NPP State Minister Nalin Hewage urged the public gathered at a rally to cheer more enthusiastically for his claim on the increase in Treasury reserves.

Responding to criticism over ongoing investigations involving an elderly woman allegedly connected to a public fraud case, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that age will not shield anyone from legal scrutiny if public funds are at stake.

Popular social media platform, TikTok announced major updates to its Family Pairing tool on Sunday, granting parents enhanced oversight and teens tools to foster healthier digital habits.

The government has not given up on bringing former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran back to the country at the first opportunity, Cabinet spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said.

Sri Lanka Cricket said that the upcoming Tri-Nation Women’s Series, featuring Sri Lanka, India and South Africa, will be open to the public free of charge.

The Cabinet has approved the purchase of 15 million pre-printed polycarbonate cards for the issuing of National Identity Cards.

The Cabinet has granted its approval to increase the minimum wage for private sector employees with effect from April 1, 2025.

Former State Minister Sathasivam Viyalendran was granted bail today by Colombo Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali, with five sureties of Rs. 1 million each and a cash bail of Rs. 50,000.

A group of 103 Sri Lankan youth departed for Israel under the Israel Employment Programme to work in the hotel sector, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said.

A 57-year-old man was killed in a shooting incident in Seeduwa. Police said the victim died after being admitted to the Negombo Hospital for treatment.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake wrote to US President Donald Trump over the recently imposed reciprocal tariffs on Sri Lankan imports to the US, Minister of Labour Anil Jayantha Fernando said today.

The Government will not further extend the suspension on ’Parate executions’ and it is effective now, Deputy Minister of Finance Harshana Suriyapperuma said today.

SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa participated in the ’Rising Bharat Summit 2025’ in New Delhi today, which aims at strengthening trade, security, and diplomatic ties between India and Sri Lanka.

Gautam Adani’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Monday said it has commenced operations at Colombo West International Terminal in Sri Lanka.

Former Uva Provincial Councilor Chamara Sampath Dasanayake was released on bail today by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali on five sureties of Rs. Million 2 each with a cash bail of Rs. 50,000.

Heart dieases is a leading cause of illness leading to deaths, affecting 60,000 people each year, and includes conditions such as heart attacks, strokes and heart failure, said Senior Consultant Cardiologist Dr. Gotabaya Ranasinghe.

Donald Trump has threatened China with an extra 50% tariff on goods imported into the US if it does not withdraw its 34% counter-tariff, as global markets continue to fall.

The Zonal Education Office of Kandy has announced that selected schools will be used as lodgings for security forces personnel for four days, in view of the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic at the Dalada Maligawa.

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has been subjected to a planned destruction over the years, Minister of Transport Bimal Ratnayake told Parliament today.

The Supreme Court has informed Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne that it wil not come out with a determination on the Value Added Tax (VAT) Amendment Bill as the petitorners who challenged the Bill before courts have decided not to go ahead with the case.

NPP candidate Samantha Ranasinghe who contested the general elections for the Kegalle District will replace MP Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera who died suddenly on Sunday.

Over the past two months, authorities have arrested nearly 1,700 individuals who had deserted the armed forces and have involved in organized criminal activities, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said.

It’s heartning to know that the NPP government has finally recognised the importance of India, former MP Eran Wickramaratne told an Indian TV channel today.

CWIT brings US $ 800mn boost to South Asia’s trade future

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his way back from Sri Lanka, had a Darshan of Ram Setu, also known as Adam’s Bridge, a vast chain of natural limestone shoals that spans an impressive 30 miles (48 km) over the Indian Ocean.

Four people, including the manager of a fuel station, died after a gas explosion in Wehera, Kurunegala late last night. Four others were injured, police said.

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector kicked off April recording 38,615 tourist arrivals for the first six days of the month, which is a 11.5 percent year-on-year growth, the latest data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed.

A group of men who undertook to perform rituals to dispel malefic effects that had befallen a family had fled with jewellery valued at Rs. 3.8 million.

Sri Lanka is facing an astonishing decline in its growth rate with the percentage hitting an all-time low of 0.5 per cent since 1871, leading to social issues such as the shrinkage in the working age group and the increase in the aged population that

The motorsport world is buzzing with excitement as one of the brightest talents in racing, Yevan David, has officially signed with Motopark for the highly anticipated 2025 Euroformula Open Championship.