A new style of uniform for the police officers on duty at the upper compound of the Sri Jayasri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura was introduced today.

National Consumer Front Chairman Asela Sampath urges people to limit their expenditure on a cup of tea to Rs. 80 starting today.

The first ever Solar Tunnel Dryer technology, which was introduced to dry grain seeds including maize, paddy, green gram, cow peas, sesame, finger millet and black seed was successful, the Agriculture Ministry said.

The former General Manager of the Coconut Cultivation Board was arrested for allegedly misappropriating over Rs. 77 million from the Employees Provident Fund, police said.

The Committee on Public Finance’s (COPF) showdown with milk powder importers led to the slashing of milk powder prices, its chairman Harsha De Silva said today.

The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber, has announced a three-month general amnesty to Sri Lankans who have overstayed their residency visas in the country.

A group of students attached to the Kelaniya University is currently protesting in front of the university administrative building over the death of a student due to a sudden illness, a student union said.

The entire operations of Foreign Employment would be digitized soon, where migrant workers can coordinate via an app, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said yesterday. He said that cabinet approval has been granted in this re

Former President Maithripala Sirisena is scheduled to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department today (25).

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena left for China last night for a five-day official visit, airport sources said.

Showers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Central Provinces during the afternoon or night, the forecasting division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

National Catholic Director of Mass Communications Fr. Jude Krishantha yesterday said the church in Sri Lanka has decided to adopt a wait and see policy with regard to action which the authorities would take against former President Maithripala Sirise

Amid fears that the current programme with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF) will be derailed in case of a regime change, the government is planning to enact an economic transformation law to ensure sustainability of the project despite politica

The Justice Minister has issued an extraordinary gazette notification permitting to use English language for all purposes of record and proceedings in the Commercial High Courts.

Sri Lanka’s official unemployment rate slipped to 4.3 percent in the final quarter of last year from 4.7 percent in the quarter before as the economy expanded in the final three months of the year.

The Central Bank (CB) is planning to revisit the framework of its regulatory sandbox, relaxing some of stringent rules, after the initiative failed to gain traction among fintech players over the past four years.

The National People’s Power (NPP) will not allow the government to implement the proposed Constitutional Amendments to introduce a new parliamentary electoral system before the Presidential polls, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.

Badulla Hospital has become a Teaching Hospital along with the Faculty of Medicine from yesterday.

A 45-year-old person residing in the Sri Lankan Refugee Rehabilitation Centre in Thirumayam ended his life in a municipal complex in Manapparai on Saturday.

Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis both slammed their second century of the match as Sri Lanka set up a 511-run target for Bangladesh before pushing the host to the corner in the first Test today.

The Education Ministry has undertaken measures to offer a main meal at school to every student in Grades 1 through 5, starting tomorrow.

A fire broke out at the NOLIMIT Shopping Complex in Wellawatte this evening, the Colombo Fire Brigade said.

In the wake of his controversial statement on the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, former President Maithripala Sirisena said he made that statement based on information he had received only three weeks ago.

The Colombo Commercial High Court issued an enjoining order preventing Rusi Pestonjee, Managing Director of Abans PLC or his servants from in any way or manner to use the name McDonald’s or any name in any way or manner similar to the name McDonal

Sri Lanka’s Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis became just the third pair to partner in two 150-plus run stands in the same Test.

Claiming that former President Maithripala Sirisena is now contradicting his recent statement that he was well aware of the true perpetrators of the Easter Sunday bombings, NPP MP Vijitha Herath today urged the government to launch an immediate probe

Minister of Trade Nalin Fernando announced a significant reduction in the price of imported milk powder, aimed at alleviating the financial burdens on consumers.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will record a statement from former President Maithripala Sirisena tomorrow regarding his recent remark on the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 where he claimed that he was “well aware” of the true perpet

India has extended its ban on onion exports indefinitely - a surprise move that comes ahead of a general election and is set to exacerbate high prices in some overseas markets.

In response to mounting concerns over rising prices of essential goods and the devaluation of the Sri Lankan Rupee against the US Dollar, State Minister for Finance Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has unveiled a new strategy aimed at stabilising the mark