Two persons aged 32 and 48 years old had been hacked to death last night at Edagala Junction in Eppawala.

Former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayak was today sentenced to two-year-rigorous  imprisonment suspended for five years by Supreme Court in connection with the second contempt of court case.

Colombo Regional Epidemiologist Dr. Dinu Guruge today requested those who are over 20 years of age to get the fourth dose against COVID-19 virus from the CMC Vaccination Centres today.

LITRO Gas Lanka Ltd has announced that a special domestic gas distribution plan for Colombo, Kalutara, and Gampaha today.

The Central Bank yesterday said the daily guidance rate released on the exchange rate between the United States dollar and Sri Lankan rupee is delivering the intended results by way of bringing in greater stability to the domestic foreign exchange ma

Sri Lanka’s tourism authorities plan to approach multilateral donor agencies, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB), to obtain financial assistance for the crisis-hit tourism industry.

SJB MP Dilip Wedaarachchi’s son, former Chairman of the Tangalle Urban Council Ravindu Wedaarachchi and his wife Nethmi Harindika Silva have been arrested in connection with obstructing duties of a police officer and alleged attempt of assault.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed to finish the remaining two years in his term despite monthslong street protests calling for his ouster, but won’t stand for re-election as he focuses on fixing a financial mess that tipped Sri Lanka into its wors

Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake who is serving a prison sentence for contempt of court sat for the first-semester examination of his bachelor’s degree in Community Development and Youth, Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said today.

The maximum retail price of a 50kg bag of cement has been increased by Rs.150 with immediate effect, the Cement Manufacturers and Importers said.

A 25-year-old youth was killed in a shooting incident at Modara area this evening, Police said.

The electricity bill should be increased by a considerable percentage, at least to pay the monthly salary of the employees, CEB Chairman M.M.C. Ferdinando said.

People in the rural areas of the Badulla District have reverted to ferry their paddy harvest using pack bulls because of the high fuel costs.

Minister of Urban Development and Housing Prasanna Ranatunga was today sentenced to two-year imprisonment suspended for five years by Colombo High Court over an indictment filed by the Attorney General.

An Indian national has been arrested by the Security officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle foreign currency worth over Rs. 40 million out of the country.

There will be a fuel price increase again by mid June due to the increase in the crude oil price in the world market, Samagi United Trade Union Force (SUTUF) convener and media spokesman Ananda Palitha said.

The Colombo Commercial High Court today issued an order suspending the operation of Enjoining Order issued against Russian Aeroflot flight.

Despite several teams being dispatched, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is yet to locate former Minister Johnston Fernando to be taken into custody in connection with investigations into the attack on peaceful protesters at Temple Trees

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday that despite being a country with a huge population, Bangladesh may provide potatoes to Sri Lanka during this crisis.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya have reached and agreement to work together on forming new Parliament committees.

While refuting social media reports of gas price revision, LITRO Gas Lanka Limited said it has not yet decided to increase the prices of gas cylinders, a company spokesman said.

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s repeated comments to the effect of the government having to rely on printed money to pay for essential government bills such as payment of salaries and pensions in the ensuing months, the form

The Attorney General (AG) is scheduled to make submissions to the Colombo Commercial High Court on affected third parties including the country’s tourism industry following the enjoining order issued by the Court preventing the Russian Aeroflot fli

Sri Lanka is aiming to attract well over US$ 1 billion in foreign direct investment this year, an official said on Friday, as the country wrestles with its worst financial crisis since independence in 1948.

With a fresh one-year tourism revival plan in place, Sri Lanka’s tourism authorities are now targeting 800,000-850,000 tourist arrivals and earnings of US$ 800 million for this year by focusing on key source markets through joint promotional effort

The government plans to solve fuel shortages and power interruptions faced by the country’s tourism industry by setting up a new mechanism this week. The Minister of Tourism and Lands Harin Fernando announced that a special mechanism to provide fue

Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria during mass on Sunday, killing at least 50 people including women and children, according to a hospital doctor and media reports.

At least twenty percent (5,000 buses) of the total fleet of private buses will be in operation in the country owing to the unavailability of diesel, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) chairman Gemunu Wijerathne said.

The Russian Aeroflot aircraft grounded in Colombo due to a court order may face extra charges for remaining at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for about six days, until the next court hearing scheduled on June 08, the airport authorities

LAUGFS gas has increased prices of its domestic gas cylinders.