National Transport Commission (NTC) advised all buses that transport school children under “Sisu Seriya” to provide service during GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination.

A total of 748 more Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 78,373, the Health Ministry said.

Sri Lanka Navy has rescued two fishermen aboard a dinghy that was swept away to the Indian waters today.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) had directed Non-bank Financial Institutions to grant loan facilities up to 80% for registered vehicles that have been used locally for more than a year after first registration.

The body of a 22-year old youth who disappeared while camping at the Narangala mountain in Badulla, was found during a search by the army and police this morning.

The US intelligence report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi says that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible, saying he approved the operation to capture or kill Khashoggi.

Chris Gayle is set to play for West Indies for the first time after March 2019 after being named in the national squad for 3-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

Two including a woman have been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) with 1 kg of heroin, 750g of Ice (methamphetamine) and over Rs.1.5 million in cash yesterday, police said.

A 24-year old youth was pushed to death under a moving bus on the Kandy-Udawela Road yesterday following a dispute.

Sri Lanka was to inform in writing to the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday about its decision to allow the burial of Muslim Covid-19 victims, Daily Mirror learns.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) working committee decided to appoint a committee of legal experts to carry out a broad study on the report of the Presidential Commission which probed the Easter Sunday attacks, Party Leader and Leader of Opposition S

The Colombo Magistrate yesterday ruled that there was no sufficient evidence to prove that final year law student and former Central province Governor Maithri Gunaratne’s son Migara Gunaratne had obstructed duties of the police.

Easter Sunday attacks have been staged in retaliation for the attack on the Mosque in Christchurch New Zealand and the attacks on ISIS in Syria, the report of the Presidential commission which probed the attack had revealed.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved Sri Lanka’s request for USD 180 million loan for the Covid-19 emergency and crisis response facility to be disbursed through the Bank of Ceylon (USD 90 million) and People’s Bank (USD 9

The COVID-19 death toll in Sri Lanka climbed to 464 with five more deaths being confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services, the Government Information Department said.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) said that it is relieved that the Government after a prolonged vacillation has finally restored the constitutionally protected fundamental, the right for burial of COVID-19 victims and suspected victims.

Health Ministry has decided to provide COVISHIELD vaccines to all those who are above 30 years in the Grama Niladhari Divisions in high risk COVID-19 spread areas in the Colombo and Gampaha Districts.

A total of 664 more Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 77,625, the Health Ministry said.

Former Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Anura Senanayake has passed away this afternoon, his family sources said.

China has commended the government of Sri Lanka for its efforts to actively promote and protect human rights, advance sustainable economic and social development, improve people’s living standard, protect the rights of the vulnerable groups, advanc

Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara has instructed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct an inquiry into the incident at the Peliyagoda Police Station where a law student, a son of former Central Province Governor Maithri Gunaratne

Attorney-at-law Charitha Gunaratne, son of former Central Province Governor Maithri Gunaratne said his brother Migara Gunaratne was allegedly came under assault by a group of policemen at the Peliyagoda Police Station.

The Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has unanimously decided to reject the final report of the Presidential Commission probing Easter Sunday attacks claiming that it was incomplete and the Commission had acted beyond its mand

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan took it to Twitter to thank the Sri Lankan leadership to allowing the burial of Muslim COVD-19 victims.

The 30-year-old son of a leading businessman died after jumping from the tenth floor of a leading private hospital in Kollupitiya yesterday, Police said.

Seven suspects who had involved in a robbery in which jeweleries worth Rs. 3.8 million were robbed from a shop in Trincomalee on February 8, have been arrested yesterday, police said.

A total of 315 Sri Lankan expatriate workers stranded in Oman returned to the country last evening from Muscat in Oman, the BIA Duty Manager said.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is to implement recommendations in a report tabled at the UN Human Rights Council, despite objections raised by Sri Lanka.

The people of the country did not expect such a report from the presidential commission appointed to probe the Easter Sunday attack, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

An attempt to lure underworld suspect ‘Athurugiriye Navy Ruwan’ to a trap by the Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel was failed when the suspect had fled after abandoning his vehicle in Wattala last evening.