Rare twin elephants, who were born at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka on August 31, 2021, have now become a major tourist attraction.

The imported hydrated lime with a high content of chromimum has not been released to any water purification plants in the country, Minister of Urban Development Anura Karunathilake informed Parliament today.

An individual was reported dead following a shooting incident near a school in Minuwangoda earlier today.

An US lady who was admitted to Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital when she developed a heart ailment and recovered after treatment donated a set of beds for use of the Intensive Care Unit.

OIC Giriulla Police CI Priyajanaka Alwis and OIC Crime Investigation Branch IP Charith Maduranga were produced before Kuliyapitiiya Addl Magistrate U.B. Kulatunga and remanded on suspicion of changing the lorry seized with a stock of illicit timber.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers today repatriated three wanted criminals including Nadakandage Upali alias ’ Rotumba Upali’ from Dubai to Sri Lanka this morning.

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said today that 59 Sri Lankans who enlisted in the Russian army had died as of January 20, 2025.

he government would refile indictments against suspects in the 2008 killing of journalist Lasantha Wickramatunge if necessary, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said in Parliament today.

Strict security arrangements will be in place for the presentation of the budget on February 17, 2025, Deputy Speaker Rizvy Salih announced today.

A Kazakhstan national died, while four Russian nationals were rescued after separate drowning incidents in the Southern Province yesterday.

Authorities are searching for a Bering Air passenger plane with 10 people on board that was reported missing while en route from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said on Thursday.

A 34-year-old man was electrocuted by an unprotected electric wire, which had been installed around a house at Nelumwewa in Sewanagala to prevent dogs from entering the garden.

The Vehicular Emission Test Trust Fund of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has issued a warning regarding the deterioration of air quality to a slightly unhealthy level.

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, says immigrants should have lived in the UK for at least 15 years before being deemed eligible for a British passport.

The Coconut Cultivation Board has suspended 20 projects that planned to cut down coconut trees and develop approximately 400 acres of land.

Three wanted Sri Lankans engaged in organised crimes, who were operating from Dubai, are to be brought back to Sri Lanka today.

Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island today, the Meteorology Department reports.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of ’’illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel’’.

Despite past criticism of politicisation of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, the National People’s Power (NPP) government is in the process of making political appointments to head key Sri Lankan missions abroad, Daily Mirror learns.

The government will take its first steps in its digitization programme by launching new three initiatives today, including GovPay, a system intended to completely digitize payments to government institutions.

SriLankan Airlines plans to double its fleet to 50 aircrafts within five years as Sri Lanka targets US $10 billion in annual tourism revenue by the end of the decade.

A sudden fire broke out this evening on the 35th floor of the infamous Ritz-Carlton Tower in Krish Square, Fort, spreading across six floors. More than 30 firefighters from the Colombo Fire Brigade are still battling the blaze, even two and a half ho

The last set of games in the Inter-Club Rugby League Tournament will be featured this weekend with four matches down for decision in Colombo.

A comprehensive discussion regarding the progress of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) took place today (06) at the Presidential Secretariat, between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the IMF

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for a meeting with the Attorney General and CID officers to discuss the ongoing investigations into the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickramatunge.

All South Korean airports will need to install bird detection cameras and thermal imaging radars, after an air crash in December last year killed 179 people.

Australia were firmly in the driving seat despite a spirited Sri Lankan fightback to reach 229-9 at stumps on day one of the second Test in Galle on Thursday.

Heavy traffic reported on Olcott Mawatha, Colombo, from Fort Railway Station to Lotus Roundabout due to a protest march by medical student activists, Police said.

Brazil defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36.

Jaffna District Parliamentarian Archchuna Ramanathan, said that he appointed his relative as his research officer and received payment for his expenses.