Four in every ten households experienced a reduction in their incomes, as a result of the unprecedented economic crisis Sri Lanka is currently experiencing, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its response overview from June to December 20

Mihintale Raja Maha Vihara Chief Prelate Valahagunawewa Dhammarathana likened monks in universities to the Taliban.

The special Christmas Carol concert and carnival organized by the Tourism Development Board, the armed forces and the police in the vicinity of the Presidential Secretariat premises was declared open by President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday aftern

Sri Lanka is to sell four plots of land in Colombo Port City for an investor to establish a facility for bunkering, a Minister told journalists.

The Committee on High Posts has approved the appointments of Four Ambassadors and two Permanent Representatives recently, Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said.

Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that the death penalty should be brought back to deal with the rise of drug abuse in Sri Lanka.

A Thai naval ship capsized during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand on Sunday night, leaving more than 100 sailors needing to be rescued.

Rohan Seneviratne has assumed duties as the new General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

The Air quality in Colombo and Kegalle districts have dropped again today, as per the data put out by the National Building Research Organization (NBRO).

Sri Lanka and Dambulla Aura captain Dasun Shanaka underwent finger injury surgery on Monday, it is learnt.

Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi has quashed speculation and pledged to continue playing for his country, despite realising his lifetime ambition of winning the sport’s biggest prize.

A key upcountry Tamil party is now courting the President’s International Climate Advisor Eric Solheim who previously worked as the peace facilitator between the government and the LTTE to play a role in achieving a lasting solution to the ethnic c

As exclusively reported by Daily Mirror on last Tuesday (13), the Elections Commission (EC) will issue the gazette notification calling nominations for the Local Government (LG) polls after Christmas and or before the 30th December, Chairman of the E

A 46-year-old man was shot dead at a food parlour by two unidentified gunmen in Hanwella last night, police said.

The government must take a scientific approach focusing on revenue elasticity when deciding taxes on alcohol and tobacco to collect an....

The slump in construction sector activities deepened in the third quarter of 2022, declining for the fifth quarter in a row, according to the Gross....

Argentina have won the 2022 World Cup after an extraordinary 3-3 thriller of a Final with France, as Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick to force Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria into victory on a penalty shoot-out.

Argentina got off to a promising star, with Lionel Messi converting a penalty in the 23rd minute to give Argentina a 1-0 lead over France at the Lusail Stadium. Angel di Maria then doubled the lead for La Albiceleste with a brilliant finish in the 36

A statement has been recorded from journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrame in connection with the death of businessman and director of Janashakthi Group Dinesh Schaffter, a high ranking Police officer said.

The super luxury pasenger ship ’’Ocean Odyssey’’ carrying 108 of America’s richest tourists arrived at the Colombo Port today.

The zoological department has decided to grant free entrance to the zoo to children and elderly persons on December 23, 24 and 25, a Department senior official said.

The price of a pack of Koththu & other short eats will be reduced by Rs. 10, the All Island Canteen Owners’ Association Head Asela Sampath said.

A group of 105 Rohingya refugees fleeing to Malaysia by sea had been rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy when their trawler lost its course and drifted away to the Sri Lanka’s waters about 3.5 nautical miles north of Veththalakerni.

Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera was appointed new Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy after Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne relinquished command of the Sri Lanka Navy on completion of his tenure today.

A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets.

The principal of Matara Godauda Maha Vidyalaya, who is said to have told a group of students to use their tongues to clean the littered rice on the table after the children had finished their lunch, has been transferred from the school with immediate

The police have launched investigations after unidentified corpses of two males were found in two separate locations, one was found floating in Kelani River and other from Kalawana yesterday.

At least 30 persons have been arrested with ICE during a raid conducted at a holiday bungalow in Bentota yesterday.

Croatia have won the third place play-off and are now the owners of a silver and a bronze medal. They beat Morocco 2-1 in the third-place play-off at Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar.

After Russia, banks from Sri Lanka and Mauritius have also opened special rupee trading accounts in local branches in New Delhi. So far 18 foreign banks have opened special rupee Vostro accounts with 11 local bank branches in India, sources in the In