Constitutional Council is to call up for applications from suitable members for the independent commissions today amidst protests by Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa who is an ex-officio member of the Council.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a note to the Cabinet, has stressed that public officers should refrain from obtaining goods and services on credit basis, and any officer who violates this will be held personally responsible for such expenditure.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena today apologized to the Catholic community and the Easter Sunday victims over the tragedy that took place in 2019 when he was the president.

Gautam Adani has slipped out of the list of the world’s top 10 richest people and could soon be supplanted as Asia’s wealthiest person if shares in his conglomerate continue to slide.

Convener of Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige was today released by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court in connection with a case filed for allegedly committing offences under Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

Former President Maithripala Sirisena said today that he would contest the next presidential election with the support of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

Health authorities in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will allow unmarried individuals to raise a family and enjoy benefits reserved for married couples, in the latest effort to bolster a falling birth rate.

Two people who had trespassed into the high-security area of Parliament and video filmed the Parliament complex were arrested by the police.

Heavy rains of up to 150mm forecast today in the Eastern, Uva, and Central provinces, as well as the Polonnaruwa district, due to a depression over the Southeast and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal, the Meteorology Department said.

A 30-year old man from Kilinochchi who is a freelance journalist died after he fell from a moving train in Dehiwala yesterday.

Sri Lanka is still in the midst of its worst-ever economic crisis and just a few months ago defaulted on its debt payments for the first time in history.

Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said regardless of the future elections, he wants to see a continuation of the economic reform path the country has embarked on, as it is the only way to come out of the current crisis.

Culinary YouTube channel ‘Ape Amma’ has been identified by CashnetUSA.com as the largest revenue-generating handle in the country on the social media platform.

A 15-year-old boy accidentally locked himself inside a shipping container in Bangladesh during a game of hide-and-seek — and was discovered a week later in another country.

Popular Sri Lankan YouTuber Sepal Amarasinghe who was held in remand custody for allegedly making disrespectful comments about the Temple of the Tooth Relic has announced through his lawyer that he is ready to deliver a public apology to the Buddhist

All-rounder Dewmi Vihanga was the only Sri Lankan in the inaugural ICC Under 19 Women’s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament, named by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday.

The notice to commence Local Government election process was handed over to the Government Printers today by the returning officers of relevant districts to be published in a gazette notification.

While commenting on spending money on private buses to transport people to political campaigns, the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) today said the highest number of buses were hired by the National People’s Power (NPP) party, which

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced today that their online payment gateway, which had been temporarily shut down due to a cyber attack, had been successfully re-launched, CEB Additional General Manager (Corporate Strategy) K. A. K. Kolonne

Two suspects including a soldier who were fleeing after robbing Rs. 2 million from a businessman on a motorcycle in Medawachchiya were arrested by the police officers of the Kebithigollewa Division Traffic Unit today.

Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka insisted that he has no links to any political party in the country.

The university student who was held in remand custody for allegedly murdering his girlfriend with a sharp weapon at Race Course grounds in Colombo was today ordered to be further remanded till February 13 by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has filed a contempt of court application before Supreme Court against Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy, Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board, and the Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum

The decision to provide uninterrupted power supply will be made on February 1 for the rest of the days until the A/L exam is over, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Rathnayake said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe should think of its future generations before worrying about the world’s perception on Sri Lanka, an SJB candidate contesting the local government election said today.

The Vedda community is debating whether to participate in the 75th Independence Day celebrations because they are undervalued by all governments, Vedda Chief Uruwarige Wannila Aththo said.

The Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das was shot dead by an assistant sub inspector of police in western Odisha town of Brajarajnagar on January 29.

Some Election Commission members’ houses and vehicles have been photographed and forwarded to the person who is threatening them through WhatsApp from overseas, People’s Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Executive Director Rohana Hettiar

An explosion took place at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar in Pakistan on Monday, and at least 90 people were wounded, a local police official told Reuters.

The Water Management Secretariat of the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka has agreed to release adequate volume of water from the reservoirs in order to generate sufficient hydropower for the next couple of days, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri