While refuting the claim by Tamil nationalist leader Pazha Nedumaran who said that LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was alive, the Sri Lanka Army said that there is no need to have any doubt regarding Prabhakaran’s death.

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and the Tourism Ministry, today denied providing approval for the staging of the Deep Jungle festival on the outskirts of Habarana from Feb.17 to Feb.20 which was advertised as a ’major tourism festiva

A 14-year-old girl who had been raped by a 55-year-old man is alleged to have eloped with the suspect while the case against him was pending.

Nepali billionaire Binod Chaudhury paid an official visit to Sri Lanka and held discussions on potential investment opportunities with a key focus on distribution, retail, leisure, financial services and manufacturing.

Approximately 3.9 million families in the country live expecting help from the government, and therefore, the government has decided to provide them with 10kg of rice each free of charge in the months of March and April, Finance State Minister Ranjit

Former national cricket captain Angelo Mathews has been called up to the Sri Lanka ’A’ squad that will face the England Lions in the first unofficial ODI on Wednesday.

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara assured digitizing the foreign employment sector to avoid procedural delays in hiring local workers for jobs in Oman.

Tamil nationalist leader Pazha Nedumaran on Monday claimed that LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was alive and that he was announcing this with the LTTE chief’s consent.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) will send a team to Indonesia to probe and assist in the investigation into the death of billionaire businessman Onesh Subasinghe who was found dead in a serviced apartment in Jakarta recently if required.

Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Monday, broadcaster CNN Turk reported, a week after a major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria killing more than 33,000 people.

Recent tremors in Moneragala could be a worrying factor if it repeats and if the magnitude is increased, a leading Geologist in the country said today.

A Hong Kong-based company, Grand Gain Industrial Ltd. (GG), specialized in the development, manufacturing and sale of polyurethane foam cups for the bra industry, has invested US$ 3.5 million in the recently declared open BOI-approved fully-fledged b

Trade Union action launched by the Sri Lanka Railways Engine Drivers’ Union this morning has been called off after discussions with relevant authorities.

The Election Commission (EC) is in a struggle to carry out its essential and urgent election duties as the Treasury has given only Rs. 100 million to the EC in spite of demanding Rs. 770 million for its day today tasks, Chairman of the Commission, Ni

In response to a proposal for the introduction of a license system for fishing in Sri Lankan waters to resolve the India - Sri Lanka fisheries crisis, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda said he refused to allow the use of trawling nets no matter wh

Harshitha Samarawickrama made a composed half-century to guide Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday for their second successive victory at the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka’s external reserves surpassed two billion dollars in January, reflecting gradual improvement in the foreign exchange conditions....

Earnings from tourism trade continued its months-long ascent in tandem with the encouraging arrival numbers, which topped over 100,000 in January, a feat which became possible after almost a year.

While acknowledging and appreciating the financing assurances provided by Sri Lanka’s creditors thus far towards achieving International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approval for the envisaged bailout package, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

The total outstanding credit card balance continued to climb in December 2022, though slower than a month ago, as consumer credit...

US ambassador Julie Chung held discussions with the officials of a US-based leading global aerospace company, Boeing, on the ‘potential areas for collaboration with Sri Lanka’s private sector.’

The Attorney General has filed a revision application in Colombo High Court challenging the legality of the order issued by Colombo Chief Magistrate to release Convener of Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige from a case f

The Piliyandala Police has launched an investigation after a Rs.6 million worth official car of a Magistrate was stolen from Madapatha area after the Magistrate was locked up in a two-storied house.

A 39-year-old woman wanted over financial fraud of more than Rs. 20 million had been arrested by the Mirihana Division Crimes Investigation Unit during a raid in Kadawatha today.

The bodies of a teacher and three students who were missing after a boat they were in capsized on a lake at Kokkaddicholai in Batticaloa, were found today.

The Moror Traffic Department (DMT) today announced the immediate recall of over 700,000 vehicle models and brands due to airbag manufacturing flaws.

The Education Ministry is planning to update the curriculum of all grades from 6 to 13 while adding the artificial intelligence (AI) subject from grade 8.

The body of the Sri Lankan victim from the earthquake that hit Turkey has been found by rescue teams and the victim has been identified by her daughter.

A leading motocross driver Kaushalya Samarasinghe was killed in a road accident in Bulathsinhala, Horana yesterday.

The Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens today declared an ’’Animal Love Week’’ also called ’’Senehase Sathiya’’ program, Zoological Gardens Director-General Tilak Premakantha said.