Another member of the Election Commission has reportedly received death threats over the phone last night.

Two Indian Air Force fighter jets - a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 - have crashed in Madhya Pradesh during a training exercise, officials said on Saturday.

China’s offer to Sri Lanka of a two-year moratorium on its debt is not suf­ficient to clear the path for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a funding programme, diplomatic sources told Daily Mirror.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has declined to approve the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) demand management program as it violates and affects the Advanced Level (A/L) Examination.

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will travel to Nepal, India,Sri Lanka, and Qatar from January 28 to February 3, 2023, the US State Department said.

The monetary policies have proved to be damp squibs, as the approach by the central banks across the world in setting the framework post great financial crisis has failed dismally in stimulating growth, said International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executiv

Sri Lanka’s economy will fare better this year than it did in the previous year, where the economy is estimated to have contracted by about 9 percent but consumption is expected to contract till about the second half of the year, the Ceylon Chamber

According to the order given by the Supreme Court in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks, a disciplinary investigation has been initiated against Senior DIG in charge of Administration Nilantha Jayawardena, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles

Naval and fishing communities are advised not to venture into the sea due to the formation of a low-pressure atmospheric disturbance over the Southeast Bay of Bengal today, the Meteorology Department said.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) again reiterated that no permission was given to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to impose power cuts during the Advanced Level (A/L) Examination and until the end of the examination on February

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena endorsed the certificate on the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill and the Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill which were debated and passed in Parliament recently.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is unique as its members who have different views are able to come to an agreement at the end of the day, MP Harsha de Silva said today.

The current egg issue should be solved by the 75th anniversary of Independence on Feb.4 or else people will hear the sounds of chickens and hens, the All Island Canteen Owners’ Association (AICOA) said.

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara is to intervene to put an end the organised smuggling of unregistered mobile phones which cause a threat to the country’s national security.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today instructed former President Maithripala Sirisena to stand in the dock during a magisterial inquiry as he stayed away from the dock, being an accused in a private plaint in connection with Easter Sunday attacks.

Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy and the officials that took part in the discussion with Human Rights Commission were pressurized over the matter with regard to proving continuous electricity supply during the A/L examination, Power and

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has prorogued Parliament till February 8, 2023, President’s office said.

The Court of Appeal today granted more time for State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage to file objections against a writ petition filed seeking an order declaring she is disqualified from being a Member of Parliament since she is a British citizen.

An alleged assault case filed against four policemen took a twist during the cross-examination at a trial as the complainant himself admitted that in fact, he had also held a police officer against a tree during an altercation.

The Mahanayake Theras of all three Chapters said they had requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe not to remove security personnel assigned for the development and security of Buddhist religious places with historical importance in the north, east a

Former President Maithripala Sirisena arrived at the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s office this morning.

A former top FBI official in New York has been arrested over his ties to a Russian oligarch, law enforcement sources told ABC News Monday.

Uzbekistan Airways today initiated its first flight service at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), MRIA duty manager said.

No decision has been taken not to have scheduled power cuts or not to have power cuts in view of the ongoing Advanced Level (A/L) examination, the CEB Chairman Nalinda Illangakoon said.

A total of 3,207kg of paddy per hectare has been recorded in the 2022 Yala season, the Agriculture Department said citing a report presented at a progress review meeting recently.

A mother and her two children were burnt to death in a fire that broke out in a house at Mahamankadawala in Anuradhapura last night, the Police said.

A 38-year-old farmer was killed when his firearm accidentally discharged at Mirusuvil in Kodikamam following a motorcycle accident.

A pedestrian was killed when a water pipeline burst at Hemmathagama in Mawanella yesterday.

A 40-year-old man who shared a post on FB which is likely to pose threat to the 75th Independence Day Celebrations, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

Panadura North Police have arrested four men and two women in connection with sexually exploiting a 13-year old girl from Panadura.