A number of young women in the Northern province who are currently working in private institutions in Colombo and South reportedly have no option but to engage in prostitution to earn additional income due to the prevailing economic hardships in the

A 54-year-old Sri Lankan-born Canadian passenger died after having collapsed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning.

Guwahati: The Assam government announced a half-day holiday in Kamrup Metropolitan district on Tuesday in view of the India-Sri Lanka ODI match in Guwahati.

The investigation into the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter has not yet ruled whether it was a suicide or murder and the probe is still underway to ascertain the cause of death, the police said.

The foreign employment sector will be converted to a fully digitalized system by the end of this year, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said yesterday.

In an announcement, the Meteorology Department said today that mainly fair weather will prevail over the island and around the sea areas throughout the day.

Two persons have been arrested with archaeological value Chaitya encrusted with precious gem stones suspected to have been unearthed from a treasure and preparing to sell for Rs. 1 billion.

Referring to reports that he would be Samagi Jana Balawegaya mayoral candidate for Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), MP Mujibur Rahman yesterday said the matter is still at discussion stage.

The election monitoring NGOs in Sri Lanka expressed their concern and disagreement on the summoning of the Elections Commission (EC) by President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday.

Sri Lanka continues to maintain the momentum in tourist arrivals witnessed over the last few weeks, as it welcomed over 20,000 international visitors in the first seven days of the new year.

The 7.9 magnitude earthquake that had occurred in the Tanimbar Islands Region, Indonesia has no threat to Sri Lanka, the National Tsunami Early Warning Centre (NTEWC) said.

Faced with criticism from various quarters that ticket rates for the upcoming India-Sri Lanka ODI scheduled to be held in Thiruvananthapuram are exorbitant, Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman has sparked off a huge controversy by saying that those

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today said that they cannot accept the proposed electricity tariff hike and said the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is not incurring a huge loss over the past few years.

Discussion between the private bus associations and the National Transport Commission (NTC) about the possibility of reducing bus fares after the recent diesel price reduction, ended without a solution.

Kanchana Wijesekera, Minister of Power and Energy stated that cabinet approval has been granted to amend the general policy guidelines for the electricity industry and to implement a cost-effective electricity tariff beginning from January 2023

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will meet with President Ranil Wickremesinghe tomorrow evening for a discussion aimed at fast tracking the release of military occupied lands in the north, full implementation of the provision of the Constitution and

Wildlife officials have been advised by their director general to arrest people who feed wild elephants and those cause harm to them, after increasing incidents have been reported.

Residents of Agarapathana area in Thalawakele are living in constant fear of any possible danger from leopards that roam into their villages and enter their homes.

Watareka Gamage Athula Sanjeewa Madanayake alias Undial Athula, one of the two men who had appeared in the “white van” media conference led by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, had been arrested over the murder in Pethiyagoda, Kelaniya.

The government has decided to suspend paying of PAYE tax by government or semi-government institutions, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

Considering the delay in egg production for eleven months, if mother hens are imported, the Agriculture Ministry has decided to import 200,000 hatching eggs.

The Fundamental Rights petition filed by former JVP Parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti seeking an order to recover a sum of Rs.15.9 billion from persons responsible for the alleged sugar fraud that took place when importing sugar in 2020 was today fix

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he was deeply concerned about the recent violence that erupted in Brasilia.

Based on the recommendations of the Public Service Commission and by the start of the first term of the school’s academic year in 2023, the Education Ministry is planning to make permanent appointments to the teachers who have obtained the teaching

Ven Omalpe Sobhitha Thero accused Minister Kanchana Wijesekara of getting creative with numbers to convince the Cabinet of Ministers to raise electricity tarrifs.

Azusa Kubota has been appointed as the new Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka.

The BCCI has taken a big U-turn on star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. The Indian pacer who was included in the 3-match ODI series against SriLanka has been pulled out of the series.

No one has the right to insult sacred and religious places followed by another person, prominent Catholic priest from the Archdiocese of Colombo, Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando said today.

Even though there’s a lot of criticism about the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on social media, the party remains in the hearts of the people, SLPP General Secretary MP Sagara Kariyawasam said.

Four bulkers carrying wheat, corn, peas and sunflower seeds departed from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, according to the Joint Coordination Center (JCC).