The government is considering to extend the visas of Ukrainian tourists who are unable to return their home country due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said.

The fully vaccinated travellers will not be required to undergo a PCR or RAT test prior to arriving in Sri Lanka with effect from March 01, the Health Ministry said.

Sri Lanka football national player Duckson Puslas who was playing for Dhivehi Premier League in Maldives was found dead, according to the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.

The police yesterday arrested 1,084 suspects during a special crimes prevention operation conducted in the Western Province.

Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian trawler with 08 Indian fishermen while poaching in Sri Lankan waters last night.

The mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has ordered citizens to stay indoors until Monday morning as Russian forces close in on the city.

Police launched an investigation after the body of a Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus) was found killed in a tea estate in Norton Bridge.

Fully vaccinated passengers who will be flying to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will no longer be required to obtain a pre-departure PCR test from March 1, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) Chairman Upul Dharmadasa said

Sri Lanka is bracing for what could be a major impact to the already unstable economy as a result of the crisis in Ukraine.

A possible catastrophic situation that could be emerged in the country has been brought under control by implementing COVID-19 vaccination programme, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said.

Tuan, 45, a Sri Lankan national and Dubai resident, was excited when he received a screenshot from a colleague, informing him that he had won in the latest Mahzooz Raffle Draw. He was one of the three lucky expatriates who won Dh100,000 each in the 6

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is raising concerns about the lack of accountability in Sri Lanka after gross violations of human rights.

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to India has been postponed, Daily Mirror learns.

Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has decided to increase prices of Diesel by Rs 15 per Litre and Petrol by Rs 20 per Litre with effect from midnight today.

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith who is currently in the Vatican is to hold a prayer service at St Peter’s Square on Sunday February 27 2022, Convener of Global Forum of Easter Sunday Massacre Victims, Stephen Muller said today.

Two Samagi Jana Balawegaya MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara are to leave for Geneva on Monday February 28, 2022 to take up the case of Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently serving a jail sentence for contempt of Court, one of the MP

The EU is preparing to freeze the assets of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov as part of a third round of sanctions against Russia, the Financial Times reports.

The sound of gunfire has echoed through Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, as Russian tanks were filmed entering the city for the first time.

No power shedding at night during the weekend, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said.

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella responded today that he has cleared a bill amounting to Rs. 7 million but there is a disparity with figures released by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and he had on several occasions asked for clarification.

The Colombo District Court today further extended its enjoining order preventing Government Nursing Officers’ Association from carrying out trade union activities causing hardships to the patients.

The Court of Appeal today issued notices on the Attorney General, returnable for March 2 in connection with a writ petition filed by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe.

The Ukrainian community in Sri Lanka launched a protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Colombo today against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which has plunged Europe into a turmoil.

The 143rd Royal-Thomian annual cricket encounter will be played in July, the Daily Mirror learns.

While inspecting the Milco factory in Narahenpita this morning, the President advised the responsible ministers to take immediate action to eliminate the discrepancy in the purchase of liquid milk.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Bandara Nelundeniya observed that court would not hesitate to report to the IGP, if Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau failed to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the magisterial inquiry into the questionable la

The body of a 24-year-old woman from Netherlands was discovered last night in an apartment complex in the Wellawatte area, the police said.

The elephant that roamed around the Kabilitta Devalaya in Kataragama had been ill for several days, Wildlife State Minister Wimalaweera Dissanayake said.

Public anger has grown in Sri Lanka as the government is struggling to sort the foreign exchange crisis, thereby leading to the massive power and fuel crisis, a halt in imports as well as a soaring cost of living with some terming the daily struggles

The Sri Lanka Government is deeply concerned over the recent escalation of violence in Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said.