Anuradhapura district Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Uddika Premaratne resigned from his Parliamentary seat.

The Cabinet has given the green light to President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal to establish a ’’Children of Gaza Fund’’ aimed at providing aid to victims of violence in Gaza.

Fiery New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing down the curtains on a 12-year-old Test career during which he played 64 Tests for the Black Caps and won the inaugural World Test Championshi

Newly appointed IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon today arrived Supreme Court in connection with a Fundamental Rights petition filed by Energy Analyst Vidhura Ralapanawe challenging summoning him before CID over releasing an official document to social media.

Allegations of financial fraud and irregularities have cast a shadow over the Legal Unit of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) in the wake of an independent audit report revealing financial irregularities within the Unit spanning from 2018 to 2022.

Two persons arriving on a motorcycle near a hotel along Marine Drive in Wellawatte fired shots into the air before fleeing, police said.

In the wake of reports that President Ranil Wickremesinghe ordering an immediate investigation into the circular asking overstaying Russian and Ukrainian tourists to leave within 14 days, the Russian Embassy in Colombo said it awaits the results of t

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is reported to have used his decisive vote as the chairman of the Constitutional Council (CC) to affirm the appointment of Mr. Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) permanently.

Rats were found on board a SriLankan Airlines aircraft on Sunday, forcing the authorities to delay flight, SriLankan Airlines Chairman Ashok Pathirage said yesterday.

The tourism sector stakeholders yesterday confirmed that Sri Lanka is witnessing an increasing trend of international visitors engaging in business activities and warned that the industry, in certain parts of the country, is impacted as a result.

Nearly half of the telephone numbers provided to public service officials are inactive and unreachable, a survey conducted by the Peradeniya University Economics and Statistics Department has revealed.

The Court of Appeal delivered a judgment recognising the applicability of the provisions of the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) in respect of a competitive examination conducted to recruit employees to a State run bank.

Wanindu Hasaranga has already become one of the most popular Sri Lankan captains in the recent past just a few games into his new tenure as the skipper of the Sri Lanka T20 team.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said the Constitutional Council (CC) has not approved the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the new IGP.

The Cabinet has decided to suspend ’Parate executions’ till December 15, 2024, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Deshabandu Tennakoon as the IGP in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The Education Ministry has released a circular outlining necessary precautions for schoolchildren amidst the prevailing dry weather conditions nationwide.

Restructuring of the national carrier SriLankan Airlines is in tatters after Sunday’s ground handling debacle, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva said today.

The inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 League is set to take place from December 12 to December 22, 2024.

The Sri Lanka Planetarium will remain closed to the public from tomorrow (27) until March 12, the Education Ministry announced.

The Avissawella Police have initiated an investigation into the theft of Rs. 100,000 from a primary school office, a donation made by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa a few days ago.

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and his government have submitted their resignations, he announced Monday.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate today issued an open warrant for the arrest of the main suspect allegedly involved in stealing over Rs. 1 million from a house in Ward Place, Colombo, where the administrative officer of the Vietnam Embassy resides.

The notice published on the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) official website notifying Russian and Ukraine tourists to get their visas in order, has been taken down.

Plastic wastes account for about 10 percent of the waste collected by local authorities, out of which about 70 percent is packaging plastic such as single-use plastic (SUP) shopping bags (40%) and lunch sheets (10%), according to a survey conducted b

In a move to bolster Sri Lanka’s position as a leading exporter of king coconuts, exporters have agreed to uphold prices at 2000 rupees per fruit, announced Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industry, Mahinda Amaraweera.

United Petroleum Australia Pty Ltd has entered a contract with Ministry of Power and Energy to supply Petroleum products in Sri Lankan Market, a statement from the company said.

A U.S. military service member set himself on fire, in an apparent act of protest against the war in Gaza, outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Opposition parties have decided to bring in a no confidence motion against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, a short while ago.

Kelum Mudannayake, the president of the Kelaniya University Students’ Union, has been taken into custody by the Public Complaints Division of the Criminal Investigation Department.