There has been no discussion held about siging the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement by the present government as yet, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said today.

Three underage couples have been taken into custody by the Kuliyapitiya Police after they were found to be staying in hotel rooms engaging in sex, while informing their parents that they were participating in tution classes.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka who faces 4 counts of sexual assault in Australia and remains in custody has maintained his innocence of all charges, his lawyers said in a statement.

A 22-year old woman who is a manager of the Sanasa Bank of Hakmana was hacked to death inside the bank premises.

A Sri Lankan cricketer in Australia for the T20 World Cup choked a woman so forcefully, she had a brain scan at a hospital, court documents allege.

Recent letter written by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the speaker alleging that Parliament is sluggish in its proceedings, came under fire in the House today with some MPs highlighting that the Executive has no right to find fault with the legis

Some 81 schoolchildren who were addicted to drugs have been sent for rehabilitation within the first nine months of this year, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said today.

Lengthy queues were witnessed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, as immigration/emigration process for passengers at the airport being carried out manually due to a computer system malfunction at the Immigration section.

The Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard seized over 458kg of Kerala cannabis from a dinghy along with two suspects in the sea area southeast of the Delft Island, Jaffna early this morning.

Rashid Khan’s reign at the top of the MRF ICC Men’s T20I Bowling Rankings has been short-lived, with the Afghanistan spinner usurped in top spot by Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga.

Tesla chief Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of shares in the electric car company, SEC filings showed Tuesday, more than a week after he closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.

Sri Lanka Tourism is rolling out efforts to better capture details of travellers entering the country under Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions/Events (MICE) tourism segment by including the segment....

Tourism Minister Harin Fernando appealed to international travellers to add Sri Lanka to their travel wish list, assuring tourists are cushioned from the economic shocks the country is undergoing, and....

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is mulling to appoint new governors to the nine provinces in place of the present ones appointed by his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Daily Mirror learns.

Whilst highlighting that cruel and intolerable suppression is exercised by the government, and expressing his surprise over the alleged attempts to hide evidence and save those who are responsible for the Easter Sunday attack, Archbishop of Colombo C

November has kicked off with significant improvement in tourist arrivals as the first seven days of the month saw over 12, 000 international visitors entering the country. Provisional data from Sri Lanka....

The Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) last week said that the much-resisted productivity-based revenue sharing wage model is now gaining traction among the estate sector stakeholders amid....

Proper hand washing and cleanliness are very important to prevent infection of the monkeypox virus, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Colombo, Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

Regulating of international schools will begin next year, Minister of Education Susil Premajaynatha told Parliament today.

A school Principal and two policemen arrested for allegedly torturing several Grade Five students at Millaniya Primary School in Horana were today ordered to be remanded till November 16 after being produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today approved a two hour powercut until Friday (11).

The National Blood Transfusion Service has decided to limit the collection of blood for a week due to a current shortage of a chemical used for the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test, its Director Dr. Lakshman Edirisinghe said.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has recorded statements from former Deputy Minister and vetaran actor Jeewan Kumaranatunga, his wife Shereen Kumaranatunga and popular artist Sangeetha Weeraratne in connection with their alleged involveme

The investigation into the Yala incident was still underway and that the assistance of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) would also be sought if required, Wildlife Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said today.

Chinese Ambassador Qi-Zhenhong has assured their continuous support on the debt treatment and stabilizing the economy of Sri Lanka, State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe said.

Investigations are underway following the incident where policemen are alleged to have used electricity on a group of school children in Hungamuwa after a wallet belonging to a teacher went missing, Minister of Education Susil Premajaynatha told Parl

The government should reveal Parliament as to who bore the cost of the Maldivian parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed to attend the COP27 summit representing Sri Lanka, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg from the shooting which injured him last week.

A 3-member investigation panel consisting of Justice Sisira Ratnayake (retired high court judge) has been appointed to initiate an inquiry into the alleged incident involving player Danushka Gunathilaka and other complaints which seem to have come to

All services, including the issuing of all types of passports, at the Immigration Department’s head office have been suspended due to a system failure, the Immigration and Emigration Department said.