The Port of Colombo’s transshipment volumes recorded a 5.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) decline in April 2025, reaching 495,456 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), marking the fourth consecutive month of slowdown in this crucial segment.

The Ministry of Health is set to import additional stocks of COVID-19 antigen test kits as a precautionary measure amidst growing concerns over a new global variant of the virus, Daily Mirror learns.

The upcoming repeal of the Simplified Value Added Tax (SVAT) regime is projected to significantly bolster Sri Lanka’s Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, with an estimated additional Rs.191 billion expected to flow into state coffers annually.

Declaring campaign finances of the contestants of the recently concluded Local Government polls 2025 is at an exceptionally pleasing rate where over 66, 000 out of 75, 500 candidates have submitted their election expenses thus far, a senior election

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Pakistan and confessed to the murder of 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yousaf, according to the Pakistan police.

Opposition MP Dayasiri Jayasekera today testified before the CID on seeking assistance from the President’s fund.

In line with the government-declared National Tax Week aimed at raising public awareness on taxation, the Sri Lanka Customs Department has officially launched a new ’Vehicle Verification Portal’ to enable the public to access details of vehicles

At least three individuals, including two Sri Lanka Navy personnel were injured following a clash between an organised group of individuals and the Sri Lanka Navy during an anti-illegal fishing operation in the Kuchchaveli sea area of Trincomalee.

Parliament witnessed heated exchanges yesterday after MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake alleged that several ministers in the current government would face jail time under a future opposition-led administration.

The country has recieved Foriegn Direct Investments (FDIs) amounting to USD 650 million in the first quarter of this year, Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunnetti said today.

The Esala festival at the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya will commence on June 26 and continue till July 11, concluding with the traditional water-cutting ceremony at the Jeewamali ferry in the Menik Ganga, Basnayake Nilame Dishan Gunasekara announc

The skeletal remains of seven human bodies have been recovered as of yesterday morning during ongoing excavations at Sittupatthu in Chemmani, Jaffna.

The high élan over Royal challengers Bengaluru’s maiden IPL quest turned into grief after 11 people died in a stampede during a victory parade in Bengaluru. More than 25 are feared to be seriously injured with children included in the list. The de

A special initiative to appoint individuals as caretakers of coastal areas adjoining tourist hotels was launched this morning at the premises of the Habaraduwa Divisional Secretariat.

A man died after falling from a five-storey building in Ramakrishna Place, Wellawatte, the Wellawatte Police said.

The land adjoining the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) headquarters in Pelawatte belongs to a former Minister who had purchased it under his driver’s name, Minister Sunil Handunetti revealed in Parliament today.

In response to concerns raised regarding the education sector at the recent Parliamentary Advisory Committee meeting, Prime Minister and Education Minister Harini Amarasuriya announced the appointment of six dedicated subcommittees to address pressin

The Supreme Court today granted leave to proceed with three Fundamental Rights petitions challenging the legality of the demolition of Soul Beach (Pvt) Ltd., a beachside hotel in Dehiwala, as part of the former government’s Yukthiya anti-narcotics

The circular issued by Western Province Deputy Chief Secretary B.N. Damminda Kumara advising heads of all government institutions to advise their employees to wear face masks, has been withdrawn.

In the wake of the circular issued by Western Province Deputy Chief Secretary advising all government employees to wear facemasks, Secretary to the Health Ministry Dr. Anil Jasinghe said no need has arisen at the moment to issue any common advice to

Claiming that achieving economic success alone is not sufficient for a nation’s development, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that economic progress must be accompanied by social development and a transformation in political culture.

An Internal Affairs Unit has been officially established within the premises of the Presidential Secretariat to facilitate the public in submitting inquiries and complaints related to the services provided by the Secretariat.

In a welcome move aimed at enhancing passenger convenience, the Route 187 Luxury Air-Conditioned Bus Service is now officially operational between Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Colombo Fort via the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway.

In a landmark move set to transform the country’s primary healthcare landscape, the Health Ministry will officially launch the Cluster Health Information System (CHIS) tomorrow (5) at the Thambuttegama Base Hospital.

Heads of all government institutions have been instructed to advise their employees to wear face masks as a precautionary measure against the potential spread of Influenza and COVID-19.

Just hours after winning the South Korean presidency, Lee Jae-myung has pledged to ’’unite the people’’ in his inauguration speech on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (04) ordered the Commissioner General of Excise to provide comprehensive details to the court on liquor licenses issued over the past year, specifically including the period starting from the declaration of the 2024 Presi

Elon Musk has hit out at President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending bill, describing it as a ’’disgusting abomination’’, in a widening rift between the two allies.

An intoxicated air passenger was arrested by the airport police last night after violently assaulting two Immigration and Emigration Department officers on duty at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

There is no plan to discontinue the grade 5 scholarship examination, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament today.