While Opposition MP Dayasiri Jayasekera alleged that the President’s Secretary had issued a circular prohibiting Ministers from meeting heads of foreign missions without the permission of Foreign Affairs Minister, Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayak

As many as six people died and several other were injured in a stampede that occurred at Vishnu Nivasam in Tirupati during the distribution of Vaikunta Dwara Sarva Darshan tokens on Wednesday.

General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera has been sentenced to 9 months simple imprisonment by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court for insulting the religion of Islam.

A man was injured in a shooting by two unidentified individuals who arrived on a motorcycle at Anungalle early this morning.

A video of a concrete-loaded mixer truck pushing a car at the Orugodawatta junction has gone viral on social media, showing two people injured and damage caused to signal posts and a safety fence.

Emirates, one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced it is all set to officially become the world’s first ‘Autism Certified Airline’.

The Supreme Court will be temporarily relocated to the new MCC Building situated on Adhikarana Mawatha in Colombo 12 from January 15, 2025, due to the refurbishment of the Superior Courts Complex building.

The UNHCR or the UN Refugee Agency, which commended the life-saving actions taken by the Sri Lankan authorities and people to rescue and safely disembark Rohingya people who were distressed at sea, asked for continued compassion and hospitality fro

A massive wildfire whipped up by extreme winds has swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity homes - with a state of emergency declared.

As Sri Lanka has managed to brave through what was the worst economic crisis faced in history and moving towards normalcy, the island nation’s financial sector regulator yesterday said that its focus this year would be on achieving a “transformat

New Zealand’s leading run-scorer in T20I cricket, Martin Guptill, has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 38, New Zealand Cricket announced on Wednesday.

Controversy swirls around the unauthorized construction of Israeli religious centres at different locations in the country with an opposition MP raising concerns that the presence of Israeli intelligence service called ‘Mossad’ will pose a threat

In the wake of over 100 Rohingya entering Sri Lanka recently, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said today that the intelligence services have revealed that there was a plan to bring down some 100,000 illegal migrants to Sri Lanka in the comin

The Clean Sri Lanka programme will bring vast social reforms and a positive change to certain media institutions, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament today.

Claiming that the government is not against free trade agreements, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chaturanga Abeysinghe said today the government will negotiate with the Indian government on how to rectify the concerns r

The Acting Inspector General of Police has directed senior officers to initiate investigations into over 1,000 candidates from the previous General Elections who have failed to submit their income and expenditure reports.

Magen Ratata’ organization chairman, Sanjaya Mahawatte, claimed today that illegal medicines are being sold in front of the National Hospital in Colombo and across the country.

The Wildlife Department today confirmed that a pod of Common Bottlenose Dolphins was found dead on the sea border of the Wilpattu National Park.

The Professional Business and Civil Society Organisations Coalition has lodged complaints with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Bribery Commission, calling for accountability from officials responsible for the shortages of medicine

New Zealand ripped through Sri Lanka’s top order Wednesday to win the rain-reduced second one-day international in Hamilton by 113 runs and clinch the series.

Two tourists from Switzerland and from Denmark, along with the pilot, were killed after a light aircraft crashed near Rottnest Island off Western Australia, authorities said Wednesday.

The discussion held today between private bus associations and the Acting Inspector General of Police regarding traffic operations conducted under the Clean Sri Lanka programme was successful, according to the private bus associations.

Considering the excessive generation of plastic waste in the country, the Center for Environmental Justice (CEJ) urges the government to implement a tax on single-use plastics.

The government will formulate a mechanism to stop foreigners who engage in business activities while on tourist visas, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said today.

Screaming Los Angeles residents left their cars behind to flee a fast-moving wildfire as it closed in on a picturesque celebrity enclave, eyewitnesses said, describing scenes straight out of a Hollywood disaster movie.

The free distribution of 20 kilos of rice per person by the previous government before the Presidential election has resulted in the shortage of red rice in the market, Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Sama

A two day debate on the ’Clean Sri Lanka’ programme will be held in Parliament on January 21 and 22, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told the House today.

According to the Examinations Department, the evaluation of the answer scrips of the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination is scheduled to begin today (08).

Former State Minister Lucky Jayawardana has passed away at the age of 71 today.

The members of Trishaw Operators Associations in Dambulla, Sigiriya, and Habarana areas yesterday staged a massive protect against the arrest of six trishaw drivers on charges of assaulting a car driver transporting a tourist and over robbery of a go