Sri Lanka ranked 64 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022. With a score of 13.6, Sri Lanka has a level of hunger that is moderate.

At least 44 people were hospitalised after a private bus running from Kilinochchi to Jaffna collided with a tipper truck on the A-9 Road in Muhamalai, Palei today.

A minor flood situation is reported in Hanwella as water level of Kelani River was rising this morning.

The Sri Lanka Navy has launched a search operation to locate a patrol vessel that had gone missing since September 17 with six naval personnel on board.

Thico Group Chairperson Thilini Priyamali who was recently remanded over charges of financial fraud was handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today to be taken to a location for further investigations.

Two individuals have died while 21,888 people from 5,212 families in eleven districts have been affected due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.

Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72. He also appeared in ITV detective drama Cracker and the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough.

Gale force winds and heavy rain experienced in Neelabemma area in Karuwalagaswewa on Thursday night (13) had caused extensive damage to at least 29 houses and other property.

State-owned flag carrier Qatar Airways has agreed to increase flights for the Colombo-Doha route in November, following discussions held by the Tourism Ministry and Sri Lanka tourism authorities.

The Transport Ministry has initiated a discussion on the need to restructure the Department of Railways to make it a commercially viable venture , a Minister said .

Namibia, participating in their first ICC Global event in 18 years, enjoyed a relatively impressive campaign in last year’s T20 World Cup held in Oman and the UAE, and Gerhard Erasmus’ team will be eager to build on their recent gains and prove t

Sri Lanka has requested for support from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to assist the government’s initiative to establish a digital database of the labour workforce in the country.

The recent tax increases introduced by the government will result in massive social unrest, MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said yesterday.“The lower middle class would fall into lower strata, while the upper middle class would become lower middle clas

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the Trincomalee District Strategic Development Plan is not targetting elections, but a project that has been initiated to benefit future generations.

China’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong today assured former President Mahinda Rajapaksa that Chinese tourists would begin to visit Sri Lanka soon as China’s COVID-19 common policy allows.

The rescheduled Lanka Premier League will begin on December 6, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Friday, with the tournament broken down into three stages.

Following heavy downpour, a two-story house in the Thumbaliyadda area in Warakapola was buried in the landslide, the police said.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today approved scheduled powercuts to take place until Monday (17)

Ven. Muruththettuwe Ananda Thera said that former JVP provincial councillor Wasantha Samarasinghe had made false claims alleging that he had links with Thilini Priyamali.

Britain’s Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked after less than six weeks in the job, the BBC reported on October 14, 2022, as the government’s massive tax cuts sparked financial market turmoil.

The wholesale price of one kilogram of wheat flour has been reduced from tonight, the Essential Food Commodities Importers and Traders Association (EFCITA) said.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will reduce power cuts during the weekend due to increase in hydro power generation and low energy demand, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.

The Elections Commission today requested people to contact the respective Grama Niladharis to ensure the names of those who were born before February 2, 2005 are included.

At least 11 complaints, including the latest from Colombo 7, amounting to more than Rs.3 billion in financial fraud has been lodged against Thilini Priyamali, the owner of Thico Group Private Ltd as of today, police said.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today issued a warrant for the arrest of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Atte Gnanasara Thera for not being present in Court in connection with a case filed against him.

UNP Headquarters Sirikotha is expected to be relocated after it has been found that there are some geological issues pertaining to its present location.

Vedda Chief Uruvarige Vannila Ettho has lodged a complaint with the Mahiyangana police regarding death threats he is receiving in the wake of his statement to the media regarding IUSF convener Wasantha Mudalige.

According to the revised timetable of the coastal line train service, trains would start about fifteen minutes earlier than the current schedules, Railway General Manager (GMR) W. A. S. Gunasinghe said.

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said that the IMF is looking for ways to expand donor coordination to middle-income countries, such as Sri Lanka and the IMF is pressing for a more effective debt resolut

The number of complaints received about the malpractices that are taking place at the petrol sheds is steadily increasing by the day, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said.