The Acting Inspector General of Police has appointed four officers, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), to assist the three-member committee investigating the suspended Inspector General o

Steps have been taken to provide a special opportunity for the labourers of the Kandy Municipal Council, who continuously engaged in the cleaning of Kandy city, to venerate the Sacred Tooth Relic today.

The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court issued an order prohibiting several individuals from entering or remaining near examination centres where competitive exams are being held today (April 27) for graduate recruitment to supplementary health service

At least 14 people have been killed and 750 injured in a massive explosion at one of Iran’s key ports, authorities say.

The government is under pressure from the opposition to declare Sri Lanka’s position in the event of further escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan.

Veteran singer Saman De Silva, a renowned and much-loved Baila artist, has passed away at the age of 69, family sources confirmed.

India’s threat to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan offers valuable lessons for Sri Lanka to reconsider the energy sector connectivity with India, former Minister Udaya Gammanpila said yesterday.

A total of 177,588 students who passed the 2024 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examinations have qualified for university entrance, the Examinations Department announced.

The results of the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) examinations will be released tonight, the Examinations Department announced.

The 61 schools in the Kandy zone that were used as lodgings for security forces personnel during the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic at the Dalada Maligawa will reopen on Monday (28).

Following an investigation by the Homagama Police, two cars involved in a street race on the High Level Road during the inauspicious time at dawn on New Year’s Day were identified, police said.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has depleted all its food stocks for families in Gaza.

Sri Lanka’s weather is being affected by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), where winds from the north and south meet, bringing rain to many parts of the island.

Highlighting that the recent spate of killings is clear evidence that Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala has failed in his duties to maintain law and order, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera called for the minister’s resigna

Six police officers have been killed in Thailand after their plane crashed into the sea during a test flight for parachute training, police have said.

The Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy has announced that the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic will conclude as scheduled.

Pope Francis’ coffin is sealed in a private ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica, after some 250,000 mourners had paid their respects.

A 29-year-old businessman from the Heenatiya area in Katunayaka was injured in a shooting incident this morning, Katunayake Police said.

Poverty levels labelled as “alarmingly high at 24.5 percent” by the World Bank in a report released on April 23 raises concerns about economic wellbeing in Sri Lanka, despite the economy growing steadily after the economic crisis in 2022 “about

Bolstered by strong leadership, global collaborations and investor-friendly frameworks, Port City Colombo is uniquely positioned to ascend as the fintech capital of South Asia, according to the Fintech Association of Sri Lanka (FASL).

Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Kamindu Mendis grabbed one of IPL’s greatest catches to end Dewald Brevis’ stay in the ongoing IPL 2025 clash against CSK.

A high-level European Union GSP+ Monitoring Mission is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from April 28 to May 7, 2025.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) concluded today’s session on a strong note, with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) breaching the 15,700 level.

Matara Magistrate Aruna Indrajith Buddhadasa today directed the Attorney General to initiate proceedings before the Court of Appeal against former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is accused of contempt of court for allegedly violating conditions impose

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced today that it has reached a staff-level agreement with the Sri Lankan authorities on the Fourth Review of the country’s economic reform program under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India, which claimed the lives of several tourists.

The Attorney General has nominated Additional Solicitor General (President’s Counsel) Dileepa Peiris and Deputy Solicitor General Rajitha Perera to assist the Committee of Inquiry investigating Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandhu Tennakoo

The Police Children & Women’s Bureau has arrested a 34-year-old suspect for obtaining child pornography via social media and producing explicit material involving a Sri Lankan boy.

China’s foreign ministry urged Washington on Friday to stop ’’misleading the public’’ on bilateral tariff negotiations, and said it wasn’t familiar with reports on whether Beijing was planning to exempt tariffs on some U.S. imports.

A severe lightning warning has been issued for 18 districts, valid for 11 pm today, the Meteorology Department said.