During the post-mortem examination of Digadanthu 1, wildlife officers found a Rs. 10 coin in its abdomen, Wildlife Conservation Department veterinary surgeon Dr. Chandana Jayasinghe said.

Special operations have been planned to arrest individuals and groups who bring alcoholic beverages and drugs during the Sripada pilgrimage season starting this year, Hatton Police Superintendent Pradeep Weerasekara said.

Fair weather will prevail in most parts of the country today, but showers are expected in the Northern and Eastern Provinces as well as the Anuradhapura district, the Meteorology Department said.

The Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council claimed that the government coffers could be losing as much as two-thirds of potential border tax revenue, due to corrupt activities by the officials in key border agencies.

Cuba’s energy grid has collapsed, leaving millions without power, the latest in a series of failures on an island struggling from creaking infrastructure, natural disasters and economic turmoil.

Steps are being taken to distribute one million coconuts through Sathosa outlets at a price of Rs. 130 each within the next two weeks, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe said today.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Parliamentarians from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchchi (ITAK) today at the Presidential Secretariat, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The resolution on the Statement of the Government Policy presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament on November 21 was passed unanimously in Parliament today without a vote.

Due to a shortage of coconuts in the country, it is reported that half a coconut is being sold at a price between Rs. 100 and Rs. 120.

A contempt of court application filed against former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra was terminated today before the Court of Appeal, following her decision to withdraw the alleged contemptuous statement she had made regarding the ongoing proce

Following an allegation by SJB MP Mujibur Rahman claiming that the CEO of Dialog which had refused to produce the phone conversations of former police officer Anura Senanayake and others have been appointed as a Presidential advisor, Chief Government

Only 23% of the total candidates who contested the General Elections have so far submitted their income and expenditure reports to the Election Commission.

Heated arguments erupted in Parliament over a statement by SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara, who said that cases have been filed against recent incidents involving LTTE commemorations under two laws in the North and South.

Claiming that investigations into MPs who had obtained liquor licenses had begun, Chief Government Whip Nalinda Jayatissa said today the list of MPs who obtained liquor permits will be presented to Parliament this afternoon.

Following reports of a shortage of Mixtard insulin, the Medical Supplies Division of the Health Ministry has taken measures to purchase 85,000 units this week to meet the immediate demand in hospitals across the country.

A workshop titled “A Pathway to Reform: Examining Hate Speech Laws in Sri Lanka” was recently held at the Mandarin Hotel in Colombo, bringing together legal experts, academics, and stakeholders.

During the past 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m, the highest temperature was recorded in the Anuradhapura District, the Meteorology Department said.

The official website of the Department of Meteorology has been hacked for the second time in a short period.

The All Ceylon Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association warned that the country could face a severe rice shortage unless the government imports the required stocks of rice within the next two weeks.

South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign or face impeachment after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later, triggering a political crisis in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

The government is planning to present three Bills in Parliament within the first quarter of this year, aiming to recover stolen assets, deter money laundering, drug trafficking and related vices, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said today.

Points deductions for two Test nations sees the race to feature at next year’s Final thrown wide open.

Former Test Captain Dimuth Karunaratne has arguably been Sri Lanka’s best opener in the last decade or so. Since the retirement of some of Sri Lanka’s big names such as Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, T. M. Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera, t

Investigations have revealed that a certain political group is out to create ethnic unrest between the North and the South, Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today.

The NPP government should probe the killings of its founder leader Rohana Wijeweera and actor turned politician Vijaya Kumaratunga in keeping with the pledges made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his policy statement, opposition MP Chama

In another judgement broadening the scope of the applicability of the Right to Information Act, the Court of Appeal recently held that any amount of money spent by a public authority must be accountable and made available for scrutiny when requested

Crowds of protesters erupted with cheers outside South Korea’s parliament early on Wednesday after the country’s president dramatically withdrew a martial law order that had sparked chaotic scenes in Seoul.

Asserting that it is committed to scrap the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Cabinet spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that the government will not hesitate no matter what, to invoke existing laws and regulations to prevent any attempt

Sri Lanka’s merchandise export earnings in October 2024 climbed to US$ 1.097 billion, marking an 18.22 percent year-on-year increase, driven by higher earnings from key export categories, including apparel and textiles, tea, rubber-based products,

The government is in discussions with the Cuban government to launch a sustainable programme aimed at eradicating the dengue menace from the country.