UNP Kalutara District Organiser Lakshman Wijemanne has left the United National Party (UNP) and joined the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

The ’Buddha Rashmi Vesak Festival 2025’ is scheduled to be held from May 13 onwards in the vicinity of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, the Temple Trees official residence, Perahera Mawatha and the Beira Lake area, the Prime Minister’s Media

Despite financial limitations, the government has implemented the largest-ever increase in the basic salary of public sector employees, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.

The animal census is not being conducted with the aim of obtaining 100% accurate data but rather as a survey to estimate the number of monkeys, giant squirrels and peacocks living in these areas, Agriculture Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne said.

Former Superintendent of the Boossa Prison, Siridath Dhammika, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Thalagaha, Akmeemana a short while ago, police said.

The suspect apprehended in connection with the sexual assault of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital has been ordered to be detained for 48 hours for further questioning.

In response to an urgent request from the Sri Lankan Government, India has gifted 50,000 ampoules of Furosemide injection (20mg/2ml) to address the immediate shortage in Sri Lankan hospitals, the High Commission of India in Colombo said.

Former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill was on Thursday found guilty in a Sydney court of taking part in the supply of cocaine.

Former Minister Mervyn Silva, who was remanded for allegedly selling state-owned land to a private party using forged documents, has been transferred to the prison hospital ward.

A man was injured after an elephant taken to parade in a perahera organised by a Kovil in Kotagala, Hatton, attacked him last night.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) announced today that no changes have been made to the maximum retail prices of raw rice.

A 24-year-old woman arriving from Dubai was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in connection with the murder of a Buddhist monk at a temple in Wettewa in 2022.

More than 5,500 shops have been raided for selling rice above the maximum retail price as of March 12, and legal action has been taken against 4,070 traders for violations, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said.

The Government Radiology Technologists Association has revealed that three out of the five linear accelerators used for treating cancer patients at the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital are currently out of order.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya is in hot water after backtracking her statement on banning politicians attending functions at schools.

Medical professionals have strongly opposed the Excise Department’s plan to introduce a lower-priced alcohol product calling it a move that will fuel consumption rather than curb illicit alcohol use.

A Nasa-SpaceX mission that aimed to clear the way for two stranded astronauts to get back to earth has been postponed.

The strike launched by the doctors at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital was called off this morning, GMOA deputy secretary Dr. Ajantha Rajakaruna said.

The Fire Brigade has doused the fire that broke out at a cosmetic shop on Main Street near the Red Mosque in Colombo this morning, the CMC Fire Service Department said.

The body of a 23-year-old youth was found under a flyover at Kiriyagodella Junction in Angunukolapelessa.

Pakistan’s army says it has freed more than 300 hostages from a passenger train seized by militants in Balochistan province on Tuesday.

Catholics around the world are marking the 12th anniversary of Pope Francis’s election as pontiff by praying for his recovery.

The Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa Nilanga Dela who expressed concern about the shortage of domesticated elephants said that the number of domesticated elephants would reduce to ten by 2040.

The Bokkawala Police have launched an investigation after a 27-year-old Buddhist monk was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a Aranya Senasana in the Udahigulwala area in Kandy.

The elder sister of the suspect arrested for allegedly raping a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital has also been taken into custody.

Thundershowers will occur at a few places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces and in the Kurunegala district during the afternoon or night, the Forecasting Division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

Good air quality level was recorded in nine cities, while unhealthy air quality level was reported in Jaffna today, the Vehicular Emission Test Trust Fund of the Department of Motor Traffic said.

Sri Lanka has been recognised as the ‘most family-friendly country’ for 2025, securing the top spot in a prestigious ranking by Conde Nast Traveller.

A key suspect in the triple murder incident in the Middeniya Police Division has been arrested by Criminal Investigation Department officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to flee to Dubai last night.

Sri Lanka’s legal initiative for securing compensation for its worst ever maritime disaster through litigation in Singapore is in limbo because of counter legal action challenging the process in the United Kingdom, Daily Mirror learns.