The European Union had assured that it would continue with the GSP+ tax concessions to Sri Lanka until 2023, Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said today.

Nine persons have been arrested for illegally interfering with passengers at the Bandaranaike International Airport by the STF yesterday.

Two women from Sri Lanka were among those killed in an horrific bus crash in Abu Dhabi last week, officials confirmed yesterday.

Prince Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and will not receive public funds for royal duties, Buckingham Palace has announced.

National Security Advisor of India, Ajith Doval, met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today and pledged USD 50 million to Sri Lankan security forces to strengthen defence cooperation.

Following the surprising revelation by UNP MP Harin Fernando that there were numerous recordings of conversations with current government members in MP Ranjan Ramanayake’s possession as well, the Daily Mirror learns that some ruling MPs had held in

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday informed the United Nations Resident Coordinator Hanna Singer his government would give support to families of missing persons in order to continue with their lives, despite the Tamil Politicians’ objections.

The Government, which lifted the ban on civilian drones, yesterday, is to introduce new regulations on drone operations, which was banned in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attack in mid-April, last year, defence.lk said.

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said that there was no ban on Tamil Nadu actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth from visiting Sri Lanka.

Leaders of political parties which were allies of the UNP have decided to form a new alliance under the leadership of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and contest the next general election.

Nugegoda Magistrate U.K. Palpola yesterday ordered the Attorney General to report to the court after examining whether the audio recordings of former state minister Ranjan Ramanayake were released to the media when they were in police custody and in

Parliament is likely to be dissolved on March 2 so that the general elections can be conducted by the end of April, a top government source said yesterday.

While stating that they want a legitimate change of leadership in the UNP, the MPs who are currently lobbying for a change in the party yesterday said they were hopeful that party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will take a positive step in this regard d

China has sought to improve its bilateral relations with Sri Lanka to form comprehensive strategic partnership, Daily Mirror learns.

Officials of the Criminal Investigation Department yesterday requested the Kurunegala Magistrates’ Court to order Doctor Shafi Shihabdeen to return the recordings of the CCTV camera found at his house which should be a special court production unde

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said no air force in the world has experience on air strikes against the terrorists than the Air Force of Sri Lanka.

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has found that a large number of traders, business establishments and bakeries do not pass the VAT reduction benefits to the consumer and as such the IRD would round up errant commercial establishments with the ass

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today said the Power and Energy Minister would assign a team of engineers to investigate the activities of the Norochcholai Power Plant.

Referring to the video footage circulating on social media, where an elephant was allegedly slapped with sticks by the keeper at Bellanwila Temple in Colombo, a spokesman of the temple told Daily Mirror that it was an incident which had been exaggera

UNP MP Hirunika Premachandra today claimed that the leaked second phone recording clip said to be of her and MP Ranjan Ramanayake was maliciously edited and vowed to take legal action against those who published the clips.

Ukraine’s prime minister, Oleksiy Honcharuk, has submitted his resignation after an audio recording suggested he had criticised the president, but then appeared to say in comments to Reuters that he might stay in his job.

The Colombo High Court Trial- at- bar today discharged five accused from 7,573 charges levelled against them by Attorney General Dappula de Livera in the Avant Garde illegal arms transportation case.

Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi, who was in remand custody, was granted bail by the Colombo High Court today.

The ban on operation of drones within Sri Lankan airspace has been lifted, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said.

The Colombo High Court today sentenced former Akuressa PS Chairman Saruwa Liyanage Sunil to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old girl in 2012.

Australian Police have charged seven people including five Sri Lankans following a series of pick-pocketing and theft offences on train and tram networks and at popular shopping precincts across Melbourne’s CBD over the past two months, Victoria po

Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne today fixed January 21 to deliver the ruling on the revision application filed by the Attorney General (AG) against the order of the Chief Magistrate to grant bail to former minister Rajitha Senaratne.

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge was removed as the SLFP organizer for the Attanagalla electorate, SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara said today.

UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake, who is in remand custody, was brought to Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court this morning over the unlicensed firearm case.

Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne arrived at the Colombo High Court a short while ago over a revision application filed by the Attorney General (AG) against the order of the Chief Magistrate granting bail to Mr. Senaratne.