A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world’s eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations.

US President Joe Biden has promised there will be no ’’new Cold War’’ with China, following a conciliatory meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

As the much needed cards for issuing drivers’ licences have reached, issuing them should be done promptly, Transport State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said.

Heavy rains over 100mm could be expected today in the Southern, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces after 2.00 pm, the Meteorology Department said.

Despite the sharp electricity tariff revision in August, it would not be enough to cover the Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) operating costs, according to Fitch Ratings.

With an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal yet to be sealed, Budget 2023 presented to Parliament yesterday stuck with the reform path....

The All Island Egg Producers Association (AIEPA) said today that 50% of the workers have begun to leave the industry and as a result, the industry is on the verge of collapse.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Public Security Ministry Secretary were summoned by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (SLHRC) to inquire into possible violations of human rights following the arbitrary actions by policemen these days

State Minister Diana Gamage today said she was extremely happy about the proposal made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to grow Cannabis in Sri Lanka.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today pledged to introduce a new economic order to suit the new world order and highlighted that Sri Lanka will embark on this new path through the 2023 budget.

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake is expected to make a return to active politics as the new General Secretary of the United National Party, Daily Mirror learns.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today approved a two hour powercut until Friday (18).

At least 15 protesters of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) including National Organiser of the SJB Women’s Wing former MP Hirunika Premachandra were arrested by the Cinnamon Garden police during a protest at Colombo 7 a short while ago.

The results of the 2021 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) examination will be released by the end of this month, the Examinations Department Commissioner General L.M.D. Dharmasena said.

Applications are being called from professionals who are not members of any political party, to be appointed as members of the Constitutional Council (CC) as proposed by the 21st Amendment, Communications Department of parliament said.

The government is gaining profits from all Petroleum products with the recent price revision, according to the minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera.

Players from six different nations, except from Sri Lanka, have been named in the Upstox Most Valuable Team of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

TIRUCHY: Even as the Supreme Court on Friday allowed the remaining six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to walk free, four of them—V Sriharan alias Murugan, Santhan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar—were brought to the special camp at t

A New South Wales Supreme Court hearing will be held in December after Sri Lankan international Danushka Gunathilaka launched a second bail bid following his arrest and charges of four counts of sexual intercourse without consent.

The Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA), the apex body of organised retail in Sri Lanka, has raised growing concern about the current standing of the local retail sector. “If the retail sector

Worker remittances income continued its ascent in October reflecting that the worst may be over for the poor run of the key foreign currency inflow source to Sri Lanka, which is instrumental in helping....

Ahead of today’s budget presentation, the government yesterday disclosed plans to prop up State expenditure by 29.2 percent to provide relief to the economically-battered population....

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) saw its profits declining in the three months ended September 30, 2022 (3Q22) due to sharply rising costs stemming from a bevy of factors including the sharp fall in the value...

Sri Lanka’s national average rice yield hit a nearly 50-year-low last ‘Maha’ season largely driven by the ill-conceived import ban on chemical fertiliser and agrochemicals. Its aftereffects....

Democrats held onto control of the U.S. Senate, handing a major victory to President Joe Biden and extinguishing hopes of the ’’red wave’’ that Republicans had expected leading into the midterm elections.

At least six people have been killed and 81 wounded in an explosion in a busy area of central Istanbul, Turkish authorities have said.

The captain of the Sri Lanka women’s rugby team, Dulani Pallekondage, who has come to South Korea to participate in the second leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series, has gone missing after the tournament.

Sri Lanka had to settle for fourth place in the second leg of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series 2022 after losing 24-07 to the Philippines in the match for third place. Sri Lanka got off to a bright start but suffered some setbacks in the last half of th

Mounds of earth had one crashing down on the railway line between Diyatalawa and Bandarawela railway stations as well as between Ohia and Idalgashinna stations on the upcountry railway line today, the Railway Department said.

The Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean (ESPO) Crude Oil cargo which has been seen docked off the west coast of Sri Lanka for over 50 days due to a delay in settling payment, commenced unloading last night.