The Finance Ministry has decided to take immediate measures to prevent the illegal importation of mobile phones, State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

Chairman of Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa today said he has sought an increase of fuel quota to officers who will be put in charge of conducting the local government elections.

The lives of over 50 passengers were saved today due to the bravery of a driver who prevented a bus from falling into a precipice, following a brake failure in Beragala.

The remaining parts of the vessel ‘MV X-Press Pearl’ that caught fire in Sri Lankan waters and sank in 2021 will be removed by the end of this week, Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) Chairman, Mrs. Dharshani Lahandapura said.

The Supreme Court today granted leave to proceed against Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennekoon and eleven other police officers over the arrest of Social media activist and the admin of ’GoHomeGota2022’ Facebook page Thisara Anurudhdha

MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara charged that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution is in spotlight once again due to the impending visit of the United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland to Sri Lanka.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer and former Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is all set to be apppointed as Bangladesh head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team.

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka will not accept the apology tendered by former President Maithripala Sirisena on the shortcomings in preventing the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, National Director Communications Archdiocese of Colombo Fr. Jude Chryshan

The Railway’s Department had decided to cancel 123 train services early this month due to various reasons and due to a staff shortage, the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) said.

In response to the remarks by opposition leader Sajith Premadasa that Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is not obliged to support deals with the International Monetary Fund or any other international funding agency, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasi

Constitutional Council is to call up for applications from suitable members for the independent commissions today amidst protests by Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa who is an ex-officio member of the Council.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a note to the Cabinet, has stressed that public officers should refrain from obtaining goods and services on credit basis, and any officer who violates this will be held personally responsible for such expenditure.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena today apologized to the Catholic community and the Easter Sunday victims over the tragedy that took place in 2019 when he was the president.

Gautam Adani has slipped out of the list of the world’s top 10 richest people and could soon be supplanted as Asia’s wealthiest person if shares in his conglomerate continue to slide.

Convener of Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige was today released by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court in connection with a case filed for allegedly committing offences under Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

Former President Maithripala Sirisena said today that he would contest the next presidential election with the support of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

Health authorities in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will allow unmarried individuals to raise a family and enjoy benefits reserved for married couples, in the latest effort to bolster a falling birth rate.

Two people who had trespassed into the high-security area of Parliament and video filmed the Parliament complex were arrested by the police.

Heavy rains of up to 150mm forecast today in the Eastern, Uva, and Central provinces, as well as the Polonnaruwa district, due to a depression over the Southeast and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal, the Meteorology Department said.

A 30-year old man from Kilinochchi who is a freelance journalist died after he fell from a moving train in Dehiwala yesterday.

Sri Lanka is still in the midst of its worst-ever economic crisis and just a few months ago defaulted on its debt payments for the first time in history.

Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said regardless of the future elections, he wants to see a continuation of the economic reform path the country has embarked on, as it is the only way to come out of the current crisis.

Culinary YouTube channel ‘Ape Amma’ has been identified by CashnetUSA.com as the largest revenue-generating handle in the country on the social media platform.

A 15-year-old boy accidentally locked himself inside a shipping container in Bangladesh during a game of hide-and-seek — and was discovered a week later in another country.

Popular Sri Lankan YouTuber Sepal Amarasinghe who was held in remand custody for allegedly making disrespectful comments about the Temple of the Tooth Relic has announced through his lawyer that he is ready to deliver a public apology to the Buddhist

All-rounder Dewmi Vihanga was the only Sri Lankan in the inaugural ICC Under 19 Women’s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament, named by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday.

The notice to commence Local Government election process was handed over to the Government Printers today by the returning officers of relevant districts to be published in a gazette notification.

While commenting on spending money on private buses to transport people to political campaigns, the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) today said the highest number of buses were hired by the National People’s Power (NPP) party, which

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced today that their online payment gateway, which had been temporarily shut down due to a cyber attack, had been successfully re-launched, CEB Additional General Manager (Corporate Strategy) K. A. K. Kolonne

Two suspects including a soldier who were fleeing after robbing Rs. 2 million from a businessman on a motorcycle in Medawachchiya were arrested by the police officers of the Kebithigollewa Division Traffic Unit today.