The psychiatrist who was reported to have given false reasons to avoid posting to District General Hospital in Mullaitivu has accepted her transfer and begun her duties following significant media outcry including the Daily Mirror report on January 1

A total of 16,930 persons from 5,738 families have been affected across eleven districts due to natural disasters such as flash floods, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva stressed the need to win the Local Government election to be held in April this year if the programme initiated by the government is to be taken forward.

Around 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed from Israeli jails and into the occupied West Bank on Sunday, as part of an exchange under ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel that went into effect Sunday morning. Their release comes hour

An instant cleaning process that kicked off on Friday at the stinking tourist hot spot of Colombo’s Beira Lake following a Dailymirror exposure about the lake’s abominable condition near Gangarama Seema Malaka has been seized halfway with the ste

A tense situation unfolded outside the Moratuwa Police Station, where over 100 people gathered to protest the arrest of several residents of the area this morning.

Against the backdrop of the passport crisis worsening by the day, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed the Attorney General to intervene in hearing the court case regarding the e-passport tender floated during the time of the last government

The Sri Lankan government has welcomed the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

The rent for the residence of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was valuated as Rs. 4.6 million per month and he could either pay the rent or leave the residence, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Despite recent actions, the Railways Department has revealed that groups involved in the online seat reservation racket continue to operate through the booking system.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today he will leave for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as his next official visit.

An investigative journalist, political critic, a theorist, social activist and an author, Victor Ivan passed away at the age of 75 years.

The Irrigation Department issued a possible flood warning for those living closer to the Malwathu Oya Basin.

The Provincial Education Department of the Eastern Province has decided not to hold schools in the province tomorrow (20) due to the prevailing bad weather.

Investigations have revealed that the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man in Mount Lavinia today was the result of a long-standing feud between two notorious criminals, ’Kos Malli’ and ’Badovita Asanka’.

With the further continuation of the rainy conditions in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Central Provinces for the next 24 hours, 100 mm of rain can be expected in the Eastern and Uva Provinces and in the Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Polonn

As severe weather conditions threaten several areas in the island, the Sri Lanka Navy said 50 Navy relief teams are on standby, prepared to be deployed immediately to assist the public in the event of floods.

US President-elect Donald Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, which quickly soared in market capitalisation to several billion dollars.

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect.

Former Minister Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa was arrested by the Walana Anti-Vice Unit.

National People’s Power (NPP) Kurunegala District MP Dharmapriya Dissanayake said that all members of parliament will soon be provided with new vehicles.

Hosts Malaysia were dismissed for just 23 runs in their maiden Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup appearance, as Sri Lanka secured a massive 139-run victory in the first of two games on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur.

A tanker has exploded after crashing in Nigeria, killing 77 people who had rushed to collect fuel from the scene, authorities say.

At least 35 passengers were injured and hospitalised following a head-on collision between two buses in Gandara, on the Matara-Tangalla main road.

The government is to launch a programme for purchasing paddy from the upcoming Maha season harvest.

While commending President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for completing successful visits to India and China, SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa expressed irony over the President’s decision to sign deals with Indian and Chinese companies that the National People

The Attorney General yesterday (17) provided an undertaking before the Supreme Court that any further complaints not yet considered could be forwarded by the petitioners to the Attorney General and these complaints will be reviewed when making a fina

The Supreme Court of Cyprus has ruled to immediately release a Sri Lankan man from detention, highlighting the alleged risk of torture he faces if returned to his home country.

Six students were injured when the wooden floor of a shop opposite Ginigathhena Police Station collapsed while they were having food.

The Eluwankulam entrance gate to the Wilpattu National Park has been closed to local and foreign tourists until further notice due to the recent heavy rains and the overflowing of the Kala Oya.