The price of a 450gm loaf of bread will be reduced by Rs. 10 with effect from midnight today, All Island Bakery Owners’ Association announced.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka should adopt a non-aligned foreign policy in dealing with the international community, as an island nation.

Police have arrested 75 individuals during a drug raid carried out near 122 schools in the Western Province, police said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, promoted Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne to the rank of Admiral effective from today.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will settle into life in Sydney after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman multiple times, a court has heard, The Weekend Australian reported.

The Negombo District Court yesterday ordered to lay by the cases filed against President Ranil Wickremesinghe by the next of kin of those who have died and those who were injured during the suicide bomb blast that took place at St. Sebastian’s Cath

The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka for the first two weeks have crossed the 30,000 mark, bringing the total number of international visitors entering the country to 658,210.

The 26-year old driver of the Mercedes car, Mohammad Ryzul Rizzaq, who was remanded over the fatal accident in Kollupitiya, was released on bail today.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today issued an order preventing former English cricket commentator Brian Thomas from leaving the country in connection with investigations into the murder of Chairman of Janashakti Insurance Company Chairman Di

While denying any involvement with organ trafficking or the smuggling of organs, the Western Infirmary Hospital has filed a writ petition in Court of Appeal challenging the Health Ministry’s decision to temporarily suspend organ transplantation sur

Three Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the legality of the Presidential Pardon granted to former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva were yesterday fixed for argument by Supreme Court.

Sudewa Hettiarachchi, the Director General of Presidential Media during Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency, has been arrested over traffic violation in Kandy.

Security of Borella Cemetery where businessman Dinesh Schaffter was found tied in his car is being handled by Rakna Lanka, an official from Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) said today.

Applications have been called to select youth representatives to represent the Sectoral Oversight Committees to be established in Parliament, Communications Department of Parliament said.

The initial investigation into the death of businessman and director of Janashakthi Group, Dinesh Schaffter has revealed that Schaffter had been planning to meet former cricket presenter Brian Thomas yesterday. According to the police, Scaffter’s s

Some members from my own party are unhappy with me for criticizing President Ranil Wickremesinghe, former MP and Head of Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya Hirunika Premchandra said today.

Two multi-day fishing craft were intercepted with more than 200 kg of heroin and ICE by the navy off the Southern seas.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage today rejected a request made by State Minister Sanath Nishantha that his travel ban be temporarily lifted enabling him to go abroad.

Elections must be held regardless of the activities to demarcate wards for local authorities, Chairman of the National Delimitation Committee Mahinda Deshapriya said.

Owner of Thico Group Private Ltd Thilini Priyamali, who was remanded in connection with alleged financial fraud, was released on bail by Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage today.

France, which is part of the Paris Club, is in talks with Sri Lanka’s creditors in an attempt to ensure a solution is reached for the financial crisis sooner than later.

The Sri Lankan economy further sank into recession after its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter gave up as much as 11.8 percent of its output, bringing the nine-month contraction in the economy to 7.1 percent.

A group of heads of local authorities held by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and informed him that they were ready for local polls at the appropriate time, a party official said.

As earlier announced by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) the operations of the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery will resume today (16) after receiving another 90,000 MT of crude oil for refining at the facility.

Twitter appeared to suspend the accounts of at least half a dozen journalists late Thursday — including some who had been critical of Elon Musk and his $44 billion dollar takeover of the social media platform.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said today that it has appointed a three-member Election Committee to conduct the forthcoming election of SLC Office Bearers, scheduled to be held in May 2023.

Fifty two year old businessman, Dinesh Schaffter, a director of Janashakthi Group, who had been found tied inside a car at the Borella General Cemetery with serious injuries earlier this evening has died while receiving treatment at the National Hosp

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said although the people have the power to remove politicians in an election, there are no specific policies to take action against officials and institutions that do not show the required performance lev

Filing a writ petition in Court of Appeal, 22 government Parliamentarians representing SLPP and several others have sought an order directing the authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation in order to ascertain as to whether former Army Com

Police investigation into the assault and abduction of champion boxer M.S. Dinusha Lakshan had revealed that the incident was a result of a conflict between two gangs over drug trafficking.