President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today inaugurated the cement manufacturing facility of Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation (Pvt) Ltd., the largest cement factory in the country, located in the Magampura Lanka Industrial

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has instructed all Local Government heads in the country to switch off all the street lamps in their respective Local Government areas until March 31 so as to conserve electricity.

A case filed against National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa and six other party activists for allegedly providing leadership to a protest which blocks the main roads at Bauddhaloka Mawatha, causing disturbance to the people and the norm

Minister of Water Supply Vasudeva Nanayakkara said he will boycott the Cabinet meeting to be held tonight.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Kapila Gunawardena to declare the deceased tusker Nedungamuwe Raja who was the main casket bearer of the Esala perahera held i

A tense situation was reported at the Consular Affairs Division of the Foreign Ministry this morning.

A group of people staged a protest in front of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) office in Kotte this morning.

Brent oil prices soared to a near 14-year high of $140 on Sunday as traders fretted over the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Denara Training Institute will kick-start their mission and vision while planning to inaugurate their first training programmes for young enterprising women, which coincides with the celebration of International Women’s Day.

The country is currently facing a severe gas shortage as three gas tankers are being anchored off the Sri Lankan waters due to the non-issuance of letters of credit by Sri Lankan commercial banks in the face of the dollar crisis.

Udaya Gammanpila told Daily Mirror last evening that the 11 parties who had now formed a separate alliance, will sit independently in Parliament when sessions resume this week.

In addition to the economic, fuel, power and food crisis which has severely hampered the daily lives of all citizens in the country, Sri Lanka has now been plunged into severe political turmoil after two cabinet ministers were sacked last week and 11

Nadungamuwa Vijaya Raja, popularly known as Nadungamuwa Raja passed away this morning, the caretaker of the elephant Harsha Dharmawijeya said

The Central Bank is still disinclined to recommend to the government to seek International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for a rescue package and foreign currency debt restructuring even amid the country in a deeper foreign exchange crisis, which has

The Central Bank has extended the 15 percent special interest scheme for one year term deposits of senior citizens continuing the proposal made in the budget 2017, which was brought with the intention of offering additional income to whose real incom

Dedicated efforts are underway to transform Sri Lanka into a technology-based society, as the government is actively looking at a holistic approach to create an ecosystem where citizen services will be supported by digital transformation, State Minis

State-of-the-art cement manufacturing facility of Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation (Pvt) Ltd is slated to be declared open today by the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the request made by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to have rotational power shedding for over seven hours on Monday (07) despite an earlier statement saying there would be no power

Public protests continued on Sunday evening as several people gathered with candles in Kohuwala and Rajagiriya to protest against the severe day to day hardships caused by the economic failure of the government.

The Police Illegal Assets and Property Division has siezed Rs. 780 million worth illegal assets and properties, Senior Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

The Examinations department has taken the necessary steps to conduct the 2021 GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination on May 23.

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ (LPBOA) today announced that they will operate a limited number buses tomorrow only to facilitate school children and office staff in the morning and evening.

A 36-year old man had been arrested for possessing one of the world’s most powerful narcotics, crystal meth, in Mannar today.

The Police will soon introduce a system to identify traffic offenders through traffic surveillance system and to send fine papers to the offenders’ home, the Public Security Ministry said.

A group of people gathered on the streets of Rajagiriya last evening and held a protest against the government’s failures to address the public issues which had severely affected daily lives.

Veteran silver screen artiste and well known comedian Berti Gunathilaka has passed away at the age of 98 this morning.

A group of people staged a protest outside the house of former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra in Malabe last night.

Nearly 100 people gathered on the streets of Kohuwala today to mark a silent protest against the economic failure caused by the government and the struggles which had severely affected daily lives.

Private buses are allowed to get the required diesel from the depots owned by the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

Russia declared a partial ceasefire on Saturday to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Russia’s defence ministry said.