President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed officials to develop a formal programme aimed at maintaining essential and public services seamlessly during the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year season.

The first application under the newly enacted Online Safety Act was made to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court and Court issued a conditional order preventing respondent parties from communicating alleged false information against former Chairman

The Supreme Court today granted leave to proceed with the Fundamental Rights petition filed by the widow of the carpenter who died in the Narammala police gunfire during the ’Yukthiya Operation’.

Actress Damitha Abeyratne and her husband were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) this morning.

M.G. Weerasena is to fill the vacancy created by the death of Anuradhapura District SLPP MP K.H. Nandasena.

The Colombo District Court today issued an enjoining order preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

While marking 100 years since the beginning of the train service between Colombo and Badulla, the Railways Department is to launch a special train, ’Dunhinda Odyssey’, tomorrow.

The Ministry of Defence has declared a month-long General Amnesty from 20 April to 20 May (2024) to Tri-Forces absentees, enabling them to receive an official discharge from their respective services.

Lord Buddha’s sacred Kapilawasthu relics, situated at a holy temple in Sri Lanka, will be offered to the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning, the office of Dalai Lama said in a statement.

Anuradhapura District MP of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) H. Nandasena has passed away this morning (04) at the age of 69 due to a sudden illness.

Sri Lanka’s women’s side created history in East London on Wednesday as they registered their first series triumph over South Africa in any format.

Train services on the main line will be delayed due to the technical fault of a train that plies to Colombo Fort from Maho blocking the tracks this morning.

The Education Ministry has decided to increase the allowances paid to examiners and those engaged in examination duties in the next two to three weeks.

Taylor Swift has joined Elon Musk as ranking among the world’s wealthiest people, according to a new rich list.

The attempt by some MPs to dissolve Parliament by passing a resolution has proven to be a futile exercise as the required number of 113 MPs cannot be mustered, a parliamentarian who wished to remain anonymous said.

Sri Lanka will likely see fewer businesses collapse from the challenging macroeconomic circumstances, as the financial sector regulator, the Central Bank, instructed the licensed banks to further strengthen the already established revival units.

Sri Lanka crossed the 200,000 tourist arrival mark for four consecutive months from December 2023, through March 2024, affirming good times are back for the once hard-hit industry that almost came to a standstill.

A global leader in responsible tourism raised concerns on lack of focus on sustainability in the tourism sector, which in turn could impede the current growth momentum in the medium term.

Children attending school face a greater risk of road accidents in the densely populated city of Colombo compared to other areas of the country, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said, addressing an event organized at the Ministry for the offici

The Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe today acquitted the former OIC of Mount-Lavinia Special Crime Investigation Bureau (SCIB) Inspector of Police Samaraweera Gunarathne from all the charges of bribery as the prosecution failed to prove

Only one container out of the 56 containers listed as dangerous cargo on board the ‘Dali’ cargo vessel that collided with the Baltimore Bridge in US recently, intended for unloading at the Colombo port, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said today

A total of 80 vacant Senior Medical Administration posts in the health sector that were vacant for the past two years have been filled by the Health Ministry, Dr. P. G. Mahipala said.

The report from the committee assigned to investigate into State Minister Sanath Nishantha’s recent accident on the Katunayake Expressway shows that 56 per cent of accidents on the expressway are caused by driver negligence.

Responding to the challenge by National Peoples Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake for a public debate, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa said he is prepared for it.

Three Sri Lankan nationals, who were ex-convicts in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case returned to their native country on Wednesday after serving their jail term.

The intercity express train that departed for Maho was derailed between Maradana and Dematagoda railway stations, the Railways Department said.

Police dispersed protesting university students near the University of Moratuwa, using tear gas and water cannons.

Special and long-distance train services are scheduled to be operated during the New Year season to facilitate people to travel conveniently, Deputy General Manager of Railways N.J. Indipolage said.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has informed the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court that he will not provide a confidential statement before the magistrate in connection with his controversial revelation regarding the Easter Sunday attacks.

In light of a plethora of complaints over the proliferation of quacks and fake medical centres in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry has decided to strictly securitize private medical practice.