The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has instructed Secretary to the Ministry of Sports Anuradha Wijekoon to take legal action if any of the former members of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Executive Committee were found guilty.

While condemning the media reports, the Forest Conservation Department (FCD) said that there was no truth behind clearing an elephant corridor in the Sinharaja Forest Reserve for the construction of a hotel.

There is always a possibility of emerging new COVID clusters in the country and thus, the risk of the virus spreading in society still exists, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera emphasized.

The Meeting of the Padukka Development Committee came to an abrupt halt due to a clash between the Committee Chairman Parliamentarian Jagath Kumara and the members of the committee. The tense atmosphere compelled the chairman to suspend the meeting a

The Chicken Marketers’ Association (CMA) today said it is forced to increase the selling price of a kilogramme of chicken to Rs. 800 due to the price increase by poultry farmers.

Attorney General Dappula De Livera has authorized the Proscription of eleven Islamic Organisations connected to extremist activities, AG’s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne.

The winner of Mrs Sri Lanka for Mrs. World Pushpika De Silva yesterday said that she may enter politics in the future. This may be possible now that Pushpika has received widespread publicity following the brawl on Sunday evening, with her even landi

All retail liquor outlets except licensed hotels and tourists’ boutiques will be closed on April 13th & 14th in view of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year, the Excise Department said.

Parliament went into an uproar this morning when the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) stormed into the Speaker’s Chair against the latter’s decision to inform the Commission of Elections that MP Ranjan Ramanayake has ceased to be an MP.

The sun is expected to be directly over Sri Lanka from Monday (5) up to April 14, as a result of its apparent northward relative motion, the Department of Meteorology said today.

People diagnosed with Covid-19 in the previous six months were more likely to develop depression, dementia, psychosis and stroke, researchers have found.

The body of a male found with cut wounds near a house on the Galle Road in the Mount Lavinia today.

Five Chinese nationals including a female have been arrested for operating an illegal gambling centre at Lauris Road in Bambalapitiya last night.

Secretary General of Parliament has informed Chairman of the Elections Commission that MP Ranjan Ramanayake ceased to be a member of Parliament in terms of the provisions of the Constitution, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane informed Parliament today

Two suspects were arrested yesterday by the officers of the Colombo Crimes Division for accepting a ransom from a Buddhist monk at Moratuwa, the police said.

The Cinnamon Gardens Police has launched an investigation into the brawl which erupted at the Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant in Colombo on Sunday night after uncrowned Mrs. Sri Lanka Pushpika De Silva lodged a complaint against reigning Mrs. World Caroline J

A trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine on children has stopped giving out jabs while the UK’s medicines regulator investigates a possible link with rare blood clots in adults.

Saudi authorities said Monday that only people immunised against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round Umrah pilgrimage, starting from the holy month of Ramadan.

The Mrs.world International pageant will go ahead in Sri Lanka as scheduled in December and the recent incident where the reigning Mrs. World, Caroline Jurie uncrowned Mrs Sri Lanka, attracting international attention will not have any impact, nation

Two more COVID-19 related deaths were reported today taking the death toll in the country to 588, the Government Information Department said.

The enactment of a new piece of legislation for conducting early elections to the Provincial Councils still hangs in the balance since the allies of the ruling party are yet to reach consensus on the provisions of it, Daily Mirror learns.

The Government will not endorse the comments made by the Director General of Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI), Cabinet Spokesman- Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today.

Nearly 3,000 additional buses and 53 trains will be added to the present fleet to enhance transport facilities for the public during the festive season starting from April 9 to 16, State Minister of Motor Traffic, and Transport Dilum Amunugama said.

Attorney General Dappula De Livera has directed the IGP to arrest three police officers including an ASP in connection with the death of notorious gangster Buddika Prasad Gamage alias “Army Suranga” while in police custody.

Due to the lack of junior employee at railways stations, the Station Masters have decided to refrain from delivering parcels from tomorrow onwards, the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLSMU) said.

Permission will be granted to resume private tuition classes in the Western Province after April 12 in accordance with the health guidelines, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said today.

The intelligence services have identified Naufer Moulavi as the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday terror attack, Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara said today.

Arrangements have been made to re-freight six containers of crude coconut oil imported by Katana Mills, the Customs said.

Israel and Sri Lanka are expected to commence direct flights between the two countries soon, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranathunga said.

Reigning Mrs. World Caroline Jurie, uncrowned Mrs. Sri Lanka Pushpika De Silva and National Director of Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World pageant, Chandimal Jayasingha all arrived at the Cinnamon Gardens Police a short while ago to give a statement after