Opposition MP Wasantha Yapa Bandara, who was appointed to the Committee on Public Enterprises ( COPE) today, announced that he would resign as a member.

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) today recommended in its report that the Central Bank postpones the salary increase of its employees.

According to the Narahenpita Economic Centre, the retail price of a kilo of chicken has been reduced by Rs. 30, a senior official of the centre said.

Three members of underworld gangs were arrested during a special operation launched yesterday to crack down on organized criminal activities.

Meeting a record annual tax revenue target of Rs.232 billion for the year 2024 is questionable, as Sri Lanka’s liquor consumption has drastically decreased in recent years owing to its ever increasing prices, as revealed by the Chief of Excise Depa

The Veterinary Medical Officers’ Association has warned on the imminent danger of rabies spreading due to the intense heat that severely affects dogs, cats and other animals.

Delay of train services on the coastal line continue due to the derailment of a train between Colombo Fort and Kompannaveediya railway stations last evening, the Railways Department said.

While raising concerns over the Cabinet nod to amend the existing electoral system in respect of the parliamentary election, People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), alleged that the move could result in the postponement of the electi

Following a concerning rise in organized criminal activities in the Western and Southern provinces, a special operation targeting 20 identified organized criminal gangs in the country under the ’Yukthiya’ initiative was launched yesterday.

Many hospitals in China have stopped offering newborn delivery services this year, state-backed news outlet Daily Economic News reported, with industry experts warning of an ’’obstetric winter’’ due to declining demand amid a record drop in n

The exodus of opposition MPs from the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), a watchdog committee, will have no bearing on the conduct of deliberations since the government’s representation is sufficient enough to maintain the quorum number, a top

The wildlife officers attached to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve observed that one of the two elephants living in the vicinity of the forest reserve had not been seen for the past one and a half years.

Veteran Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka due to a thumb injury, the cricket board said Tuesday.

Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been suspended for Bangladesh’s two-Test series against Bangladesh, shortly after announcing his decision to return to Test cricket following his retirement from the format last year.

Our sister papers Daily Lankadeepa and the Sunday Lankadeepa won the most popular newspaper award for the 18th consecutive year at ‘SLIM- KANTAR Peoples Award 2024’ being held at Monarch Imperial, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.

Bangladesh clinched the third ODI against Sri Lanka by four wickets to secure a 2-1 series win on Monday (18) which was followed up by a celebration from their veteran wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim who brought his helmet as they were lining up to pos

Train services along the Coastal Line faced a significant setback this evening following a derailment near the Secretariat Station.

The world’s oceans have now experienced an entire year of unprecedented heat, with a new temperature record broken every day, new data shows.

The Colombo District Court today rejected the objections raised by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa, against the enjoining order which prevented the SJB from removing Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka from his party membership and posi

The government is planning to issue licenses to open 200 wine stores under the FL4 category and 15 of them have already been issued, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa alleged in Parliament today.

A group of Opposition MPs including Dayasiri Jayasekara, Charitha Herath, Hesha Vithanage, Nalin Bandara, Shanakkiyam Rasaputhram and S.M. Marikkar have resinged from the Committee on Public Engterprises (COPE).

The buying rate of the US Dollar has dropped below the Rs. 300 rate for the first time since July 2023, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Students from Grades 8 and above will have the opportunity to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) with their information technology subjects, and this pilot project will be started in 20 schools from today, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Both sides discussed the current economic crisis and the political situation in Sri Lanka at length, and attention was also paid to the upcoming Presidential election.

The Education Ministry wants to involve children in competitions like Olympiads, implemented from schools level to the international level.

Cricket Australia cites deteriorating human rights conditions for women and girls under Taliban rule

The Central Bank has no powers to increase the salaries of its employees without the approval of Parliament in terms of the Constitution and the move to increase their salaries is wrong, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said today.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) founder Basil Rajapaksa said that he had not read the book published recently by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on an alleged conspiracy to oust him.

The Party leaders have decided to debate the no-confidence motion against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhane for three days.

Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said.