Social media activist ’Jean Aunty’ and her husband were attacked by two men last morning and are currently receiving treatment at the Ragama Teaching Hospital, confirmed hospital sources.

Authorities entered impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk’s compound on Friday to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted with presidential security forces inside

United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka said yesterday that the tax policy regime of the new government would burden people further and cause harm to the economy.

Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala told the Daily Mirror that the government is considering on deporting Rohingya refugees who recently arrived in Mullaitivu after following the legal process and discussions.

An investigation into the recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Sri Lankan waters, believed to be a high-speed target drone belonging to the Indian Air Force, has revealed that the drone was not operated within Sri Lankan airspace, the Dail

Sri Lanka’s university system still remains crippled with a dearth of teachers, and the authorities concerned are struggling hard to find qualified persons to some of the positions fallen vacant at the moment, a minister said yesterday.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today advised prison officials not to treat remanded suspects like animals, stressing that they should not be chained together while being brought to open court.

A woman attacked by wasps ran screaming to the Udagama Rural Hospital in Atabage, Gampola.

Former Member of Parliament J. R. P. Suriyapperuma passed away at the age of 96, hospital sources said.

Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has urged a comprehensive investigation into the increasing trend of absenteeism among students pursuing Advanced Level education.

Sri Lanka’s star athlete and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Silver Medallist, Susanthika Jayasinghe, has decided to settle in Melbourne, Australia, with her two children.

The Computer Crimes Investigation Branch of the CID in the North Central Province arrested two individuals involved in secretly videographing several women and attempting to demand sex bribes or threatening to share the videos online.

Responding to rumors of possible life threats to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated that no one is foolish enough to kill him using drones.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will contest the upcoming elections, including the Local Government and Provincial Council elections, under the ‘Chair’ symbol, SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake said today.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has met Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli on Thursday at the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar.

Sri Lanka’s cricket legends Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara have thrown their weight behind the government’s newly launched ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative.

Refuting reports of moves to stop the allowance paid to kidney patients, the government said today that the allowance paid to kidney patients will be increased to Rs. 10,000.

The Australian cricket team will arrive in Sri Lanka on January 20 for a series comprising two Test matches and one One-Day International (ODI).

Police in Queens, New York are investigating a reported mass shooting at a nightclub on Wednesday that has left at least 11 people wounded.

Police are investigating after a Tesla Cybertruck filled with fuel canisters and firework mortars exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

An unidentified male body has been discovered in the lake near the Floating Market in Pettah, police said.

Kusal Janith Perera’s scintillating century guided Sri Lanka to a thrilling 7-run victory over New Zealand in the third and final T20I in Nelson on Thursday.

The crisis involved in the issuance of passports is to exist further in the New Year, since the available stock is sufficient only for the first half of this year, and the government is still at a loss to call for tenders to get fresh copies of the P

The untimely death of Jivon Zoro Singh (15), a student of Colombo International School (CIS) who fell to his death from the Altair luxury apartment complex sparked much controversy over the past few months.

Major General Ruwan Wanigasooriya (Retd) has been appointed as the new Chief of National Intelligence, the Ministry of Defence said.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is to enhance its air capabilities with the addition of eight Bell 206 helicopters from the United States and an FT-7 trainer aircraft from Pakistan this year, the Daily Mirror learns.

Major General (Rtd) Ruwan Kulatunga, the Chief of National Intelligence (CNI), retired from his position on December 31, 2024.

The second stage of the third term for the 2024 academic year in all government and government-approved private schools begins today

One inmate in Matara prison was reported dead and ten others were injured when a Bo tree within the prison premises fell on them.

If the current government can ensure that people have at least three meals a day throughout the year, then that will be enough, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said.