President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited Dalada Maligawa and paid homage there today. It is his first visit to the sacred place upon his appointment as the president.

Two police teams carried out a search operation in the Nugegoda office of the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) today.

In the midst of the worsening fuel crisis that keeps motor vehicles off the road, the Colombo Municipal Council launched a pilot project today to introduce separate lanes for bicycles.

Highways and Transport Minister Bandula met with Japanese Ambassador Mizukoshi Hideaki and discussed bilateral cooperation.

Sri Lanka Navy bade farewell today to Rear Admiral Thilak Sigera who retired from his distinguished naval service that after over 35 years.

Parliament approved the state of emergency with 120 votes to 63 this evening.

Three-wheeler owners queue up at the Keselwatte police station in Fort, Colombo to register for the QR code system on fuel rationing. The government took this step following complaints that three-wheeler operators sell their quota of fuel in the bl

United National Party (UNP) Chairman Wajira Abeywardane was sworn in as an MP today. He was nominated by the party to fill the vacancy on the National List after party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed president of the country.

Activist of the GotaGoGama protest site Dhaniz Ali, who forcibly entered Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation on July 13 , was arrested at the airport when attempting to leave the country. He was bundled out of the aircraft by the officers despite res

Deputy Director of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath requested people to get boosted with fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine because of surge in the number of cases these days.

The pilot project for rationing fuel under a QR code system was launched at the Flower Road filling station in Colombo on July 25 night.

The T -56 weapon and magazines of a soldier that went missing during a clash with protesters near Parliament was found near Diyawanna Lake on July 26.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardane assumed duties today at his office.

An Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard was commissioned by Defense Secretary Kamal Gunaratne during a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee today morning.

One person died when a mine collapsed in the Kahawatte police division on July 24. In the same incident, another person was injured.

The protestors who stormed the President’s House on July 9 have vandalized its property.

Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) leader Dinesh Gunawardane was sworn in as the prime minster of Sri Lanka today.

The security forces, backed by the police, evicted activists of Aragalaya or the struggle from near the Presidential Secretariat for President Ranil Wickremesinghe to assume duties.

The protestors who occupied ‘Nodealgama ‘in front of Temple Trees vacate the place. Nodealgama is the name given to the protest site by them. They stayed in encampments there.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in today as the eighth executive president of Sri Lanka at a ceremony in the parliamentary premises.

Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian trawler with six Indian fishermen aboard for poaching in the island’s waters, during a patrol carried in the sea off Mannar on July 20, 2022.

Three contenders - Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and SLPP MP Dalles Alahapperuma- tendered nominations as contenders for presidency in the parliamentary vote tomorrow ( July 20). Opposition Leader Sajith P

People demonstrate in front of the Prime Minister’s Office calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who now functions as the acting president. Some of them forcibly entered the office