Two key players in Sri Lanka cricket team namely Wicket-Keeper Batsman Kusal Janith Perera and Fast Bowler Binura Fernando will be ruled out of the India series due to injuries, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said.

Companies in the EU may ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, a top European court has ruled.

The Habeas Corpus petition filed on behalf of Frontline Socialist Party Propaganda Secretary Duminda Nagamuwa seeking an interim order directing authorities to produce the Duminda Nagamuwa before Court forthwith will be taken up for support on July 1

A woman who made a false complaint to Supreme Court targeting a female lawyer over her professional conduct was ordered to pay a fine of Rs.300,000 by Supreme Court.

While revising the health regulations under the topic of relaxing travel restrictions, the Health Services Director General issued new set of guidelines that will take effect from today.

WhatsApp first officially confirmed the existence of multi-device support during an interview where both company chief Will Cathcart and Mark Zuckerberg were present. The early June confirmation provided WhatsApp fans a timeline for the launch of som

A chartered plane arrived in Sri Lanka this morning with more than 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility.

A blacksmith known as ’Yaka Baas’ and his assistant ’Chandi’ who have been manufacturing illegal weapons for the past 37 years, were arrested yesterday by the Anuradhapura police.

The emergency committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the “strong likelihood” for the emergence of more virulent and dangerous variants of coronavirus that may be more challenging to control.

Sri Lanka has identified oil and gas deposits currently valued US 240 billion, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said.

The proposed security sticker to be pasted on all locally manufactured liquor bottles, which had been delayed owing to technical reasons, will be commenced from August 15th, the Excise Department said yesterday.

Major General Priyantha Perera has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Army with effect from July 17.

While saying that Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETO) was active in Sri Lanka until recently, R. Demet Şekercioğlu, Ambassador of Turkey said the country will maintain its close cooperation with the Sri Lankan counterparts to prevent any poss

A 16-year-old girl who was hospitalized with burn injuries while working as a domestic helper at the house of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen in Borella has died at the Colombo National Hospital today, Police said.

A total of 50 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (14) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that those who protest against educational reforms should come up with proposals for a modern education system instead of advocating political motives.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today urged the Government to make a responsible statement on its policy and action plan on the foreign exchange crisis that the country is facing today without leaving the country, its resources and national secur

The Inter University Students Federation and Ceylon Teacher’s Union (CTU) today filed 15 Habeas Corpus petitions in Court of Appeal seeking an interim order directing authorities to produce 15 protestors before Court.

The Attorney General today informed Supreme Court that the Minister of Defence had declined to allow a request made by Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen to be restricted to his place of residence from CID custody.

A Fundamental Rights petition filed seeking an order preventing the Treasury Secretary from taking any steps to sell, lease or alienate state properties, vested with Selendiva Investments Limited Company was today fixed for September 21 by Supreme Co

A total of 19 new COVID-19 patients with the Indian variant known as Delta have been detected in several areas in the country, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr Hemantha Herath said.

Ten recognized Political Parties have so far submitted their proposals to the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to identify appropriate reforms

Following reports that former MP Ranjan Ramanayake’s belongings will have to be evicted from the MP’s official quarters in Madiwela next week, event organizer Chandimal Jayasinghe said that he will hand over one of his three houses to Ramanayake.

The Attorney-General assured Colombo High Court today that the progress of the investigations into the fire-ravaged container ship, X-Press Pearl vessel would be presented to the court on August 6.

Sri Lanka will receive its largest donation of COVID-19 vaccines this month after China has decided to grant 1.6 million Sinopharm doses to Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry.

Colombo city has been placed on high alert to brace itself from the spread of new COVID 19 mutations after 14 people were found with such mutations within the city a few days ago, Chief Medical officer Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Dr. Ruwan Wijaya

The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reportedly informed cricketer Dinesh Chandimal that he will be given an opportunity to meet SLC officials in due course.

PCR tests of sixteen people including the Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers Union, Joseph Stalin who are under quarantine at a centre in Mullaitivu for staging a protest, has come in negative for Covid-19.

Wildlife officers who informed the Leader of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa about the harm done to 12000 acres in the Yala National Park have been given immediate transfer orders, the Opposition Leader’s office alleged in a statement today.

The government’s intention is to conserve the Muthurajawela wetland as a protected zone and hand it over to the Wildlife Department, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.