A fuel bowser carrying 13,000 liters of fuel has gone missing after overturning causing a significant spill into the Upper Kotmale Reservoir.

Seven newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Disanayake today at the Presidential Secretariat, President’s Media Division (PMD)said.

Leadership issues will not arise in the collective approach which is to be adopted by opposition parties to govern local bodies where the NPP has become a minority, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahman said today.

USA Cricket has appointed former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper, Pubudu Dassanayake, as the head coach of the men’s national team.

A total of 26 vehicles, including luxury and decommissioned models, are to be auctioned today by the Presidential Secretariat.

At least 21 people have been killed in a road accident in central Mexico, according to a local official.

Baloch nationalist leaders have declared independence from Pakistan, citing decades of violence, enforced disappearances, and human rights violations in the region.

Long-distance buses in Sri Lanka will soon be equipped with GPS and CCTV systems powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Minister of Transport Bimal Rathnayake said.

A 23-year-old influencer was shot and killed on Tuesday at a beauty salon in Jalisco, Mexico, while she was livestreaming on TikTok, according to the state prosecutor’s office.

Vehicle sellers in Sri Lanka are currently grappling with an overwhelming demand for new vehicles, despite the persistently high prices of imported units, the Vehicle Importers’ Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) President Prasad Manage said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said the government will amend laws if someone challenges and tries to disrupt the mandate, while claiming that National People’s Power (NPP) has the right to form councils in local bodies where the NPP

Kagenthini Loganathan, a talented pugilist from Vavuniya, clinched the first bronze medal for Sri Lanka at the ASBC Asian Under-22 and Youth Championships being held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Several opposition party leaders, including those from the SLPP and SLFP, met with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday to discuss forming joint administrations in local government bodies and they have agreed in principle to collaborate mo

A fuel bowser transporting 33,600 litres of diesel and petrol overturned on the Nuwara Eliya-Kirimetiya road in Talawakele this afternoon, causing a major traffic blockade and fuel leakage.

A total of 38 individuals involved in various illegal fishing activities were apprehended following search operations conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy, with the assistance of Fisheries Inspectors, from April 21 to 28.

Residents of Barwatta yesterday staged a protest against using a 14 year child to pluck coconuts and offering him a drink of illicit liquor as his wage and compelling the police to take action against the illicit breweries and liquor dens in the area

Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa today invited members of the local media fraternity and trade unions to actively participate in creating a much anticipated National Media Policy, hence not postpone it for another couple of yea

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa today welcomed the government’s move in summoning the Canadian High Commissioner to the Foreign Ministry to express its objection over Canada’s false genocide allegations during Sri Lanka’s

A two-day vehicle tuning dansala will be held tomorrow (15) and the day after (16) in front of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) head office in Narahenpita, to mark Vesak Poya day. The event was inaugurated by DMT Commissioner General Kamal Amara

At least 17 persons including seven children sustained injuries and were hospitalised when the van they were travelling in had veered off the road and plunged into a roadside precipice in Ramboda this afternoon, the police said.

Absconding primary tutor Hayeshika Fernando also known as ‘Teacher Amma’ surrendered before the Negombo Court this afternoon through her attorney and was granted bail.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) closed the session with strong upward momentum, surpassing the 16,100 mark amid renewed investor confidence. This surge was driven by easing global economic tensions, particularly between the United States and China,

Compensation of Rs. 1 million will be provided for each individual who lost their lives in the accident in the Garandiella area, Kotmale at the relevant Divisional Secretariats, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Three youths drowned while a group of six young men who were enjoying a bath in the sea off Wellamakare in Wennappuwa got into difficulties when they were carried away by the waves.

More than 20 train journeys have been cancelled by this afternoon due to the absence of engine drivers and guards,the Railways Department said.

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath today (14) summoned the Canadian High Commissioner in Colombo to reiterate the Government of Sri Lanka’s strong objections regarding the unfounded genocide allegations and the approval of constructing a monument, whi

Notorious underworld figure Nadun Chinthaka Wickremeratne, alias Harak Kata, has alleged that he is being detained in Tangalle as a result of his refusal to pay a Rs. 300 million bribe allegedly demanded by former Public Security Minister Tiran Alles

Colombo High Court Judge Sujeewa Nissanka today ordered that an official report on the health condition of notorious criminal gang leader and alleged drug trafficker Nandun Chinthaka Wickramaratne, also known as ’’Harak Kata,’’ be submitted t

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday (14) administered the oath of office to Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI). He took the oath of affirmation in Hindi. He is the first practising Buddhist to be Chief Justice

Brampton Mayor Patrick has defended the creation of a Tamil genocide memorial, telling those who deny that ethnic cleansing took place in Sri Lanka will be ignored.