United National Party (UNP) today called for effective steps to resolve Sri Lanka’s financial crisis including the removal of Ajith Nivard Cabral from the post of Central Bank Governor.

Sri Lanka Embassy in Moscow has made arrangements, in liaison with the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Belarus, to issue transit visa on an urgent basis for those students wishing to temporarily return to Sri Lanka via Moscow.

Australia cricket legend and the greatest leg-spinner of all-time, Shane Warne, has died, aged 52.

A request will be submitted to the next cabinet meeting requesting to pay at least Rs.240 per dollar for remittances sent to Sri Lanka by foreign workers, Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said

A bomb blast during Friday prayers in a mosque in northern Pakistan has killed at least 56 people according to hospital officials and injured about 65 others.

The bridge linking the Pigeon Island and Matara, which is one of the most famous bridges in Sri Lanka, has collapsed this evening.

There is no use in blaming the government while hiding one’s inabilities. As public servants, our responsibility is not to escape from crises or blame those who caused them, Pavithra Wanniarachchi said today while assuming duties as the new Power M

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has granted permission for power shedding requested for the weekend by Ceylon Electricity Board.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has urgently informed the government to increase the fuel prices and electricity tariffs immediately, to reflect the cost.

The permission has been granted to bury the bodies of those who succumbed to COVID-19 at any cemetery or burial ground with effect from tomorrow (5), the Ministry of Health said.

Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar today ordered to release ten accused including former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayke, Central Bank former Governor Arjuna Mahendran from 13 charges in connection with the Central Bank bond auction held on March 29,

Under the Cabinet reshuffle, two more Cabinet Ministers and a State Minister were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today.

The Daily Mirror learns that the Rajapaksa brothers had for some time been contemplating removing the duo from the cabinet but when Udaya and Weerawansa had blasted Basil Rajapaksa at a convention held on Wednesday evening, that had been the last str

The Supreme Court today refused to grant leave to proceed with five Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the legality of the agreements on Yugadanavi power plant.

Dilum Amunugama was sworn in as the Minister of Transport in front of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa a short while ago.

Newly-appointed Energy Minister Gamini Lokuge said that once he assumes duties he will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders and take measures to resolve the fuel crisis.

Sacked Minister Udaya Gammanpila called Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa an ’Ugly American’ today and said he should take full responsibility for the economic debacle the country is facing.

The eleven constituent parties of the government including Sri Lanka Freedom Party , National Freedom Front (NFF) and Pivithuru Hela Urumaya would decide whether to remain in the government or function independent in Parliament following a party lead

Minister Vasudewa Nanayakkara said he would stop functioning as a minister until justice meted out to Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila, who were sacked from ministerial portfolios.

While expressing their views on removing ministers from their portfolios will not take Sri Lanka out of the present crisis, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday called for an immediate election so that the country could come out of this crisi

The committee report on the incident that took place between two groups of students at hostel premises of Ragama Medical Faculty recently, has articulated that former State Minister Arundika Fernando has no involvement in the incident.

Sacked former Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa a short while ago thanked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for sacking him from his portfolio.

S. B. Dissanayake has been appointed as the Ministry of Industries by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country’s top refiner and fuel retailer, will supply 12-13 fuel cargoes to Sri Lanka to help the island nation facing an energy crisis, the Indian company said in a statement to Reuters.

A Sri Lankan international student who convinced young girls to send him lewd images and videos before sending the content to their families and friends has been sentenced to 13½ years behind bars by Victoria’s County Court.

Informed sources told Daily Mirror that Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila and Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa have been removed from their ministerial portfolios during a cabinet reshuffle a short while ago.

A cabinet reshuffle will get underway shortly at the Presidential Secretariat, informed sources said.

The seven and-a-half an hour countrywide power cut that was imposed today, will be repeated tomorrow as well, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

Russia’s advance on Kyiv has made scant progress and Ukrainian forces still held Kharkiv and several other cities under attack, British military intelligence said on Thursday, a day after Moscow claimed to have captured the Black Sea port of Kherso

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Thursday that its foreign debt was ’’unsustainable’’, and called for devaluation and higher taxes to revive the almost bankrupt economy.