A total of 29,578 people have applied online to obtain passports since the launch of the service at 51 Divisional Secretariats across the country last month, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said.

A police constable and a member of the Civil Security Department were arrested for transporting Kerala Cannabis on a motorcycle in Ampara.

Türkiye and Sri Lanka, which have been at the forefront of the fight against terrorism, have succeeded in eliminating Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) elements from Sri Lanka in joint efforts, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Sri Lank

The Dehiwala Police have arrested two persons for operating an unregistered rehabilitation center at Malwatta in Dehiwala yesterday.

Red alerts have been issued for 16 cities across Italy as extreme heat continues to affect southern Europe.

One of the batches of the drug used in the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital that resulted in the demise of a 21-year-old girl has been withheld following two more cases of severe allergic reactions reported from the Kandy Hospital, a Health Ministry offi

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said Sri Lanka was intending to become a member of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which is the world’s largest free trade area that came into effect on January 1, 2022, the Foreign Ministry said.

A United Nations agency has urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks, estimating the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent surge in inflation and borrowing costs had pushed an extra 165 million people into poverty.

In order to foster economic growth and prosperity through the enhancement of its aviation industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging Sri Lanka to establish a comprehensive aviation blueprint.

Portuguese football club Sporting Club  has signed former Celtic star Sri Lankan origin Jacynta Galabadaarachchi after her departure from the Hoops which was announced last week.

At least 15 passengers have been hospitalised after a Colombo bound private bus from Badulla ran off the road and toppled at Demodara in Ella on the Badulla-Colombo road.

Cinnamon Air, Sri Lanka’s premier domestic airline, recently launched scheduled flights to Jaffna, which will provide travellers with easy

With the resumption of train services between Colombo Fort and Kankesanturai (KKS) on the northern railway line, the renovated section from Anuradhapura to Omanthai wll be open to the public from today, the Railways Department said.

Production on many shows had already been affected after US screenwriters’ strike in May. Now with Hollywood actors joining the writers on union picket lines, studios have ground to a halt.

The government intends to allocate money in the next year’s budget for the relocation of the President’s House, Temple Trees, the Prime Minister’s office and the Presidential Secretariat to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte so that these buildings can

The Sri Lankan government would want to see the Indian rupee used as much as the dollar, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said

The death rate in the human-elephant conflict has been increasing in a large proportion every year.

The recent death of the young woman at the Peradeniya Hospital has been caused due to the shortage of drugs where the consultants and the doctors had been compelled to use available drugs as there had been no drugs with less complications in the hosp

Police personnel were stationed near panel boards at Kelani Bridge and highways after a string of thefts that took place recently incurring a loss of Rs 275 million, Director General of the Road Development Authority L.V.S. Weerakoon said today.

The Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation today said if all SriLankan Airlines pilots leave the country for greener pastures, the government will get foreign pilots to run the national carrier.

Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.

India has launched its third Moon mission, aiming to be the first to land near its little-explored south pole.

A national emergency should be declared by the government with the increasing number of deaths due to drug-related complications, President of the Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF) Dr. Rukshan Bellana said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed the Health Ministry to expedite the approval process for drugs endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Signifying a crucial juncture in Sri Lanka’s fuel market and a timely move to address fuel supply challenges, Sinopec Energy Lanka (Pvt) Ltd inked an agreement worth $100 million with the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) to operate and set up

The government has decided to impose an excise tax of Rs. 10 per liter when tapping toddy to prevent illegal toddy production, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said today.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is contemplating bringing a no-confidence motion against Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, a party senior said today.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Health Minister and officials to extend the retirement age for doctors to 63 years till the end of 2024 and for other special cases as per the requirement of the Health Ministry, the President’s Med

An underworld figure known as ’Dunumala Sarath’ has been shot dead at the Dunumalawaththa area in Galapitamada, Warakapola.

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