Four Pakistani nationals have been arrested in Nepal for taking hostage four Sri Lankan citizens on the pretext of sending them to different European countries for jobs, a senior Nepali police officer said on Friday.

Travel Advisory of the United Kingdom on Sri Lanka has been updated on 5th April 2024. The travel Advisory has been updated with additional information on emergency medical numbers, road travel and safety and security on ’Entry requirements’, ’

In a coordinated effort between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Customs Preventive Unit (CPU) Ramanathapuram, and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), a gold smuggling operation originating from Sri Lanka was intercepted near the Vedhalai coa

Sunrisers Hyderabad legspinner Wanindu Hasaranga will miss IPL 2024 due to chronic heel pain in his left foot, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) informed BCCI.

Days after lighting struck the Statue of Liberty during a rainstorm, the iconic landmark was seen shaking during a 4.8-magnitude earthquake that rattled the New York City area on Friday.

In the midst of heated political debate over the Katchatheevu Island, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda set the stage for another debate when he said that India secured Wadge Bank which is located below Kanyakumari and a much bigger area with exte

The Asia Rugby (AR) Men’s 15-A-Side Division 1 Championship 2024 will commence on April 30 at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena who is at the centre of controversy over his latest remarks that he is aware of the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday carnage will be forced to place all his cards on the table when Parliament takes up a fresh

An investigation has been launched into the incident where the official website of the Sri Lanka Education Ministry was hacked by an unidentified hacker.

Sri Lanka climbed two spots in the latest United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCATD) Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI), becoming the 22nd best connected country in the world.

Claiming that both Sinhala and Tamil people have a right to interact with the State in their own languages, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the proportion of the Tamil youth in public institutions, tri-forces and important sectors shoul

The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Kenya, Kana Kananathan, has taken proactive steps to address the hurdles faced by Sri Lankan investors operating within the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Kenya.

The Colombo District Court Judge Sandun Vithana today made an order suspending an enjoining order obtained against the office-bearers of the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA).

The China-Sri Lanka Joint Research and Demonstration Center for Water Technology (JRDC) was inaugurated at the University of Peradeniya, heralding a new era of collaboration and innovation in water research.

The incident happened during the third and final T20I between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 3 April.

Ukrainian officials claimed Friday they used a barrage of drones to destroy at least six military aircraft and badly damage eight others at an airfield in Russia’s Rostov region, while Russian defense officials claimed they intercepted 44 Ukrainian

Sri Lankan actress Damitha Abeyratne and her husband, who were arrested over the allegations of financial fraud, were remanded until April 17.

A patient who was subjected to permanent loss of sight due to the use of ‘Prednisolone Acetatean’, eye drop used after cataract surgeries at a government hospital, has sent a Letter of Demand claiming a compensation Rs.100 million from Health Min

Two individuals were killed and six others injured after a lorry that hit a wild elephant toppled over at Wanduramulla on the Moragahakanda-Naula road early this morning.

A former Chief Inspector of Police has been arrested for allegedly pelting stones at a hotel in Buttala, where the spouse of the Ambassador to Japan was staying last night

The Contempt of Court application filed against former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe was today fixed for July 10 by the Court of Appeal.

The statements coming out of India on ’’reclaiming’’ Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka have ’’no ground’’, the Sri Lankan Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda has said.

A section of the Nidahasa Janatha Sabawa signed an MOU with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya to form an alliance, SJB Smspokesman S.M. Markar told journalists today.

Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (SLHRC) has reported that 24 suspects had died in police custody last year.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has accomplished more for Buddhism than anyone in history and thus makes him the most eligible person to recieve Lord Buddha’s sacred Kapilavastu relics according to Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Waskaduwe Mahindawans

It is essential for the reforms planned for the government owned entities to go ahead without further disruptions, else it is the general public that will continue to take on the burden, State Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit (SOERU) Head Suresh

Around 100 Intelligence Officers from the police in the Western Province have been discharged from their duties and reassigned to security duties in Colombo.

Foreign nationals who overstay their visas and do various odd jobs to earn money continue unabated with the authorities concerned hamstrung with the lack of resources to curb them, an official said.

Tragedy struck when a concrete bay collapsed killing a pupil of the Gartmore Tamil High School in Maskeliya today.

The official website of the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education has fallen victim to a cyber intrusion.