The Colombo High Court today permitted Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila to travel abroad from November 23 to November 29.

Two sisters in a same family who had defrauded Rs. 120 million from a Sri Lankan who is living in Norway were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers in Jaffna.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today questioned the presence of Police Commission Chairman Chandra Fernando and member M. P. Perera at the airport to welcome former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, and wanted them sent out of the commission.

The Ministry of Public Security has decided to transfer officers-in-charge of police stations who have been serving in the same police station for more than three years.

The Chief Sanghanayake (Dakshina Lankawa) of the Ramanna Sect, Ven. Omalpe Sobhitha Thera stressed that the Mahasangha and the Buddhists in Embilipitiya will not allow the government to implement the proposed project to cultivate 10000 acres of Ganja

A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, just before midnight Saturday and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others, before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said Sund

A man who who was conducting tuition classes has been arrested by the STF for distributing narcotic capsules among schoolchildren in Kalutara along with capsules.

The government held talks with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to explore the possibility of getting his country’s support for the establishment of the domestic truth seeking mechanism as part of reconciliation process, a Minister said .

Accounting and tax experts expressed skepticism over the overly optimistic tax revenue estimates in Budget 2023 amid a shrinking....

Lotus Tower Management Company (Pvt) Ltd (LTMC) last Friday entered into an agreement with Singapore-based renovation and interior....

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officially launched the ‘Lanka T10’; a franchise league set to be contested in a 10 overs per side format, at a media briefing held in Colombo on Sunday.

A man has been acquitted by Court of Appeal from the murder charges after being on death row for two years after defence proved that the accused was somewhere else at the time the offence (alibi).

Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya National Organiser and former MP Hirunika Premachandra said that she was blamed for hugging police officers but they have never asked her to move aside when doing this gesture.

The Central Bank (CB) Governor had approved the proposal to introduce a new automated system to issue bus tickets, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne said.

With the Bangladesh parliament polls barely a year away, the main Opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has now chosen December to announce its “do-or-die” Sri Lanka-type mass agitation to topple the Awami League government.

The CID has arrested a 45-year old local agent (broker) of the main suspect involved in human trafficking to Dubai and Oman.

Advocata Institute, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was announced as this year’s winner of Atlas Network’s prestigious Templeton Freedom Award and its US$100,000 prize at Freedom Dinner 2022 held on November 17 in New York.

Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa returned to the country this morning to a grand welcome at the BIA.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has lost his parliamentary seat in Saturday’s general elections, likely ending the career of one of Asia’s most enduring politicians.

At least eight women have been arrested for operating brothels under the guise of Ayurveda Spas during raids in Negombo last night.

Two-try James Tedesco led Australia to yet another World Cup success. The Kangaroos claimed a record-extending 12th title with a 30-10 victory over Samoa.

Donald Trump’s Twitter account appeared to be back online after a slim majority of votes were cast, in a Twitter poll organised by Elon Musk, in favour of reinstating the former US president, who was banned from the social media service for incitin

The football World Cup kicking off in Qatar on Sunday will likely be the final act on the global stage for numerous stars of the game.

The Anti-Leprosy Campaign at the Health Ministry reported that there is an increase in spreading of leprosy among schoolchildren, its Director Dr. Prasad Ranaweera said.

A proposal will be submitted to the cabinet to implement the fuel price revision once a month instead of twice a month, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

New members have been nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve in the Committee on Public Accounts, Committee on Public Enterprises and the Committee on Public Finance, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene announced today.

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has decided to print 50 driving licence cards to be distributed under the one-day service scheme until the department meets its target of covering the 600,000 temporary driving licence cards issued, department co

The budget proposal to cultivate Cannabis for exportation as a medicine was an appreciative move, former health minister Rajitha Senaratne said today.

“Oral health has long been neglected in global health, but many oral diseases can be prevented and treated with the cost-effective measures outlined in this report,” WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

A new consignment of 1000 metric tonnes of rice donated by China arrived at the Colombo Port this morning, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said.