Former United National Party (UNP) Minister Mangala Samaraweera has decided to step down from the politics of being a member of parliament.

In line with the Government’s decision to re-open all government schools from June 29 in four stages, all Catholic schools will also be re-opened on the same dates, National Director of Catholic Schools Fr. Ivan Perera said.

The Advanced Level examination will be held from September 7 to October 2 while the Grade 5 scholarship examination will be held on September 13, the Education Ministry said.

Putting an end to the long school vacation, all government schools will reopen from June 29 in four stages, the Education Ministry announced today.

Sri Lanka’s fast bowler Shehan Madushanka, who was remanded on charges of possessing heroin, was further remanded till June 23 by Kuliyapitiya Magistrate Janani Shashikala Wijethunga today.

A 33-year-old doctor who was undergoing training to be a specialist was arrested with Rs.7.9 million worth of cash brought to the National Hospital, Colombo, Senior DIG Deshabandu Thennakoon said.

A total of 53 individuals including Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Politburo members Duminda Nagamuwa and Kumar Gunaratnam have been arrested for protesting outside the US Embassy in Kollupitiya violating a court order, Police Spokesman SP Jaliya Se

The Supreme Court today rejected the petition seeking cancellation of nomination submitted by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

Sixty-seven more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from hospitals today increasing the total number of recovered patients in Sri Lanka to 1,057, the Health Ministry said.

The extraordinary gazette with preferential numbers of candidates contesting the General Elections 2020 was published by the Government Printing Department a short while ago.

A Police Constable attached to the Thalangama Police was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the main suspect who shot at underworld figure ‘Sunshine Sudda’ in Weligama.

Sri Lanka has raised concerns regarding the allegations made in a press release issued by the UN Human Rights High Commissioner on June 03 regarding “clampdown” of freedom of expression during COVID-19, in which a reference had been made to Sri L

An associate of the main suspect of Easter Sunday attacks, Zahran Hashim and Abusali Abubakar, has been arrested by the STF in Pulmudai yesterday.

Final rites of three Sri Lankan migrant workers died last week in South Korea have been conducted in Korea itself due to COVID-19 related health concerns, Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) confirmed to Daily Mirror.

Curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 04:00 a.m. will continue daily until further notice and will not be lifted this week in order to avoid public gatherings, a government official told Daily Mirror yesterday.

All PCR tests at BIA are conducted by the Health Ministry within minutes after passengers pass the immigration counter, Airport and Aviation Services Chairman G.A. Chandrasiri told Daily Mirror yesterday, adding that the samples are then sent to the

The printing of candidates’ preferential numbers is in progress, Government Printer Mrs. Gangani Liyanage said, adding that the printing of preferential numbers in six districts and of dual ballot papers had already been completed.

The Presidential Secretariat said today that attempts made to influence government institutions by alleging connections to the President, must be brought to notice.

There will be only two main political parties to contest this year’s general election, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told several UNP-led trade union members this morning at the party headquarters in Sirikotha.

The burial of those who succumb to COVID-19 is an environmental prejudice, Professor of Geology Ms. Methika Withanage told the Supreme Court (SC) today while submitting a report.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today issued an order preventing a protest organised by the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), condemning the murder of George Floyd, from taking place outside the US Embassy.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today public sector officials including board members of State corporations and statutory bodies as well as members of director boards appointed by his government should refrain from engaging in propaganda of any pol

A decision on the date of the General Elections would be made this week, Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said today.

The Court of Appeal has issued an interim order suspending the hearing of Magistrate’s Court case filed against interdicted High Court Judge Gihan Pilapitiya.

Forty-nine more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from hospitals today increasing the total number of recovered patients in Sri Lanka to 990, the Health Ministry said.

The Government had reportedly suspended repatriating Sri Lankans who were stranded in the Middle East until the General Elections were over, Jathika Samagi Balawegaya Colombo District candidate Dr Harsha de Silva alleged today.

The meeting of the representatives of the UNP-led trade unions and party seniors held at Sirikotha was disrupted today when some participants became aggressive, party sources said.

The all twenty-one COVID-19 patients reported yesterday were Sri Lankan returnees from foreign countries, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTD) has issued tourism operational guidelines as a move to resume tourism sector.

Suspicion surrounds ‘UFO’ sightings in various parts of the country last week with Professor Chandana Jayaratne, a Professor in Physics at the Department of Physics at the University of Colombo saying there is no evidence to prove anything.