California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s spate of tariffs that have upended global trade.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka, in its special message for Easter stressed that ascertaining who the perpetrators of the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 were and those who have aided and abetted in the dastardly act, is a matter of urg

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the court that a fresh postmortem examination will be conducted on April 23 on the body of Sathsar Nimesh, who died while in the custody of the Welikada Police.

Steps will be taken to provide Aswesuma benefits to 400,000 new families from June this year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Anuradhapura Municipal Coroner and his assistant were remanded till April 21 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Mohamed Rizwan today over allegations of accepting a bribe of Rs. 2,000 to issue a postmortem report.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that steps will be taken soon to resume ferry services between Mannar and Rameswaram.

A long queue of devotees waiting to worship the Sacred Tooth Relic is already forming in Kandy.

A 16-year-old school student died after falling from a greasy pole while helping to prepare for an Avurudu festival in the Elpitiya area today (17).

Another tour guide involved in the stabbing of a fellow guide during a dispute over sharing tourists last evening (16) was arrested by the Kalutara North Police.

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) declared that locally produced liquid milk and yogurt are now exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT), following the enactment of the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill in Parliament.

The Public Health Inspectors’ Union (PHIU) has decided to assign at least 50 Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) daily during the upcoming exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Dekma) at the Sri Dalada Maligawa.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Rathnayake today issued a conditional restraining order against former Provincial Councilor and Central Committee Member of the Frontline Socialist Party, Indrananda de Silva.

Six persons, including a thirteen-year-old schoolboy, were seriously injured when the three-wheeler they were travelling in collided with a private bus last night in Dikoya town, on the Hatton–Maskeliya main road, police said.

The Rama Setu -- also known as Adam’s Bridge -- is a series of limestone shoals connecting the Indian mainland and Sri Lanka, but a video shared online with claims it depicts the natural formation under the sea is generated with AI.

The ritual of ’Stepping Out for Protection and Prosperity’ will take place at 9:03 AM on Thursday, April 17, marking the return to daily routines after the Avurudu festivities.

Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said yesterday that many rooftop solar panel owners across the country gave a positive response by agreeing to turn off their systems during the daytime (until 3 p.m.) from April 13 onwards.

In its bid to retain access to the U.S. market in the wake of reciprocal tarrifs, Sri Lanka has proposed to do away with para tarrifs on imports from the U.S. , Daily Mirror learns.

Not ruling out the connection between Pillayan, exiled Channel 4 whistleblower Hanzeer Azad Maulana and Saharan Hashim with the Easter bombers as a script of the same incident, the civil society activists yesterday urged the government to probe into

As Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) braces for a high-stakes playoff against Malaysia on April 19, preparations appear worryingly disjointed, especially as news filters through that Malaysia will be bolstered by their naturalised Fijians Samuela Tamanisau and E

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila said yesterday that former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan played a key role in smoking out LTTE terrorists from the eastern province.

Reshan Algama will represent Sri Lanka at the prestigious Nick Faldo Asia Finals 2025 in Vietnam, having received a special Wild Card entry based on his outstanding performances in tournaments through 2024 and early 2025.

The Sri Lanka Police Department is to implement special security programmes and traffic plans for the upcoming exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Dekma) at the Sri Dalada Maligawa.

Heavy traffic congestion has been reported along the Ella-Wellawaya road due to continuous rainfall, with vehicle queues stretching up to five kilometres, police said.

The social media report claiming that he had praised President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for declining to celebrate the New Year is fake, said Member of the Communications Committee of the Archdiocese of Colombo Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando.

A heavy influx of pilgrims and foreign tourists was experienced at Sri Pada for the New Year holidays that included the weekend holidays and the school vacation.

After the introduction of the GovPay online system for paying traffic fines, the income generated by the Postal Department from such payments has ceased, resulting in a significant loss of revenue to the department, Postal Trade Unions Front (UPTUF)

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) recorded a gain of 99.68 points during today’s trading session, closing at 15,625.88, up by 0.64%. The S&P SL20 Index also edged higher, rising 0.65 percent to close at 4,644.49.

The US announced that China now faces a new tariff up to 245% as a result of its retaliatory measures, according to a statement by the White House on late Tuesday.

A Sri Lanka expatriate worker in Dubai who was returning to the country last morning was nabbed by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle foreign cigarettes worth over Rs. 3.4 million.