Some 46 people die of cancer every day in Sri Lanka out of the 105 cancer patients who are detected daily, the National Cancer Control Unit (NCCU) Director Dr. Ishani Fernando said today.

The Colombo High Court today permitted Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to travel abroad from February 21 to May 20.

The Catholic Church would have forgiven former President Maithripala Sirisena if he had accepted his shortcoming and resigned the day after the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, a spokesman for the church said today.

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda met with the External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar today (31) at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi to review the current status of the relations between Sri Lanka a

While reiterating its continuous support to Sri Lanka for the implementation of the IMF programme, the United States however said yesterday that all creditors must agree to fair and equitable treatment as then only the IMF can move forward.

U.S. Under-Secretary for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, has pledged the US Government’s support for Sri Lanka’s ongoing recovery efforts, President’s Media Division(PMD) said.

Police today urged drivers using the Galle Face Road to use alternative routes as much as possible during the Independence Day rehearsals and on the Independence Day.

The depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to move west- southwestward and reach the east coast of Sri Lanka this morning, the Meteorology Department said.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has initiated an inquiry into the complaint about a ‘fake’ letter with the Chinese Embassy Letter head, claiming that China is unable to amortise Sri Lanka’s debts, a minister said.

The country had the highest number of dengue cases in January this year, compared to the number of positive cases reported in 2017 and 2019, the head of the National Dengue Control Unit, Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said.

The government has taken a policy decision to settle the outstanding payments owed to the construction industry from the capital allocations...

An extraordinary gazette notification with regard to the holding of the local government election on March 9, 2023, has been issued.

Steps were being taken to reduce the number of public sector employees in all government institutions and a self-retirement mechanism would be introduced for that effect, Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawradena said today.

The Examination Department announced today that it had decided to call applications for the 2022 (2023) GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination, which will be conducted only online.

Sri Lanka’s National Report under the 4th Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) would come up for consideration by the UN Working Group on UPR on February 1, 2023, during its 42nd Session to be held in Geneva, Ministry of Foreign Affairs sai

The Department of Sports Development (DSD) has decided to call for nominations through a newspaper advertisement for the 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee.

A 55-year old businessman was stabbed to death in a two-storey house at De-Seram Road in Mount Lavinia this evening, police said

The members of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) have decided not to implement an interim tariff revision.

Under the School Nutrition Programme, the government had paid a total of Rs. 2.4 billion to the food suppliers at the provincial level for November and December last year, the education ministry said.

In reference to the article carried in the Daily Mirror today titled ’Despite Economic Crisis Treasury Allocates Billions for Offices of President, PM, Ministers’, the President’s Media Division has issued the following clarification.

The Finance Ministry has decided to take immediate measures to prevent the illegal importation of mobile phones, State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

Chairman of Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa today said he has sought an increase of fuel quota to officers who will be put in charge of conducting the local government elections.

The lives of over 50 passengers were saved today due to the bravery of a driver who prevented a bus from falling into a precipice, following a brake failure in Beragala.

The remaining parts of the vessel ‘MV X-Press Pearl’ that caught fire in Sri Lankan waters and sank in 2021 will be removed by the end of this week, Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) Chairman, Mrs. Dharshani Lahandapura said.

The Supreme Court today granted leave to proceed against Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennekoon and eleven other police officers over the arrest of Social media activist and the admin of ’GoHomeGota2022’ Facebook page Thisara Anurudhdha

MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara charged that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution is in spotlight once again due to the impending visit of the United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland to Sri Lanka.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer and former Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is all set to be apppointed as Bangladesh head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team.

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka will not accept the apology tendered by former President Maithripala Sirisena on the shortcomings in preventing the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, National Director Communications Archdiocese of Colombo Fr. Jude Chryshan

The Railway’s Department had decided to cancel 123 train services early this month due to various reasons and due to a staff shortage, the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) said.

In response to the remarks by opposition leader Sajith Premadasa that Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is not obliged to support deals with the International Monetary Fund or any other international funding agency, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasi