The Court of Appeal today postponed further hearing of the petition on changing Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) constitution till June 08 and ordered the respondents to file objections on the same day.

Health Guidelines and health care recommendations should be strictly followed when transporting school children by public transport facility, Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

The UK Metropolitan Police officers clashed with a group of LTTE supporters in Kenton North-West London, on Sunday, British media reported.

Former MP M.M .Zuhair said yesterday it would be unlawful to ban Burqas and Madrasas.

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has announced that senior citizens over the age of 60 who are residing within the Colombo city limits can reserve a time online to receive COVISHIELD vaccine.

India is reported to have conveyed that it will not do any injustice to Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), a top source said yesterday.

While claiming that import tax on sugar was reduced not to benefit the people but to commit fraud, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday urged the government to initiate a special investigation and implement the law against all those involved

A 33-year-old Sri Lankan woman, who was being detained at an Immigration detention Centre in Nagoya, Japan had died on March 6, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Tokyo said yesterday.

Sri Lanka Legends have thrashed the England Legends by 6 wickets in their last round robin league match of the ongoing Road Safety World Series T20 to finish at the top of the points table.

The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today condemned the use of lion flag for rugs and slippers by a foreign company and urged the government to express its displeasure to the relevant country through diplomatic channels.

Steps will be taken to promote 209 qualified Chief Inspectors of Police to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) by the end of this month, Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera said.

Asserting that the resolution to be moved at the UNHRC is an infringement of sovereignty of Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardane said it was an unfriendly act by the United Kingdom to lead a core-group sponsoring it.

A total number of 45 corpses of those succumbed to COVID-19 have been buried so far, Army Commander Gen Shavendra Silva stated.

Loans and leasing relief packages provided for those who are engaged in the tourism sector due to the COVID epidemic, have been extended by another six months, the Tourism Ministry said.

Underworld linchpin and druglord Rajapaksa Arachchige Dinuka Madushan alias ’Keselwatte Dinuka’ has reportedly died in Dubai.

The schools in the Western Province (WP) will reopen tomorrow for Grades five, eleven and thirteen, Education Ministry Secretary Prof. Kapila Perera said

UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel has been ordered by a secretive tribunal to review the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), one of the world’s most dangerous terrorist groups.

The Government has not suspended the import of utility vehicle which contribute heavily to the country’s development activities, but not the vehicles for personal use, Finance Ministry Secretary of S.R. Attygalle said.

A five-member team of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headed by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) has been appointed to inquire into the controversial statement made by former Western Province Governor Azath Salley.

The GCE Advanced Level and Grade 5 scholarship examinations will not be held as scheduled this August, owing to the syllabi were not fully covered to prepare for the examinations, the Commissioner General of the Department of Examinations Sanath Puji

The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors’ Association (SLPHIA) today warned that there would be a risk of third wave of COVID pandemic emerging in the country if the Government and Health Ministry do not act wisely by issuing relevant health guidelin

The Core Group of countries have prepared the final draft of the resolution on Sri Lanka to be moved at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Daily Mirror learns.

While claiming that former Western Province Governor Azath Salley’s recent statement would lead to religious extremism, Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara said Azath Salley should be arrested for making such statement.

One COVID-19 death was reported today increasing the death toll to 526, the Government Information Department said.

Current school curricula are outdated and they are not designed to fit the society, Education Minister G.L. Pieris said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken on phone with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today and discussed issue of cooperation, Indian media reported.

The advertisement on the sale of non slip doormats with the print of Sri Lanka’s national flag has been removed from the Amazon site after the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on the matter.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he strongly believed that the country needed a herd of tamed elephants as it is part of our culture of Perahera tradition and instructed the officials to hold discussions with the owners of the tamed elephants i

Power Minister Dullas Alahapperuma yesterday said, he was moving towards a pattern of generating electricity using solar energy and wind power, targeting the dry climatic conditions.

Wildlife Conservators in Anuradhapura said the death toll of wild elephants in accidents was increasing in alarming proportions and that three wild elephants in the area had been electrocuted to death in cultivated land for the last five days.