The government has approved the development of the Sapugaskanda oil refinery within its existing premises, increasing its capacity to 100,000 barrels per day under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

The Sri Lanka Police will establish a new bureau, the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), aimed at handling various criminal investigations.

The post-mortem examinations of two foreign tourists who died while vacationing in Sri Lanka were conducted on Monday and the exact cause of death is yet to be determined.

There will be no scheduled power cuts tomorrow, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

Sri Lanka Police have terminated the services of 17 officers in the past four months for consuming illegal drugs, including heroin and synthetic substances like ICE.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to hold discussions with several world leaders such as Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper.

Police have named former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest, also known as ’Daisy Achchi,’ as suspects before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court and filed a case against them under the Money Laundering Act.

Two individuals were injured when a domestic LP gas cylinder exploded at the Navy Circuit Bungalow in Kataragama this morning, Police said.

Toyota Lanka has announced the new prices for its wide range of brand-new vehicles following the relaxation of the ban on vehicle imports.

A bus veered off a highway bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City early on Monday, killing at least 51 people and trapping survivors, a spokesperson for the city’s fire department said.

The Hatton Forest Conservation Officer said efforts are underway to contain the fire that broke out in the Watawala Pinus Forest Reserve yesterday.

Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe, along with members of the Food Policy and Security Committee, convened for the second time yesterday (10) at the Presidential Secretariat.

A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk offered $97.4bn to take over OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

US President Donald Trump has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the ’’Gulf of America’’ and designated February 9 as ’’Gulf of America Day’’ through an executive order.

While fair weather prevails over most parts of the island, a few showers may occur in the Uva Province and in the Batticaloa, Ampara, Matale and Nuwara Eliya districts, the forecasting division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

Major General Chandana Wickramasinghe of the Gajaba Regiment formally assumed duties as the 66th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army at the Army Headquarters.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa criticised the government’s response to the recent power outages, claiming that the ongoing electricity disruptions result from a fragile national grid that is incapable of supporting both solar energy growth and

A moderate level of air quality was recorded in most cities yesterday, while slightly unhealthy levels were observed in Galle, Ratnapura, Embilipitiya and Hambantota, according to the Vehicular Emission Test Trust Fund of the Department of Motor Traf

Sinhale’ national organiser and convenor Dan Priyasad has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning upon his arrival in the country, Police Media Spokesman Buddhika Manatunga said.

The parents of a police constable attached to the Mount Lavinia Police Station, who fled to Dubai, after escaping with a T-56 firearm and 30 rounds of ammunition, have been arrested.

Short power cuts are expected to be imposed in several districts of the island at least till Friday, February 14, till the Norochcholai Power plant is repaired and connected back to the main grid, sources from the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) told

If a countrywide power outage occurred and took longer to restore, the primary cause of both recent and past islandwide blackouts would be the failure of the country’s three coal power plants, energy expert, advisor and former member of the Renewab

The government is set to establish a national level initiative ‘very soon’ to replace the existing inefficient land allocation mechanisms, which have been identified as a key impediment to industrial development and export growth.

While expressing keenness to extend possible visa-free travel for Sri Lankan tourists visiting Malaysia,

Galle has been a fortress for Sri Lanka in the longest format with the island nation registering so many famous victories against top Test nations, but on Sunday not only the fortress was breached, it was destroyed, demolished and bulldozed by a thor

The Norochcholai Power Plant will be back in operation by Friday (14) and the power supply will return to normalcy, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) media spokesman Dhammika Wimalaratne said today.

Former Sylvester’s, Kandy Sports Club and one of the senior referees, Aruna Rankothge passed away in Kandy today (10).

The Food Policy and Security Committee discussed measures to ensure the uninterrupted supply of essential food items during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season and on maintaining price controls on these goods, the President’s Media Division (PMD)

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has called for the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to investigate both registered and unregistered non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the country, following concerns about t