The Environment Minister has said that the Ministry will take steps to promote the use of bicycles as one of the steps to reduce air pollution.

Nearly 6,000 COVID-19 infections have been reported within seven days showcasing the higher transmissibility of the Omicron variant which is spreading rapidly across the country.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today filed a Special Determination petition in Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the bill titled “Special Goods and Services Tax”.

Stealing money from Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s account clearly show the escalation of thefts, frauds and corruption in the country, JVP MP Vijitha Herath said today.

The Supreme Court today issued an Interim Order suspending the operation of Prevention of Terrorism (De-radicalization from holding violent extremist religious ideology) Regulations No. 01 of 2021, which was published by way of gazette notification o

The Sapugaskanda oil refinery will be late in resuming its operations due to a delay in opening Letters of Credit (LCs) to procure the required crude oil, Energy Ministry Secretary K. D. R. Olga said.

Rumesh Ratnayake was appointed as the interim coach of the National Cricket Team for the upcoming Sri Lanka Tour of Australia.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday urged the Union government to prevail upon the Sri Lankan government to stop the auctioning of boats seized by it and end the attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) today informed court that it has advised the LPG gas cylinder supplying companies namely Litro Gas and Laughs Gas Companies to accept partially used suspected gas cylinders returned by consumers.

The Sri Lanka Cricket today announced the 20-member squad for the ‘Sri Lanka Tour of Australia 2022.’

Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) M.M.C Ferdinando has tendered his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa citing personal reasons.

There is no inspection carried out in Sri Lanka about the quality of cement while being imported into the country, the National Construction Association of Sri Lanka (NCASL) said.

Wildlife in Sri Lanka is at risk owing to an internal battle with some senior officials even refusing to take instructions from the subject Minister, Daily Mirror learns.

A Chinese company embroiled in a dispute with Sri Lanka over organic fertilizer, has made a formal complaint with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

To show the inefficiency of the railway department, it suddenly cancelled the Colombo Fort-Badulla night mail train, which was scheduled to leave Fort station at 10.00 pm yesterday, Railway Station Masters’ Union (RSMU) President Sumedha Somaratne

One of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Secretaries, who was appointed last year to office, has been sacked from his position for allegedly committing financial fraud amounting to millions of rupees from the Prime Minister’s bank account, the D

The remains of the late Consul General of Sri Lanka in Milan, Visharada Neela Wickramasinghe, who passed away on January 17, 2022 due to a sudden illness, will be flown to Sri Lanka tomorrow, the Foreign Ministry said.

Wholesale vegetable prices still remain relatively high in Manning Market, Colombo, compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, traders say.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa underwent a minor spinal surgery at the Nawaloka Hospital on Monday and is recovering well from the procedure, health sources told Daily Mirror today.

Whilst stating that people in this country need a change as Sri Lanka has been included among the top 15 nations with the highest food inflation rate, the UNP seniors today told the people to get ready for a change.

Colombo Magistrate today ordered that the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) should conduct impartial and unbiased investigations into the

The Opposition which did not build a single power plant in the country during their rule is now making various remarks on the power crisis, said State Minister Kanaka Herath.

President Joe Biden was heard calling a reporter from the Fox channel a ’’stupid son of a bitch’’ on a hot microphone following a White House event Monday afternoon.

There is no need of imposing power cuts until Thursday (27) as sufficient fuel stocks have been received, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said.

Total number of Sri Lankan MPs who were infected with COVID 19 since the pandemic hit Sri Lanka, had reached 40.

Senior DIG Ajith Rohana has been appointed as the senior Police Spokesperson, Police said today.

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) will conduct an e-waste collection programme at 40 locations in the Western Province (WP) on Friday, January 28 and Saturday, January 29.

The Sri Lankan government has planned to auction at least 105 boats seized from Tamil Nadu fishermen over the years, sparking outrage and concern among the State’s fishing community.

Just like the Delta variant became the predominant variant the previous year, there was a high risk of the Omicron variant becoming the predominant variant in the future, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has stated.

The Japanese Government would help Sri Lanka to reduce the use of polythene and plastics and provide technical assistance in recycling them, the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Hideaki Mizukoshi said.