A man who had allegedly sent threatening text messages to State Minister of Defence Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon in breach of his parliamentary privileges was today ordered to be remanded till August 3 after being produced before the Naula Magistrate

A second individual, identified as Insham Inoon, was taken into custody for assaulting St. Joseph’s College rugby coach Nilfer Ibrahim after their match against Kingswood College in Kandy.

Following the Daily Mirror report on the suspension of elective cesarean section surgeries at the Kalutara Teaching Hospital due to a shortage of the anaesthetic drug Marcaine Spinal Heavy, the Health Ministry has taken action to address the issue.

Rohan Fernando who has been removed from the post of Chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) today claimed that a ‘Boardroom coup’ took place to remove him from the position, suggesting that moves were underway to facilitate the sale of the state-own

The import restrictions imposed on 328 more items will be relaxed tonight, State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) issued an apology for an embarrassing mistake during the presentation ceremony at the conclusion of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill was passed in Parliament with amendments at the third reading without a vote.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) Destroyer SAMIDARE arrived at the port of Colombo on an official visit today.

Claiming that a mastermind behind the Pyramid racket called Onmaxdt should be revealed, Parliamentarian Daiana Gamage said Rs. 29.2 million has been collected even after the ban of the institution.

The OIC of the Maradana Police Environment Unit has been arrested by Bribery Commission (BC) officials while soliciting a bribe of Rs 10,000.

The information technology (IT) sector can resolve the problems of the national economy, and for that there should be a policy regarding the digital economy, the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) Treasurer, Indika De Soysa said.

Around 25 MPs including some of those who have voted in favour of the government on various instances have signed the no-confidence motion on Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella today.

A 57-year-old man died after he developed an allergic reaction at the Teaching Hospital Kegalle following the administration of the antibiotic used in the Peradeniya Hospital which resulted in the death of a 21-year-old girl.

A government with a people’s mandate should have the right to intervene in the affairs of the Central Bank as it is directly connected to the financial and economic policies of the country, NPP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is all set to host Afghanistan’s one-day bilateral home series against Pakistan here next month, it is learned.

The newly formed youth party, the New Peoples Front (NPF) in a letter to Indian High Commissioner in Colombo has said that the vocabulary used by TNA senior leader R. Sampanthan in his latest letter Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is similar to

The Examination Department today announced the dates for the 2023 Grade Five Scholarship Examination and the GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examination.

Chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), Rohan Fernando has been removed from his post.

Litro Gas Lanka, a prominent supplier of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) gas in Sri Lanka, has made a significant contribution of Rs. 1.5 billion to the Treasury in the form of dividends.

A technician attached to a state bank in Colombo, suspected to have set fire to a landcruiser type jeep in the premises of Nittambuwa Police during the violence on May 9 last year, had been arrested.

Fuel quotas will be further increased next month after evaluation, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said today.

There is no shortage of Heavy Marcaine drug used for elective cesarean section surgeries as reported, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today.

Despite the 24-hour token strike by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) at the Outpatient Department (OPD) of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) being called off yesterday (19), GMOA Media Spokesman Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe warned of res

Just hours before Auckland was due to host the opening match of the Women’s World Cup, the city woke up to news of a deadly shooting which has cast a shadow over what was supposed to be a day of celebration.

The health sector in the country has collapsed, while three infectious diseases which were eliminated from the country had started to re-emerge, former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said today.

Imam-ul-Haq finished unbeaten on 50 as he marshalled Pakistan to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka, and a 1-0 series lead.

Instructions have been given to school principals and relevant authorities to consider only 40 percent of school attendance of the school applicants for the Advanced Level (A/L) examinations, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said today.

A Sri Lankan delegation led by the Attorney General recently engaged in discussions with the lawyers and insurers representing the owner of the fire-damaged freight ship, ’MV X-Press Pearl’.

All elective cesarean section surgeries at the Teaching Hospital Kalutara have been halted in order to preserve the remaining 17 vials of an anesthetic drug called Marcaine Spinal Heavy needed to carry out elective cesarean sections, Daily Mirror lea

The founder of Dilmah Tea, Merrill J. Fernando has passed away at the age of 93, the family confirmed.