The Wildlife Department’s plan to use GPS technology to drive wild elephants from areas between Anuradhapura and Wilpattu has faced criticism, with experts arguing that GPS alone is insufficient to move the elephants.

Partly constructed school buildings under the ’Langama Pasala Hondama Pasala’ programme launched by the Yahapalana government will be completed, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament today.

Cabinet approval was granted to compensate 17 patients who developed complications after undergoing cataract surgery at the Nuwara Eliya District Hospital, Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today.

Admitting that there are unregistered doctors illegally practicing in the country, Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today the government will take legal action against them and requested people to inform of such individuals.

Four passenger flights scheduled to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) were diverted to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in India this morning due to heavy smog reducing vis

The only orangutan at the Dehiwala Zoo has died, the Department of National Zoological Gardens said.

The main cause of the growing monkey population in the country is the habit of leaving behind reasonable portions of food, instead of discarding large uneaten quantities, Ecologist, Herpetologist and master wildlife photographer Mendis Wickremesinghe

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous region in Tibet and neighbouring Nepal on Tuesday morning, damaging buildings and reportedly killing at least nine people.

Two individuals, including a 20-year-old, were killed in a shooting at Watarappala in Mount Lavinia early this morning.

Sri Lanka is exploring avenues to channel foreign earnings into local investments to boost its economy, with plans underway to empower the returning migrant workers to reinvest their hard-earned savings in the country.

The Public Security Ministry believes that over 100 Rohingya rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler are victims of a human trafficking scandal, bound for another destination

Our sister paper ‘Lankadeepa’ has won seven awards at the People’s Pinnacle Awards 2024 ceremony, which took place this evening at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo.

Having last featured in Sri Lanka’s tour to South Africa last December, Mathews on Monday said he was shocked that the team will be playing only four Tests this year, two of which will be completed before mid-February against Australia at home.

Kandy Sports Club pulled off one of the finest comebacks of the season so far when they came from behind to beat Havelock Sports Club in the dying moments of their inter club league rugby clash over the weekend.

South Africa finally broke Pakistan’s resistance on the fourth day of the second Test to complete a 2-0 series win and finish top of the World Test Championship table.

It is preferable for the government to implement a more effective programme instead of merely targeting the cleaning of three-wheeler parks, buses and businesses, under the guise of the ’Clean Sri Lanka’ programme, Sri Lanka Podujana Permuna (SLP

India has pledged to provide unconditional support for the development of sports in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said.

The step taken by the Ambalantota Trader Association in the Hambantota District to distribute red rice at the control price of Rs.220 a kilo triggered a long queue and a huge rush in the town.

Sanjaya Mahawatte, Chairman of the ’Magen Ratata’ organization, lodged a complaint today (6) with the Bribery or Corruption Investigation Commission, calling for a fair investigation into a significant financial loss involving a modern, high-tech

The Atampitiya Police are still continuing their investigation to locate a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since November of last year, police said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a new Chairman and Board of Members to the 1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is increasingly likely to announce he intends to step down, though he has not made a final decision, a source familiar with Trudeau’s thinking said on Sunday.

The expenses for the tea party hosted during the inauguration of the 10th Parliament was higher as the cost of the goods and services had gone up in the market, Parliament said while clarifying reports on expenses for the tea party hosted during the

India has pledged to provide unconditional support for the development of sports in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said.

Two suspects, including former Provincial Councillor Salochana Gamage, who were arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe, were further remanded till January 17 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali.

The Sri Lanka Navy has reported significant achievements in its 2024 operations, seizing over 622kg of heroin, valued at Rs. 15.55 billion and more than 1,211kg of Crystal Methamphetamine (ICE), worth Rs. 11.5 billion.

An eight-month-old baby in Bengaluru is suspected to have tested positive for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), marking the first suspected case in India.

The Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith specifically urged the government to introduce a new Constitution which brings in national unity.

In the wake of a mysterious viral outbreak in China, the health authorities are still up in the air whether it could lead to a massive outbreak worldwide like COVID-19 pandemic.

The students of the Debarara Junior School in Wellawaya Education Zone had been served wheat flour roti and dates for their midday meal instead of rice and curry.