The islandwide strike launched by the Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) concluded at 8:00 a.m. today, after four out of its five affiliated unions decided to end the industrial action.

A conductor on a bus travelling from Nawalapitiya to Colombo was assaulted this morning by two youths who had allegedly harassed several young women, including a mother and daughter, on board.

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to the upcoming Group of Seven summit in a phone call on Friday (6), as the two sides look to mend ties after relations soured in the past two years.

Sri Lanka has recorded a total of 23,744 Dengue cases in the first five months of 2025, according to the latest data from the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU).

Amid growing criticism over the Presidential pardon granted to a convicted fraud suspect, the Department of Prisons has issued a statement defending the release of W.M. Athula Tilakaratne, a former finance company manager found guilty of misappropria

Claiming that the individual named W.H. Athula Tilakaratne who was released under a Presidential pardon was not among those approved by the President to receive a pardon.

A complaint has been filed against cricketer Virat Kohli, a member of the RCB squad, at Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park Police Station over the June 4 stampede near Chinnaswamy Stadium, which left 11 dead and dozens injured.

In commemoration of World Food Safety Day, the Ministry of Education and the National Institute of Education (NIE) launched Sri Lanka’s first digital curriculum on food safety via the E-Thaksalawa platform.

The sacred observance of Hajj, uniting Muslim devotees through common faith, blesses Sri Lanka’s national endeavour to build an enlightened Sri Lanka, one founded upon brotherhood and goodwill rather than division, President Anura Kumara Dissanayak

President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court, an unprecedented retaliation over the war tribunal’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan

Kilmar Ábrego García, a 29-year-old from El Salvador mistakenly deported in March, has been returned to the US to face prosecution on two federal criminal charges.

The Coconut Research Institute has forecast a further decline of 250 million nuts crop for the first half of 2025 harvest during the first half of this year compared to last year, the current harvest stands at 1,407 million nuts for the first half of

Russia launched a ’’massive’’ drone and missile strike on Ukraine’s capital and other areas early on Friday, days after Ukraine’s surprise attack on its air bases.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Ajith P. Perera questioned the action by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to grant a pardon to a person just ten days after his conviction.

A van transporting schoolchildren veered off the road and overturned yesterday afternoon, injuring a schoolgirl, a woman, and the driver, Ragala Police said.

Sri Lankan prisons are severely overcrowded, with the majority of inmates being non-convicted individuals held on suspicion, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara revealed in Parliament yesterday.

Rainy conditions are expected to intensify in the south-western parts of the island starting June 10, accompanied by strong gusty winds both over land and in surrounding sea areas, the Department of Meteorology said.

Trade and Food Security Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe admitted in Parliament yesterday that all economic centres in Sri Lanka have failed to achieve their intended objectives and have not been realistic.

On this sacred day, our fellow Muslim brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka and around the world celebrate the Hajj festival with deep devotion, undertaking the holy pilgrimage in a spirit of unity, brotherhood, and coexistence rising above self-interest

The Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) has decided to call off its ongoing islandwide strike in hospitals following a lengthy discussion held yesterday, JCPSM General Secretary Chanaka Dharmawickrama said.

Poson Week begins today, and all necessary arrangements have been made to ensure the convenience and safety of devotees attending the National Poson Festival, Anuradhapura District Secretary K.P.R. Wimalasuriya said.

They rumble down the highway between Beijing and Tianjin port: big lorries, loaded up and fully able to navigate themselves.

The former Presidents remain disappointed over seating arrangements made for them at a recent function at the BMICH, and have decided to think twice in accepting invitations extended by the government for state events in the future as a result, Daily

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has reached a major sustainability milestone, with Sigiriya being officially declared as the country’s first sustainable destination.

Sri Lanka’s rubber sector continued to face headwinds in the first quarter of 2025, with the Central Bank confirming a decline in production, reflecting the persistent challenges in the industry, according to Forbes and Walkers Commodity Brokers’

Ange Postecoglou has been sacked as Tottenham manager 16 days after leading them to victory in the Europa League final.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya informed Parliament today that several files from the Anti-Corruption Committee Office, which operated under the Prime Minister’s Office during the Yahapalana government’s era , have gone missing.

A new set of ICC Hall of Fame inductees will be revealed ahead of the World Test Championship Final.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABC) informed the court today that all CCTV footage recorded on the premises of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Narahenpita branch on the day of the recent bribery raid had b

Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago after giving a statement that lasted nearly four hours, in connection with the controversial release of 323 shipping containers.