Popular stage, teledrama and film actor Gamini Samarakoon passed away today.

The U.S. and Iran held technical talks ​in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of ‌Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of A.L.K. Wijemannage as the new Director General of the Meteorology Department with immediate effect.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the publication of the Rabies Eradication and Dog Registration Bill in the Government Gazette before it is presented to Parliament for approval.

The Cabinet has approved the implementation of a programme to provide a pair of footwear each to selected school students, as well as to lay and monastic students of Pirivenas and Seelamathas for the year 2027.

Afghanistan’s Taliban says they have launched air strikes on Pakistani territory, as Islamabad said its forces had intercepted four rudimentary drones in the southern province of Balochistan.

The Cabinet has approved a proposal submitted by the Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister to revise bus fares in line with recent fuel price changes that came into effect on June 30, 2026.

Public Administration, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Chandana Abayaratne said that when citizens are unable to access government services in a language they understand, they may feel marginalised within their own country.

The National Zoological Gardens Department will announce the selected names for the two lion cubs born recently at the Dehiwala National Zoological Park, which have attracted widespread public attention and affection. The names were selected from sug

The National Zoolical Gardens Department has announced a special opportunity for schoolchildren to name the Nile hippopotamus calf recently born at the Dehiwala National Zoological Park as part of the zoo’s 90th anniversary celebrations.

Sri Lanka faces a 63% probability of a strong El Niño and a 33% probability of a weak El Niño, according to the latest assessment.

More than 1,000 deaths in Spain were attributed to the recent heatwave that roasted Europe, as the country posted the hottest first six months ever recorded, officials said on July 1.

Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, participated in the Second Extraordinary Consistory convened by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on June 26 and 27.

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay, who launched a hunger strike while in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over the Easter Sunday terror attack investigations, has decided to end his fast on the a

Despite the completion of repair and maintenance work on the Talaimannar railway line, which was damaged by severe weather last year, train services have yet to resume, drawing criticism from railway trade unions.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today further remanded Sugeeshwara Bandara, leader of the Nava Janatha Peramuna and former private secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, till July 8 over allegations that he received salaries for t

Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, who was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment in connection with four corruption cases, has filed four separate appeals before the Court of Appeal challenging the Colombo High Court judgment

Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) officers in the Western Province whose transfer orders do not specify an effective date will be transferred from August 1, 2026, without having to wait for their successors to assume duties, according to a notifi

Sri Lanka’s dengue caseload has exceeded 55,000, with June alone accounting for more than 21,500 infections, according to the latest figures released by the National Dengue Surveillance System.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$200 million emergency assistance package to help Sri Lanka rebuild infrastructure, restore livelihoods and support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

It is with humour that I listened to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake deliver his almost monthly speech in Parliament last week stating that if the media does not come out of the garbage pile they are in, they would not survive.

The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) concluded its second official visit to Sri Lanka on June 24, 2026, following a 10-day mission aimed at assessing the country’s efforts to prevent torture and ill-treatment, Foreign Affa

Qatar Airways has resumed full operations on the Doha–Colombo route from July 1, reinstating its schedule of five daily flights and strengthening air connectivity to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka has reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to ensuring a sustainable environment and advancing climate resilience through regional cooperation, Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody said while addressing the 9th Session of the Committe

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing alleged irregularities in coal procurement questioned former Energy Minister Engineer Kumara Jayakody for nearly two hours and recorded his statement yesterday (30).

Iran said Tuesday it would not meet with top ‌US envoys who flew to the region following an outbreak of hostilities, clouding the prospects for a lasting peace between the two countries.

An individual who held a dansala in Saliyawewa area to serve quids of betel containing tobacco on Poson Full Moon Poya day ended up in courts.

Sri Lanka’s private sector currently has more than 400,000 job vacancies, compelling local industries to recruit foreign workers from countries such as India and China due to a shortage of both skilled and unskilled labour, Minister of Industries a

The National Agrarians’ Unity has rejected the government’s guaranteed paddy prices for the 2026 Yala cultivation season, describing them as unrealistic in the face of rising production costs, and has warned of trade union action if the pricing p

Five suspects have been arrested after a young man was allegedly assaulted outside a Poson Dansala in Malabe, following an incident that was widely circulated on social media.