A social media campaign was launched by pro- LTTE activists against Sri Lanka’s spinner Mahesh Theekshana after Chennai Super Kings [CSK] picked Theekshana at the IPL auction 2022.

The Wildlife Protection Ministry has ordered Shermila Rajapaksa, Director General (DG) of the National Zoological Gardens, not to report for duties until the investigations being carried out into an illegal organic fertiliser project at the Zoologica

Sri Lanka’s top order batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa is available for the upcoming India tour, it is learnt, after he passed the required fitness tests.

Whilst stating that there are signs that a black era will dawn for the local media, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene today said Sri Lanka will have to face certain questions at the next UNHRC sessions in Geneva on the harassment of journalists and

It’s the duty all parties in Sri Lanka to initiate a dialogue and come to an agreement on the report which the IMF is expected to release on Sri Lanka shortly,, Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

One of the world’s endangered species, the Arabian oryx gave birth to a calf at the Dehiwala National Zoo two weeks ago, National Zoological Gardens Director General Sharmila Rajapaksa said.

Aravinda de Silva says Sri Lankan cricket powerbrokers are keen to talk with Justin Langer if the ousted Australian coach shares a reciprocated interest in Sri Lanka’s vacant coaching post.

Younger brother of Dhammika Bandara, a much talked about person for introducing a syrup (Pani) said to cure COVID-19, has died of Covid pneumonia despite obtaining all three doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

An Extraordinary gazette has been issued by the Election Commission removing two symbols from the list of symbols allotted to political parties.

The due date for accepting applications from the candidates who are aspiring to sit for the 2021 (2022) GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination will ends from tomorrow (17), the Examinations Department Commissioner General L.M.D. Dharmasena said.

A Police Sergeant attached to the Cinnamon Gardens Police has been acquitted and released from a theft case by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court after the defence created a reasonable doubt that the Crime OIC of the same police station had personal

There is a shortage of fuel at Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) filling stations due to the limited supply of fuel, CPC Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya wing (JSS) Secretary Ananda Palitha said.

Performing post mortem PCR is not mandatory for all deaths, Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena said.

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri passed away on Wednesday. He was ailing for some time and died at CritiCare Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai, due to Obstructive Sleep Apnea. He was 69.

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa is scheduled to brief the Cabinet of Ministers next week on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff report on the country’s economy.

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after retreating more than 3% in the previous session as investors gauged the impact of easing Russia-Ukraine tension against a taut balance between tight global supplies and recovering fuel demand.

Parliamentarian Mano Ganesan yesterday requested the government not to divide the country based on race and religion, if the country truly adopts the ’One country, One law’ policy.

A 38-year old woman was shot dead when two unidentified gunmen opened fire at a house in Matugama last night.

State Ministry of Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure Nimal Lanza said he had been hamstrung in the discharge of duties due to the impractical approach by Ministry Secretary Prof. Ranjith Dissanayake, and therefore he decided to stay away from minis

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today urged the government to submit the report issued by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Sri Lanka’s human rights situation to Parliament and to allow a debate on it.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has filed an appeal petition at Colombo Civil Appellate High Court challenging the District Court’s decision to reject his request that he be discharged from several civil lawsuits filed by the victims of Easte

The Supreme Court today directed the IGP to file a status report in a Fundamental Rights petition filed against the alleged criminal conduct on the part of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte at Anuradhapura prison.

As Omicron, Dengue & Virus Flu can be visible spreading in society, the health authorities have advised people to seek immediate medical treatment if fever lasts for more than 48 hours.

Parliamentarian and former Chief Minister of Uva Province Chamara Dassanayake who stood charged with forcibly kneeling down before him a principal of a government school, was today acquitted by the Badulla Magistrate Chaminda Karunadewa.

The government is trying to introduce ’white van culture’ once again to suppress the social media activists and critics who express their opinions against the government by using the CID and state powers, Lawyers for National Peoples’ Power (NP

Australia on Tuesday defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the third T20I at the Manuka Oval in Canberra and took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

The new methodology adopted by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) will not lead to scheduled power cuts for the next three months, PUCSL Chairman Janaka Rathnayake said.

Sri Lanka has received a consignment of 100,000 Rapid Antigen Test Kits from India.

The Supreme Court today granted leave to proceed with a Fundamental Rights petition filed challenging the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers to allow former President Maithripala Sirisena to continuous use of the residence currently used by him at

A course of action to mete out justice to those affected by the Easter Sunday Bomb attacks is being organized by the Sri Lankan Catholic Church together with the Vatican behind closed doors, Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith