In what appeared to be yet another deadly outbreak of rioting, 19 inmates and seven prison officers were killed, and around 100 were injured in the Negombo jail yesterday. Initially, riots broke out between two drug gangs on Sunday, and the confronta

Charles de Ketelaere scored twice for Belgium as the United States became the third and final co-host to be knocked out of the World Cup.

One of football’s great careers will finish without the biggest prize after Cristiano Ronaldo’s final World Cup match for Portugal ended with a 1-0 last-16 defeat by Spain.

Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as super typhoon Bavi made landfall on Monday.

A warehouse in Peliyagoda belonging to a major sugar importer was raided yesterday (6) after authorities uncovered an alleged operation to repackage expired sugar and release it to the market at lower prices

Sri Lanka is preparing for significant weather fluctuations in the coming months as a rapidly developing El Niño is expected to reduce rainfall and raise temperatures in the short term, while potentially bringing above-normal rainfall later in the y

President Donald Trump said on Monday the government had deposited the first $1,000 into more than 500,000 ’’Trump Accounts,’’ a program ​designed to give newborn Americans a stake in the stock market and ‌help build wealth from an early

The prison inmates have smashed the body scanner worth millions of rupees and CCTV systems in the Negombo prison, Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara said today.

The Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry has officially released the public and bank holiday schedule for the year 2027 through an Extraordinary Gazette notification.

The renovated Narahenpita Railway Station was officially reopened to the public this morning (6) under the government’s ‘Dream Destination’ initiative aimed at upgrading 100 railway stations across the country through a public-private partnersh

A group of inmates from Negombo Prison has been transferred to the Bogambara Open Air Prison in Pallekele, Kandy, following escalating violence inside the facility.

The government has cleared three major elephant corridors and established a special expert committee to formulate long-term solutions to Sri Lanka’s worsening human-elephant conflict, Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody announced today (6

Claiming that the clash at the Nogombo prison had erupted between two rival groups involved in underwold activities and drugs, Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara said prision officilas had only intervened to resolve the

SMB Finance PLC has reported a strong start to 2026, demonstrating significant improvements in profitability, stronger capitalization and enhanced asset quality as the company enters a new phase of sustainable growth following its transformation into

A committee has been appointed to investigate the violent incident that occurred at Negombo Prison, following approval granted at today’s (6) Cabinet meeting.

The Colombo Stock Exchange ended today’s session in negative territory after failing to sustain a positive start. Both indices opened higher, reflecting early buying interest, but sentiment weakened as the session progressed, with profit-taking in

Prison authorities have confirmed that no foreign inmates sheltered at the Negombo Prison were injured or killed in the recent clashes.

The government has launched a series of immediate measures to address Sri Lanka’s escalating human-elephant conflict, with efforts already underway to strengthen the operational capacity of the Department of Wildlife Conservation, Deputy Minister o

As part of efforts to strengthen the country’s dengue prevention programme, Sri Lanka is considering introducing a dengue vaccine and adopting the Wolbachia mosquito control method

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced that its e-service platform is now open for the filing of Income Tax Returns for the Year of Assessment 2025/2026.

Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara said he will take the responsibility as the minister in charge of prions over the clash at the Negombo prison.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has raised concerns that the actual number of dengue infections in Sri Lanka could be significantly higher than the officially reported figures, warning that the country may be witnessing the earl

The Deputy Controller (Administration) of the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the issuance of a fraudulent passport, police said.

The impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has begun in Manila, in a highly charged case that could determine her political future.

Authorities have begun arrangements to transfer a group of inmates from Negombo Prison to other prisons across the country following the deadly unrest at the facility.

China’s military test-fired ​a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concerns ‌from Japan, Australia and New Zealand over Beijing’s expanding military reach.

An appeal filed by former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra challenging her conviction and three-year prison sentence over a 2015 abduction case, has been fixed for argument before the Court of Appeal.

The death toll from the violent unrest that erupted at Negombo Prison on Sunday (06) has risen to 25, according to police.

At least 19 people have so far died and more than 50 others have been injured in the violent unrest that erupted at the Negombo Prison, police said.

The Indian government has directed Meta to immediately disable advertisements and content on Instagram that promote or facilitate child sexual abuse material, a senior official said.