the dead on this night.As a long-standing custom, people dressed in black to symbolize demons, parade through the streets, carrying green branches, …

A discussion has emerged about the murals being created by the youth across the country, with various opinions at the forefront.Various criticisms have already been raised about the murals that highlight militarism, war and nationalism.However, the youth group behind it claims that none of that will happen in Negombo.“We do …

We know that Negombo is the cradle of Sinhala cinema, which began with a broken promise half a century ago. The only daughter of Mr. C. Khenzamin Fernando, who is considered the pioneer of the Mangala Drama Society that was formed before the formation of the Minerva Drama Society, and …

(11.00 am) In 1937, the then Municipal Secretary of the Negombo Municipal Council, Mr. Earl de Alwis, suggested that the Municipal Council needed an official emblem and with the approval of the council, a competition was organized for the purpose. The emblem submitted by the famous artist Mr. Godamanne, who …

To make the family’s meals tasty, the old village women prepared spices and salt properly. Every house had a salt shaker. They were good at making curries tasty by adding spices like ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon bark, and pepper. With the urbanization of the village, the way of preparing such …