The European Union (EU) has reiterated the urgency for Sri Lanka to align its domestic laws with the international human rights and labour conventions, if it is to continue reaping the benefits of preferential access to the EU market, under the GSP+

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday, confirming that Catholic cardinals have failed to elect a new pope in the first round of voting at the papal conclave.

President of the World Bank Group Ajay Banga met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

According to the law governing elections to local authorities, a political party that commands 50 percent or more of the total membership in a local body is entitled to nominate one of its members as Mayor or Chairman.

India captain Rohit Sharma has retired from Test cricket but will continue to play one-day internationals.

The United National Party (UNP) has been able to increase its vote base and has also become a decisive force in some local bodies, the party’s Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said today.

Two persons were killed in a motorcycle-lorry crash at Guru Godella on the Weeraketiya-Ranna main road this evening.

Sri Lanka Police have announced that they have full authority to search anyone wearing full-face helmets and or behaving suspiciously.

Following the results of the Local Government elections, 50 percent of the Pradeshiya Sabha budget is required to be decided by the SLPP.

The United National Party (UNP) is willing to engage in dialogue to determine ways and means to cooperate with other Opposition parties to form joint administrations in local bodies of which the Opposition enjoys a majority, party General Secretary T

Countrywide liquor sales will be banned for three days for the upcoming Vesak festival as decided by the Cabinet of Ministers, the Department of Excise announced today.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) exhibited negative momentum throughout the trading session. The All-Share Price Index (ASPI) moved lower, closing below the 15,900 mark, following the local government election in Sri Lanka.

The Cinnamon Gardens Police arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with an attempted abduction near a prominent girls’ school in Colombo, police said.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called for an immediate, impartial and independent investigation into the tragic death of a suspect, who was remanded and later died while in prison custody.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit India tomorrow (May 8 2025) to attend a function organised by The Hindu newspaper in the State of Karnataka.

Former Minister of Mass Media, Health and Environment, Keheliya Rambukwella, was remanded till May 20 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today, over allegations of misappropriating approximately Rs. 8 million in Ministry funds to pay salarie

The Supreme Patriarchs (Mahanayaka Theros) of four main Buddhist chapters - Malwatta, Asgiriya, Amarapura, and Ramanna - have appealed to the British government to intervene and stop the public auction of archaeological relics believed to be linked t

The United National Party (UNP) has lost the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) after more than 50 years as per the results of the 2025 Local Government elections, which are being released now.

In the wake of the just concluded Local Government (LG) elections, National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Namal Rajapaksa expressed renewed optimism about the party’s future, despite failing to secure control of any local cou

Political parties in the North have reached out to the National People’s Power (NPP) to establish councils in the North as none of the political parties have secured absolute majority in any local body in the North, Minister Bimal Ratnayake said to

Following the launch of ’Operation Sindoor’ by the Indian Armed Forces—targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the National Security Committee (NSC) of Pakistan has condemned the strikes and calle

Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera was remanded until May 19 by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court today after surrendering to authorities.

The Indian High Commission in Colombo has issued a statement following the launch of ’Operation Sindoor’ by the Indian Armed Forces, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Claiming that the electoral system is faulty, JVP general secretary Tilvin Silva said today that the mandate is not the total votes of all the rejected parties but the majority votes secured by a single party.

The writ petition filed challenging Minister Ananda Wijepala’s eligibility to continue as a Member of Parliament was dismissed today by the Court of Appeal.

Cardinals will take part in a mass at St Peter’s Basilica this morning and will later walk to the Sistine Chapel to cast their votes under Michelangelo’s frescoes, News.Az reports, citing BBC.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today announced his willingness to respect the people’s verdict and expressed readiness to cooperate with the other opposition parties.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has emerged as the clear winner in the 2025 Local Government Elections securing 4,503,930 votes (43.26%) and 3,927 seats across Sri Lanka.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will form the new administration in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) together with other parties, while the new mayor will be from our party,’’ SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara told the media.

The race for the next Mayor of Colombo remains wide open as no party has secured a clear majority in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) following the latest Local Government elections.