Over 100 children have been diagnosed with diabetes, raising serious concerns over the rising rates of the condition among younger populations.

The attempts to import red rice from India failed as red rice was not available in India, Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe said yesterday.

The results of the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination are expected to be released between February 10 and 12, Examinations Commissioner General Amith Jayasundara said.

High Court Judge Ranga Srinath Abeywickrema Dissanayake has been appointed as the new Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, effective today, by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

A junta airstrike in Myanmar has killed at least 41 people and injured 50 others in the Rakhine State, local media reported on Thursday.

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman aboard an international flight has been banned from leaving the country while his court case is underway.

TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech.

Following Rohingya arrivals and intelligence reports about plans for further 100,000 such cases, the police have begun investigations to ascertain whether any Sri Lankan is involved behind this human smuggling racket, a Minister said yesterday.

The public consultation session on the Western Province electricity tariff revision will be held at 9 a.m. today at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced.

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) luxury bus service is now available between Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and the Makumbura Multimodal Center (MMC) in Kottawa, providing greater convenience for travellers, the Civil Aviation Authority

Referring to action taken by the police to remove certain parts from the vehicles under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme, SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa yesterday said modifying a vehicle is not a crime.

More than 100 turtles had been found dead in the sea off the North, much to the anxiety of the fisherfolk and environmentalists.

The ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ campaign launched by the government is hitting headlines especially in the electronic media, with videos of buses and three wheel drivers being stopped by police, advising them to remove the additional accessories on their v

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka conducted its first T-Bond auction for the year, expecting to raise Rs. 190.0bn.

Former captain Steve Smith will lead Australia in the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka as Pat Cummins will be on paternity leave.

The government announced that it rolled out a Rs.10 billion loan facility under a subsidised interest rate for Small and Medium Scale (SME) Paddy Millers and Cooperative Societies to purchase paddy in the Maha Season 2024/2025.

On the heels of the Central Bank transitioning to a single policy rate from a dual policy rate structure for implementing and communicating the monetary policy, the Central Bank said it is currently in the process of reviewing the Statutory Reserve R

Indices closed in red as a result of price losses in counters such as Sampath Bank, Commercial Bank and Melstacorp with the turnover crossing Rs. 4.1 bn.

Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president, ending a power vacuum that lasted for more than two years.

The National Audit Office has revealed that the total expenditure of USD 247.7 million (equivalent to Rs. 36,564 million), including price increases and variances, for the construction of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) has not bee

Sri Lanka is grappling with a rising trend of tobacco addiction among schoolchildren, highlighting the urgent need to address this growing issue to protect the well-being of the country’s future leaders.

An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday.

United National Party (UNP) Chairman Wajira Abeywardena said that it is fallacy that free distribution of rice among low income families during the time of the last government lead to the current shortage in market supply.

The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) has requested the Director General of the Department of Wildlife Conservation to immediately halt all unsystematic elephant drives as a measure to address the human-elephant conflict (HEC).

NPP MP Nishantha Samaraweera has been elected Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) today.

Two newly appointed Court of Appeal judges were officially sworn in by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning.

Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara extended an apology for inadvertently addressing the Speaker as ‘Your Honour’ in Parliament today.

A metal piece from a gas lighter was found in a fish bun purchased from a food stall in Panadura yesterday.

The seasonal influenza is making a return, with an increasing number of cases being reported across the country.

In a thrilling pursuit, a police sniffer dog named ’Johnny’ followed a scent trail for nearly four kilometres through Wariyapola to track down a suspect who had stolen batteries from vehicles parked as case evidence materials at the Wariyapola Di