In light of influenza cases climbing to unprecedented levels, health officials have urged the public to comply with the safety guidelines observed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly 76% of voters in Daily Mirror’s poll were of the opinion that President Ranil Wickremesinghe should not team up with the Rajapaksas in the upcoming Presidential elections.

Sri Lanka’s estimated four million informal sector employees may soon be absorbed into the formal sector, granting them the dignity of their labour through two landmark initiatives.

Sri Lanka needs to transition from a system dominated by ministerial discretion to a rule-based administration, to create an investment-friendly climate and promote a thriving private sector, Sri Lanka’s State-Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit (

Offering a sneak peek view of the consumer markets in the foregoing quarter, Ceylon Cold Stores PLC reported better top and bottom lines, which showed signs of continued recovery in consumer spending.

Eleven members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) opposed the party politburo’s decision to field its own candidate for the Presidential election.

Police took a suspect into custody after at least eight people were stabbed in the British seaside town of Southport.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), at its Central Committee meeting, decided today not to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential election, but to field its own candidate instead.

Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) General Secretary Minister Jeevan Thondaman and three others today (29) appeared before court through a motion.

The Election Commission (EC) has stopped Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa from conducting the ’Sakwala’ and ’Husma’ programmes to distribute IT equipment to schools and medical equipment to hospitals.

A police constable died following an accident on the Thummodara-Avissawella road at Puwakpitiya.

The National Peace Council called on the government to change its stance on the Supreme Court interim order restraining Deshabandu Tennakoon and abide by the Supreme Court’s judgment to preserve the integrity of the country’s democracy and the ru

Sri Lanka’s Ganga Seneviratne finished first, clocking a time of 1:04.26 secs in the first heat of the Women’s 100m backstroke event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

A coordinating secretary for Minister Bandula Gunawardena filed a complaint with the Homagama Police regarding an SLPP meeting attended by SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa in the Homagama electorate.

Lawyer Nuwan Bopage has been named as the Presidential candidate of the Alliance for People’s Struggle formed by the Aragalaya activists.

Heavy traffic congestion was reported on the Colombo-Kandy main road at the Yakkala Junction following an accident involving a container truck and a passenger bus, police said.

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has stepped down from his Ministerial portfolio.

Three female soldiers, aged 22, have been arrested for deserting their posts and hiding in a house at Maththegoda without reporting for duty.

All applications for postal voting must be submitted to the respective District Election Offices by midnight on August 5, the Election Commission announced.

The government will announce its stance on relaxing the import of vehicles by August, Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said.

One person is dead and at least six others are injured after shots were fired at a large gathering in Rochester, New York, on Sunday evening.

Election Operation Rooms will be established at all police stations and divisional police areas in preparation for the conduct of the presidential election, the Daily Mirror learns. The police officers in charge of each division and the senior DIG in

At every presidential election , it is a common phenomenon to see a dozen of candidates or more. Still the contest narrows down to two main candidates and the third one becomes a distant third as per the results of the previous elections.

Despite dozens of Sri Lankan wanted persons out of 164 on the Interpol red notice list being located, local authorities are facing legal and logistical challenges in extraditing suspects to Sri Lanka, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) warned bakery owners yesterday that a controlled price will be imposed on bread next week if they do not sell a 450 g loaf of bread at a maximum retail price of Rs. 130.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the issue regarding the appointment of the Inspector General of Police will be resolved within a week through consultations with the Speaker and the Chief Justice.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended his heartfelt congratulations to Chamari Athapaththu and the Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team on their historic Asia Cup win.

Fifties from Chamari Athapaththu (61) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (69*) got Sri Lanka over the line against India in the final.

The tally of dengue cases recorded for 2024 has topped the 32,000 mark, according to the Epidemiology Unit.

Sri Lanka has urged Myanmar to facilitate the rescue of the group of Sri Lankans held captive for forced criminal activities at a camp in the cyber criminal area operated by a terrorist group in Myanmar.