The body of black leopard, who died after being rescued in the Laxapana Estate, Nallathanniya while trapped in a snare, is to be sent to the Colombo National Museum, Wildlife Conservation Department Director General M.G.C. Sooriyabandara said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has emphasized that crimes operated by underworld kingpins and drug mafia from prisons must be put to an end without delay.

Former State Minister of Environment Ajith Mannapperuma, along with former MPs S.M. Marikkar and Hirunika Premachandra, said today the true reason for the washing away of the Mount Lavinia beach was the use of a faulty method to fill up the coast.

Despite severe backlash from environmentalists, the Coast Conservation Department (CCD) reiterated today that the Colombo South beach nourishment project was a success.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa issued directives to Governors and Local Government authorities to prepare a mechanism to control imminent dengue outbreak with the receding of prevailing rainy weather conditions, Pre

The decision on whether to grant leave for the Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the General Elections date, to be announced by the Supreme Court at 3pm tomorrow.

The countrywide sale of liquor and all alcoholic beverages will be banned in view of Poson Poya on June 5 and 6, the Excise Department announced. It said the order will prevail on all wine shops, bars, restaurants, taverns and hotels around the count

Attorney General Dappula De Livera directed the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) Director to obtain a warrant and arrest Former OIC of the Welikada Police ASP Sudath Asmadala for allegedly fabricating evidence in the Rajagiriya Accident Case of 2016, th

Anuj Pujitha Gunawardena, a Sri Lankan who was rejected by the Sri Lanka Army twice, is currently serving in the Advanced Attack Helicopter Divison in the US Army.

Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said today the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test would be conducted on all passengers arriving in the country from today ( June1) at the Katunayaka airport and that all those who come to Sri Lanka will be either hospita

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that Pakistan now has the cheapest fuel cost comparing other states in South Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, Dunya News reported.

All temporary residents in Colombo and its suburbs should register with the nearest police station, Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the Minister of Social Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development, the portfolio previously held by late Minister Arumugam Thondaman.

Indian Navy ship INS Jalashwa arrived at the Colombo Port this morning to bring back 700 stranded Indians under the second phase of Operation ’’Samudra Setu’’ as a part of the ’’Vande Bharat’’ mission.

The consideration of the Fundamental Right petitions filed challenging the General Elections date commenced before the Supreme Court for the 10th day today.

Former Minister Harsha de Silva challenged former Minister Basil Rajapaksa for a public debate on the steps taken by the government to secure employment of private sector workers.

The newly introduced guidelines for the ‘new normal’ has drawn flak for having more grey areas than clarity, resulting in spreading more confusion among the public.

A 45-year-old male, who returned from Kuwait and being treated at the Homagama hospital has died due to Covid-19, reporting the eleventh death from the virus infection in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry said.

Mayoress of Colombo Rosy Senanayake yesterday denied reports that the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) decided to kill stray dogs that are loitering in Viharamahadevi Park and within the Colombo City as a whole.

While condemning the actions of certain individuals of late Minister Arumugam Thondamn’s party in coercing DGHS Dr. Anil Jasinghe, the Public Health Inspectors’ Union said legal actions should be taken against those who disrupted the working of t

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated investigations into NGOs which have been registered during the term of the previous government without following the due procedures, an official said yesterday.

The Supreme Court had extended interim injunction order till October 15, issued suspending the enforcement of the decision taken by former President Maithripala Sirisena to execute heroin traffickers sentenced to death by the High Court.

The washing away of sand heaps, which was filled for the construction of the artificial beach between Kalutara and Mount Lavinia, was not sea erosion but the method adopted in creating artificial beaches using natural forces, the Coast Conservation D

The Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan said it continues to closely monitor the Covid-19 situation in Jordan and is taking all requisite measures to ensure the welfare of Sri Lankans there.

One person was injured when a motorcycle collided with former State Minister of Tourism Promotion Arundika Fernando’s jeep at Dunkannawa in Marawila last night.

Sri Lanka CERT|CC has confirmed that a couple of websites in Sri Lanka have been defaced by a group of activists and that no data breach has occurred in this attempt to deface the websites.

The 34-year old L.J.H. Wimalaweera alias ’Konda Janith’ has been arrested by the STF over the shooting incident at a hotel in Soysapura, Moratuwa, Police said.

While reassuring that the repatriation of migrant workers from the Middle East as well as other regions will continue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said it is proposed to explore the possibility of getting PCR tests done prior to boarding al

14 families have been placed under quarantine in and around Horana, after an army solider who visited the area a few days ago tested positive for COVID-19, the police said.

The Land Settlement Department yesterday requested their district ‘Bim Saviya’ offices to report all their issues arising surveying lands and when issuing title registrations under the Bim Saviya survey programme, to the head office.