It is more important to focus on the crisis situation that has arisen in the country rather than harping on crisis situations in political parties, former State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said his party had fielded a large number of new faces as candidates for this year’s general election as it had listened to the people’s wishes. Addressing a meeting of the

A special operation was launched yesterday by the Police to take down illegal cut-outs, banners and posters displayed for the General Election.

The government will introduce new legislation to curb ‘the leasing mafia’ or the unlawful activities of the disorganised financial market, a minister said.

Two males aged 22 and 20 died, after drowning in the Walawe river in Welipotha Yaya, Balangoda today, police said.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said all candidates contesting the upcoming General Elections and all political party leaders should sign a legal document ensuring that no health guidelines on COVID-19 would be violated during t

A fire broke out on the upper floor of Kegalle Public Market building this evening and has caused considerable damage to the premises.

Some 7000 Sri Lankan expatriates who had requested to be repatriated have returned to the island, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide on Sunday, said police. The 34-year-old actor was found hanging in his house in Mumbai on Sunday.

Tarinda Ratwatte, the 24-year-old who allegedly drove the Defender vehicle involved in the accident on June 11 in which PC Sithum Alahapperuma was critically injured, was arrested today.

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Rome and the Consulate General Office in Milan have arranged facilities to cater to over 10,000 Sri Lankans who would seek consular assistance in the process of regularising their visa status under “Sanatoria 2020” spe

The government is considering the reopening of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake prior to August 1,Tourism and Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said.

Less than 24 hours after a white police officer shot and killed an African-American man outside a fast-food restaurant, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta announced on Saturday that the city’s police chief had resigned, NY Times reported.

The Police Constable attached to the State Intelligence Services (SIS), who foiled the Rs.7.9 million robbery at the National Hospital, died this morning while receiving treatment at the ICU of the National Hospital following a road accident at Bamba

China has reported its highest daily total of new coronavirus cases in two months after Beijing’s largest wholesale food market was shut down following a rise in local infections.

Over 85,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka, Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) said.

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara believes Virat Kohli can be the greatest cricketer after former Australia batsman Sir Donald Bradman. Bradman is widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time.

Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can think about hosting Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 overseas in either Sri Lanka or the UAE, given the two cricket boards have offered to host the

LAHORE: If the men’s Asia Cup goes ahead this year, it will likely take place in Sri Lanka.

The examinations of fourth year students of all universities in the country will commence from June 22nd, the University Grants Commission (UGC) announced today.

Power, Energy and Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said he would urge President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Cabinet to conduct a thorough assessment of the interest rates charged by Finance Companies and those em

Curfew will be effective only between 12 midnight to 4 am daily in all the districts in the country from tomorrow (14) onwards until further notice, Presidential Media Division said.

Chairman of the Elections Commission (EC) Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday said that the EC was yet to decide on the dates of marking of postal votes and the certain media reports that the dates for postal voting have been announced was totally false and

The objects were found in a cave(Fa-Hien) in Sri Lanka and include the oldest known bow-and-arrow technology outside Africa, dating back to 48,000 years ago, new research published in the journal Science Advances revealed.

The Elections Commission (EC) has decided to conduct mock polls at 15 more areas during the next few days to work out the logistics involved in conducting a general election under the pandemic situation in the country.

Police on duty at the Colombo National Hospital on August 27, 2018 had failed to conduct a thorough inspection when Zaharan Hashim’s brother Rilwan was admitted to the hospital with blast injuries and this led to the escape of a major suicide bombe

The Cabinet has decided to provide relief to the tourist industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

Church services are likely to begin from Sunday with the government deciding to allow religious observances at places of worship with the congregation limited to 50.

As the method adopted by the leasing companies to seize vehicles of those who had failed to pay their loan installments is unlawful, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the Police that no room should be left to continue this practice, the Presid

Following corporate, individual donations and direct deposits, ‘ITUKAMA’ COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund balance has surpassed Rs.1,378 million, the President’s Media Division said.