Kalutara District UNP candidate Palitha Thewarapperuma, who threatened to withdraw his candidature, said today he would resume his election campaign as the Election Commission Chairman informed him that he could not legally do so.

The 12 officers attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), who were arrested for alleged drug trafficking charges, were ordered to be remanded till June 21 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratna today.

The National Elections Commission has so far received a total of 2,207 complaints regarding election law violations and violent activities, the Commission said.

All prisons across the country would remain closed for visitors until further notice following the detection of a Covid-19 inmate at the Welikada Prison, the Prisons Department said.

Sri Lanka and Maldives were today verified for having eliminated rubella, making them the first two countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve measles and rubella elimination ahead of the 2023 target.

An elephant mother has given birth to twin calves at the Minneriya National Park, Director Wildlife Health at Department of Wildlife Conservation Dr. Tharaka Prasad said.

The former LTTE cadre has succumbed to his injuries today, following an explosion at his house in Iyakkachchi, Kilinochchi. He was undergoing treatment at the Anuradhapura Hospital.

Two male bodies were recovered from the Denawaka river at Ganegama in Pelmadulla this morning.

New laws are to be introduced to make a colour code for school vans mandatory in future, the Transport Ministry said yesterday.

President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Concept paper on countering potential threats of ISIS, which was prepared by the officers attached to Chief of National Intelligence (CNI) in 2016, was submitted to then Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka, it was informed at the PCoI probing the

For the convenience of SLTB and private bus commuters, the National Transport Commission (NTC) yesterday launched a mobile App titled, ‘MYBUS SL’ with a multitude of facilities aimed at saving time, helping prearrange tours and prevent passengers

A five-member committee appointed to look into public complaints regarding the unreasonable increase in electricity tariffs during the curfew period, has reportedly proposed that relief measures be granted to electricity consumers, an official said y

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday pledged to grant public servants all benefits slashed by the government since the outbreak of COVID-19.

Kalutara District UNP candidate Palitha Thewarapperuma has threatened to withdraw his candidature because of being constantly harassed by the police since the general election was declared.

The prison inmates at the Welikada prison, who were subjected to PCR tests today, have tested negative for the COVID-19, Health Services Director General Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding in a television interview that he was in good health despite running a fever.

The bodies of three Sri Lankan migrant workers of the same family who are alleged to have been killed in Qatar were brought back to Sri Lanka today, Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) said.

While pointing out that the government was not in a position to obtain a two-thirds majority, the National People’s Power (NPP) said today it was responsibility of the people to use their votes to create a balance of power in Parliament because peo

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said a two thirds-majority was required to shut the ’saloon door’ and fix a metal door instead to establish a stronger government.

The Ministry of Finance, Economy and Policy Development said today the special interest rate of 15% payable to senior citizens for their fixed deposits had not been revised or reduced and would be continued to be paid as usual.

The five suspects who were arrested for allegedly harassing a Russian girl at Galle Face Green, Colombo, have been remanded until July 10 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today.

At least 174 inmates out of 250 personnel identified as contacts of the COVID-19 patient detected from the Welikada Prison have been subjected to PCR tests, the Prison Department said.

Attorney General Dappula De Livera has returned further 38 incomplete investigation files to the Acting IGP in respect of the suspects arrested in relation to the Easter Sunday attacks, AG’s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said

An owner of a hotel in Kesbewa was found murdered inside the hotel early this morning, police said.

Facebook has tightened the noose on misinformation in Sri Lanka which includes bringing on dedicated Sri Lankan policy and programs managers to engage with local stakeholders, Daily Mirror learns.

IP W.K. Saman Wasantha Kumara attached to the Police Narcotic Bureau, who was wanted by the CID over alleged involvement in drug trafficking, has surrendered to the Kadawatha Police a short while ago, police said.

Court of Appeal issued an interim order staying the operation of arrest warrants issued by Colombo Fort Magistrate against former Minister Ravi Karunanayake and six others in connection with alleged second bonds scam in 2016.

Krishan Nilanga Dabare alias ’ Beba’, a close associate of underworld figures ’Angoda Lokka’ and ’Athurugiriya Ladiya’ had been arrested by the STF while in possession of heroin in Athurugiriya last night.

The CID today released a picture of IP W.K. Saman Wasantha Kumara (49) who was attached to the Police Narcotic Bureau, seeking public assistance to locate and arrest him over alleged drug trafficking offenses.