The suspect who sexually assaulted a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching hospital is found to be an army deserter, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena, through his lawyer informed the Supreme Court today that he has paid the required compensation to the victims of the Royal Park murder case.

Claiming that the stance of the government on the Adani Wind Power project has not changed, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today the Adani group can decide to pull out of the project if they are not ready to revise the tariff rates.

Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa was careful not to mention former Minister Tiran Alles’ name despite numerous questions from journalists about potential links between former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon and former Minister Alles.

The Cabinet decided to table the Batalanda Commission report in Parliament within this week, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today.

Either Sajith Premadasa, during his tenure as the Housing Minister, or his secretary has misused funds allocated to construct a bridge across the Walawe Ganga in the Hambantota District, Government MP Upul Kithsirti alleged in Parliament today.

The Supreme Court today issued notices to former President Maithripala Sirisena, requiring him to show cause for his failure to pay the compensation awarded to the victims of the Royal Park murder case.

Parliament is to form a Caucus for differently abled persons, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced today.

A house built in Kataragama for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has prompted an investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Dishan Gunasekara, the Basnayake Nilame (chief lay custodian) of the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya, wa

Philippine police have arrested former president Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly ’’war on drugs’’.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is expected to visit Sri Lanka early next month will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the ground mounted solar project in Sampur in the Eastern Province, Daily Mirror learns.

Former Mayor of Colombo Rosy Senanayake is planning to contest for the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) under the UNP banner.

The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has published the annual Global Terrorism Index 2025, in which Sri Lanka ranked 100th with a score of zero and was classified as a country with «no impact» of terrorism.

In a bid to attract over 40% of the country’s illicit liquor drinkers into a much safer drinking culture the Department of Excise is mulling to introduce a new ‘quarter’ bottle with a lesser strength of arrack for an affordable price to match

Social media platform X went down intermittently on Monday, with owner Elon Musk blaming an unusually powerful cyberattack.

Flight UL 404 to Bangkok took off with an inspiring crew in the cockpit as SriLankan Airlines operated the journey with an all-female team.

The highly-awaited Invest Sri Lanka Capital Market Investor Forum 2025 is set to take place on March 27 and 28, 2025, in Colombo, to woo foreign investors.

A woman who defrauded several individuals and collected more than Rs. 45 million by promising attractive interest payments was arrested by Hatton Police.

Sri Lanka’s top female boxers were left frustrated and disappointed after failing to obtain visas to travel to Serbia for the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in Nis, which commenced on Saturday March 9.

At least nine persons, including three students were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a lorry near the Manchikade junction on the Minuwangoda-Kurunegala road in Nalla.

The amendments to Sections 41 and 42 of the Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance will be introduced soon ensuring the formal establishment of the Sangha Council, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Sri Lanka Railways has planned to operate four special trains in line with the school vacation and Sri Pada pilgrimage season, starting from Wednessday (12).

A two-month-old male infant who had been abandoned by the roadside at Devagoda in Madampe off Ambalangoda was recovered by Ambalangoda Police this morning.

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) questioned the conduct of Sri Lanka Insurance Company (SLIC) and thereby took the insurance regulator to task for this failure.

S. Thomas’ College regained the Rt. Hon. D.S. Senanayake Memorial Shield after six years - winning the 146th Battle of the Blues encounter by five wickets on Saturday courtesy of what has been widely described as a ’sporting declaration’ from t

A suspect who was arrested for allegedly misleading the police and providing false information regarding the Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder case, was remanded till 24, March by Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawela today.

New education reforms will be launched in 2026 and the process of preparing for it will take place in 2025, Prime Minister and Minister of Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather advisory predicting showers across multiple regions of the country, with fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 75mm expected in several provinces.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travellers.

Children in many schools are vulnerable to disasters due to the poor quality of buildings, a government MP told Parliament today.