Medical Amendment Bill which provides provisions for the government to recognize over 1000 foreign medical colleges was unanimously approved by Parliament today.

Some Sri Lanka players currently in England for a three-Test series have raised concerns over security following widespread anti-immigrant riots in the country.

The Excise Department’s recent request for liquor companies to lower their prices has sparked significant backlash, with health professionals condemning the move as an encouragement of alcohol consumption.

A renowned British zoologist has been sentenced to 10 years and five months in prison in Australia after admitting to a series of shocking crimes involving the sexual abuse and torture of dozens of dogs.

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who was arrested over the import of substandard Immunoglobulin injections, was further remanded until August 22 by the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court.

In the wake of the historic series win against India, Sri Lanka’s interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya thanked Sri Lankan legends Kumar Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga for the support extended to the team and support staff.

An additional sum of USD 590,000 has been received by the ‘Children of Gaza Fund,’ which was established by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to provide basic needs for children displaced due to the current military situation in the Gaza Strip.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake registering a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck southern Kyushu on Thursday afternoon, triggering a tsunami advisory for Kyushu’s east and southern coast and the southern coast of Shikoku, the Meteoro

The Sri Lanka player has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

Irrigation, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi today said that she will support President Ranil Wickremesinge at the upcoming Presidential election.

A collective of Tamil parties has nominated former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP for the Batticaloa district, P. Ariyanethran, as the common Tamil candidate to contest the presidential election, former MP M.K. Sivajilingam said.

Some 52 essential drugs are still in short supply in the country whereas there is no shortage of life saving drugs, Health Minister Ramesh Pathirana said today.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows in Vienna have been canceled because of what Austrian police say was a planned terrorist attack targeting the concerts.

The Online Safety (Amendment) Bill which aims to amend the recently enacted Online Safety Act was presented in Parliament today.

Several political parties signed an agreement today to form an alliance as the ’Samagi Jana Sandanaya’.

Former Minister Arjuna Ranatunga joined the SJB led Samagi Sandanaya alliance that is expected to back Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa at this year’s Presidential election.

The Supreme Court five-judge bench today decided to dismiss the appeal petitions filed by former DIG Vaas Gunawardena, his son Ravindu Vaas Gunawardena, and four police officers who challenged the Colombo High Court’s judgment to impose the death s

The Supreme Court today order to acquit former Prisons Commissioner Emil Ranjan Lamahewa who was sentenced to death by Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar over the killing of eight inmates on November 09, 2012.

A 38-year-old passenger died and a police constable sustained serious injuries in a shooting incident during a checkpoint search in Kotugoda early this morning.

The Election Commission has amended the list of symbols to be assigned to independent presidential candidates, leaving out ones that can cause embarrassment and offend religious sensitivities, an official said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday expressed his willingness to work with all parties if he wins the September 21 Presidential election and extended an open invitation to Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa, National People’s

As of August this year, a total of 3,694 Sri Lankans have left for work in South Korea, with another 100 individuals set to depart soon, the Sri Lanka Foreign Bureau of Employment (SLBFE) said.

Independent Presidential candidate Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka is to make a special statement tomorrow (Friday August 9).

Sri Lanka is becoming a favoured destination among the international travellers, with a notable increase in Google searches for accommodation, according to a US-based Google specialist.

The number of new private company registrations in the country has shown a significant year-on-year (YoY) increase since the economic crisis in 2022, official data showed.

The Ministerial portfolios of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms have been brought under the purview of the President through a Gazette Extraordinary issued by the President.

More than five kilograms of Methamphetamine (Ice) valued at more than Rs. 50 million were seized from a container yard in Katunayake today.

After enduring a 3-0 whitewash in the T20I series, Sri Lanka scripted a remarkable turnaround on Wednesday in the final ODI of the three-match series by defeating India by 110 runs, ending their 27-year drought for a bilateral series win against Indi

Four more candidates placed their cash deposits today (07) for the upcoming Presidential election, taking the total number of candidates to 22.

The additional service allowance, which was previously only available to western medicine doctors, will be given to Ayurvedic practitioners as well, State Minister for Indigenous Medicine Sisira Jayakody said today.