Security has been beefed up at the Bandaranaike and Mattala airports after a threatening email was received over a possible attack, a senior official told Daily Mirror.

The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners has lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today urging the immediate arrest of State Minister Lohan Ratwatte over allegedly threatening Tamil prisoners at the Anuradhapur

Claiming that the resignation of State Minister Lohan Ratwatte was not at all sufficient over his involvement in the incidents in Welikada and Anuradhapura prisons, Lawyers of National Peoples’ Power (NPP) said today that he should be arrested imme

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today denied media reports that certain players in the national team that played in the T20I series against South Africa did not fully commit themselves or deliberately underperformed on the field.

The Bambalapitiya Police have launched an investigation against  Hambantota Mayor Eraj Fernando in connection with an alleged assault, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.

The life members and committee members of the Ceylon Scout Council have filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court challenging appointment of Deputy Chief Commissioner Janaprith Fernando to the post of Chief Commissioner of the Ceylon S

A delegation of European Commission, the body with authority to decide on the extension of the trade faculty called ‘GSP +’ will arrive in Sri Lanka on September for a fact finding mission , Foreign Secretary Prof. Jayanath Kolombage said.

While commenting that the younger population aged from 20 to 29 show a great reluctance in receiving the COVID jab in the Colombo City, CMC Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Ruwan Wijemuni said that only 20% of the estimated youth population had s

The officers of the Sri Lanka Customs Preventive Division seized a 20-foot container with dried ginger, black gram and palm sugar while being attempted to smuggle into the country, Customs Deputy Director (Legal) and Media Spokesman Sudattha Silva s

Mrs. Sri Lanka World 2021, Pushpika De Silva yesterday denied allegations that it was she who was present with Ratwatte at the Welikada Prison premises.

A doctor attached to the Katugastota hospital died yesterday while receiving treatment at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital after contracting COVID-19, hospital director Dr. Arjuna Thilekerathne said.

New data from Moderna Inc’s (MRNA.O) large COVID-19 vaccine trial shows that the protection it offers wanes over time, supporting the case for booster doses, the company said in a news release on Wednesday.

Eleven Tamil prisoners who are held at the Anuradhapura Prison have sought a meeting with Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Namal Rajapaksa to discuss some immediate concerns, the Daily Mirror learns.

Unvaccinated people above 30 years of age will no longer be permitted to enter Bandarawela and Mannar Towns with effect from today (15), health officials said.

Five suspects have been arrested while two policemen sustained injuries during a raid on a heroin hideout at Dematagoda this evening, police said.

A total of 132 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (14) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 11,699.

Sri Lanka’s embarrassing defeat to South Africa in the T20I series has made their chances of winning the upcoming World Cup a distant dream, and qualifying for it, playing against the likes of Ireland, Netherlands and Namibia, a fair challenge.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the US Ravinatha Aryasinha briefed the Special Assistant to the US President on the initiatives taken by the Government to address the concerns on accountability, reconciliation, measures on preceding Human Rights Commissio

A 26-year-old suspect from Uppuveli in Trincomalee had been arrested over the incident where a hand grenade was found at a private hospital in Narahenpita.

Exploring and discovering oil and gas resources in the Mannar Basin in Sri Lanka is the only way to get rid of the US$47 billion in foreign debt currently affected by the government and other institutions in the country, Power Minister Udaya Gammanpi

The knowledge that children acquire can not be wiped out due to any disaster or actions of any individual. Therefore, the Education Ministry is committed to the development of children’s knowledge, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said.

The reopening of the schools would be done within the next two weeks, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

Preliminary steps have been taken by the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to establish the fifth seismic station in the Western Province (WP) to measure tremor activities in and around Sri Lanka, the Environment Ministry said.

The COVID-19 patients who have been diagnosed with ‘Black fungus’ have been detected from several areas of the country, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr Hemantha Herath said.

Medical Technical Services Director Dr. Anver Hamdani said that the Oddamavadi burial grounds in Batticaloa have room only to bury about 2,000 COVID-19 victims.

The Tamil National Alliance has called on the government to immediately remove State Minister for Prison Management, Lohan Ratwatta and have him arrested and charged after an immediate inquiry for allegedly threatening to kill prisoners in Anuradhapu

State Minister of Prisons Management and Prisoners’ rehabilitation, Lohan Ratwatte who has been caught in a controversy over allegedly threatening Tamil prisoners at the Anuradhapura Prison on Sunday, yesterday tendered his resignation to President

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) today called for the immediate resignation of State Minister of Prison Management and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation Lohan Ratwatte and for the authorities to initiate a credible investigation into the alleged in

A 25-year old girl, an aspirant to become a nun at a convent in Galle was found hanging from an upstair window inside the convent last night, the Police said.

Chairman of the Paddy Marketing Board Dr. Jatal Mannapperuma has resigned from the post.