Authorities in Brussels are considering using ferrets to tackle the city’s longstanding issue with rats.

Astronaut Jim Lovell, who guided the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth in 1970, has died aged 97. Nasa said he had ’’turned a potential tragedy into a success’’ after an attempt to land on the Moon was aborted because of an explosion on

Elephant deaths in Sri Lanka are climbing at an alarming rate, with new figures showing dozens killed in just the first seven months of this year.

Sri Lanka has expressed deep concern over Israel’s decision to take control of Gaza, warning that it could lead to more violence and suffering for the people living there.

The 2025 Grade Five Scholarship Examination will be held tomorrow (10) at 2,787 examination centres across the country, the of Examinations Department said.

In the wake of Sri Lanka waiving visa fees for nationals from 40 more countries, many other countries have sought the same facility for their nationals coming here as tourists, Daily Mirror learns.

Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own.

Eighteen-year-old Yevan David has made history by becoming the first Sri Lankan driver to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.

If Sri Lanka exports old vehicles to other countries at reasonable prices and uses the profits to reduce import taxes on new vehicles, the government can effectively phase out old vehicles and bring in newer models, said Sajeev Kshathriya Rajaputhra,

Department of Wildlife has permitted the provision of indigenous treatments to the wild elephant popularly known as “Kandalame Hedakaraya” which has been under treatment of wildlife veterinary surgeons for more than four months.

A shooting incident took place today in the Kothalawala area of Kaduwela.

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French authorities and firefighters remain on high alert following the containment of the country’s largest wildfire in decades, as soaring temperatures risk reigniting the blaze that tore through the southern Aude region this week.

A Chinese man involved in cybercrimes in the Philippines who attempted to enter Sri Lanka was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport this morning and deported by the Immigration and Emigration officers.

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has reminded taxpayers to submit their Statement of Estimated Tax Payable (SET) for the Year of Assessment 2025/2026 electronically on or before August 15, 2025.

A Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) member of the Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha and two others who attmpted to sell a gem for Rs. 500 million without a permit were arrested by the Nuwara Eliiya police.

The Education Ministry announced today that the deadline to apply for the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level examinations has been extended to midnight on August 12, 2025.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) deployed a Bell 412 helicopter today to carry out Bambi Bucket operations, delivering aerial water drops to contain a forest fire in the Raththanagolla–Imbulpe area of Balangoda.

Another man who was injured in the shooting incident at the Sahaspura housing complex in Borella sucummbed to his injuries, Deputy Director of the National Hospital, Colombo Dr. Rukshan Bellana said.

Around 20,000 children drop out of schools in Sri Lanka every year, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said.

Haider Ali, a Pakistani cricketer who was once touted as the next big thing in the sport, is now facing serious allegations in England.

The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being ’’one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world’’.

Amidts the controversy over Chichi’s communication satellite, SupremeSAT confirmed that the satellite remains in orbit at 87.5° East, precisely where it was positioned upon launch.

Wildcard Victoria Mboko won her first WTA title by coming from behind to beat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the Canadian Open final.

Israel’s political-security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City early on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intended to take military control of the entire strip despite intensifying criticism at home

Platinum Immigration Solutions Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka’s trusted name in global education consultancy for over 12 years, held its annual Ireland Pre-Departure Session in Colombo.

Controversy surrounding the satellite released by Supreme SAT in 2012, more popularly known as ‘Chichi’s rocket’ took a bizarre twist in Parliament yesterday when Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe contradicted Prime Minister Harini Amarasuri

Customer deposits in the licensed commercial banking sector continued to grow at a faster rate from 2024 through the second quarter of 2025 despite the interest rates on deposits slumping in line with the decline in market interest rates.

Sri Lanka has been identified as a key target for SideWinder, dubbed “the most aggressive threat in APAC” by global cybersecurity giant Kaspersky.

Talk show host and actor Danu Innasithamby has issued a public warning, saying that his name, image, and videos are being misused by online scammers promoting fraudulent investment and trading schemes.