Police arrested the cab driver involved in a hit-and-run accident at Rambewa in Anuradhapura early this morning.

Steps will be taken to raid unregistered religious centres that are engaged in religious conversions in a move to stop such activities, Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Vidura Wickramanayaka said.

Police have arrested four suspects in connection with a kidnapping incident where an individual was held for a ransom of Rs. 3.5 million.

After 2028, there will be no failures in the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examinations, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Three male youths were killed and two other women injured after they were run over by a speeding cab at Rambewa in Anuradhapura early this morning, Police said.

The first private elephant breeding ground and hospital for domesticated elephants was opened on Thursday in the Habarana area.

A 19-year-old student from Sri Lanka has been charged with stabbing six Sri Lankans living in Ottawa, Canada, killing five of them including a two-and-a-half-month old infant, in Ottawa, Canada.

UNP Chairman and Member of Parliament Vajira Abeywardene yesterday announced that he will launch another book shortly which relates how the incumbent President Ranil Wickremeisnghe became President of Sri Lanka after the ‘ Aragalaya’( mass protes

Sri Lanka is navigating a delicate balance between its support for the two-state solution in Palestine and its efforts to strengthen ties with Israel, as evidenced by recent developments such as the opening of a Honorary Consulate in Haifa , particip

Seamer Matheesha Pathirana will not be available for selection for the 3rd T20I against Bangladesh, as the player has sustained a Grade 1 hamstring injury on his left leg.

Gold prices surged to a fresh record high on Friday as data showing a rise in the U.S. unemployment rate boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates soon.

Sri Lanka takes on Bangladesh in the third and last game of the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet tomorrow.

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped more than 200 school pupils in the northern town of Kuriga on Thursday, a teacher, local councillor and parents of the missing children said, in the biggest mass abduction from a school since 2021.

It was revealed in parliament that more than Rs. 2.5 billion is paid annually as rental for vehicles acquired by government agencies.

The vehicular movement on Galle Road has been hampered due to a sinkhole in Wellawatta near Station Road.

The entire Board of Directors of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), including its Chairman, has tendered their resignations.

A man who fled with a packet of heroin to escape the police, has died after the packet got stuck in his throat.

Two new legislations which ensure women’s rights and economic empowerment were announced by the government today as the country marked the International Women’s Day with the rest of the world.

High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Kenya, Kana Kananathan, engaged in a significant meeting with the President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic at his country residence recently .

In February, expatriate workers sent a total of USD 476.4 million to the country, marking a 14 percent increase compared to the same month last year, the Labour and Foreign Employment Ministry said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has convened a party leaders meeting on Monday to discuss the International Monetary Fund’s proposals with its high level delegation, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Three tons of plastic bottles discarded by pilgrims visiting Sri Pada have been collected within three months since the beginning of the Sri Pada season this year, Maskeliya Pradeshiya Sabha announced.

The declaration by Defense State Minister Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon in Parliament yesterday regarding the population of stray dogs in the country is baseless and it is asserted that the State Minister issued this statement without possessing accurat

Veteran actress, journalist and radio news anchor Ms. Ramya Vanigasekara has passed away at the age of 73 years old.

The Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit in Canada arrested a 19-years-old Sri Lankan student who was involved in last night’s homicide where six including five members of a Sri Lankan family were killed.

Sri Lanka has experienced a significant surge in HIV/AIDS cases in 2023 recording close to 700 cases.

The meeting among President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leaders Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa ended with no final decision on the formation of an alliance ahead of the pending national elections, Daily Mirror lear

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has acknowledged his shortcomings in appointing key defence personnel, including General Shavendra Silva and General (Retd.) Kamal Gunaratne in his tell-all memoir “The Conspiracy to Oust Me” launched yesterday

Canadian police are treating the deaths of four children and two adults at a house in Ottawa as homicides.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced plans to convene a meeting next Monday (11) inviting leaders, including those from the Opposition to contribute ideas in line with the ongoing discussions with officials from the International Monetary Fun