Sri Lanka’s top order batter Pathum Nissanka has been released from the present squad for the ongoing Test match against Pakistan, it is reliably learnt.

The Auditor General’s Department has decided to launch a special investigation into the purchase and distribution of medicines over the past two years, a senior official from the Department said.

An innings of déjà vu and insanity ended with Sri Lanka bowled out for 166 and Pakistan taking early honours in the second Test at the SSC grounds on the back of half-centuries Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who was charged with for sexually assaulting a woman during the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, appeared in Sydney Downing Centre District Court on Monday, July 24 to apply for a judge-alone trial.

Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana said he is hoping to take stern action against those involved through a Cabinet meeting for causing public inconvenience by launching a train strikes.

The Supreme Court today concluded hearing and reserved its judgment in the Fundamental Rights petition filed challenging former President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to grant a Presidential pardon to Royal Park murder convict Don Shramantha Jud

The train strike launched by the engine drivers attached to the powerset train running shed in Maradana was called off a short while ago.

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja, who is here in Sri Lanka as a commentator for the Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, met his old Sri Lankan friends at a dinner hosted by Sidath Wettimuny, the former opening batter.

Sri Lanka is planning to attract 5 million tourists, including 2.5 million high-end visitors, contributing to the country’s economic growth, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

The Norwegian Embassy in Colombo announced that it will close on July 31, 2023.

In a radical rebranding, Twitter owner Elon Musk has begun the process of replacing Twitter’s iconic bird logo with X.

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has depreciated further against the US Dollar (USD) today, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and five others have made an application requesting them to be acquitted from the money laundering case.

There is no shortage of aspirin in the market despite the Ministry of Health recalling a batch of locally produced aspirin from hospitals nationwide.

A 33-year-old man, who attempted to abduct a 7-year-old girl who had come to visit Galle Face with her parents, has been arrested by the Fort police.

The All Ceylon Traditional Coconut Oil Manufacturers Association alleged that the latest import tax on coconut oil imports would lead to a fraud similar to the infamous multi-billion ‘sugar tax scam’ benefiting only a handful of importers with st

A total of eleven train services including office trains which were scheduled to operate this morning were cancelled following trade union action staged by railway employees, the Railway Department said.

Sri Lanka’s national inflation, which measures the increase in prices paid by consumers for goods and services across the country, eased further in June, bringing consumer prices to levels last seen....

The Central Bank last week issued an ultimatum to banks to reduce lending rates, which have only fallen disproportionately, compared to the plunge in deposit rates in response to the easing in the monetary....

Sri Lanka tourism progresses into the summer with a shine after a period of three years as nearly 90,000 international visitors entering the country in the first 20 days of July. In the first 20 days July.

Australia have retained the Ashes after the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford ended in a rain-affected draw, with bad weather meaning no play was possible on Sunday’s final day.

Economist Amal Eran Herath Sanderatne died after falling from the 7th floor of an apartment building at Rosmead Place, Colombo this afternoon, police said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe will lead a grand alliance that will contest the next presidential and general election, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said over the weekend.

The Sri Lanka national netball team will depart for Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday for the 2023 Netball World Cup after an International training session in Botswana.

Three persons who went swimming in the sea off the Pattukala beach in Negombo were reported missing this afternoon and are believed to have drowned.

Steps will be taken to replace the fuel price formula with a maximum retail price, thereby creating a fuel competitiveness that benefits the country, State Minister of Power and Energy D.V. Chanaka said.

The Court of Appeal issued an interim order preventing DFCC Bank PLC from taking any steps to auction the properties belonging to the proprietor of Senasuma Hotel or take any steps in pursuance of the decision to auction as depicted in the resolution

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) and the health trade unions lambasted the circular issued by the Health Secretary advising government employees to exercise caution when releasing statements to the media.

The Ministry of Power and Energy said today that the government currently has sufficient fuel stocks on hand.

Minister of Trade, Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Nalin Fernando stressed that according to the existing price formula, the two LP gas companies should sell gas at the same prices and that legal action would be taken if this requirement is violated