Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa Indian Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman met in New Delhi today.

Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda explored avenues of further augmenting defence and security cooperation with India when he met the Defence Minister of India Shri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, today (30), a statement from his offi

UNP (United National Party) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed fear today in Parliament that power cuts would be inevitable since the government lacked foreign exchange to import coal and oil for thermal power generation

SLAF launched a joint operation with the Sri Lanka Police which utilised a Bell 212 helicopter and drones to track traffic flow in the Colombo area yesterday

German Ambassador Holger Seubert and Chief Delegate of Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Andreas Hergenroether, in a brief video interaction with Daily Mirror, discuss the potential of Sri Lanka for investment, post pandemic economic coopera

Following the Kinniya tragedy, the Navy has made arrangements to provide safe transport services to people until the completion of the bridge over the lagoon.

Former President Maitripala Sirisena who took a dig at Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage in Parliament cautioned against alienation of alliance partners of the government.

Ambassador of the Netherlands Tanja Gonggrijp rides her bicycle to deliver ‘Orange The World’ banners to other embassies, international organisations and companies to raise awareness during the campaign.

First ever cable stayed bridge opened

State Minister of Rural Road and Other Infrastructure Nimal Lanza, making his remarks in Parliament, held the chairman of the Kinniya Urban council responsible for the accident involving the ferry.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP for the Ratnapura district Thalatha Athukorale asked for action against Government MP Tissa Kutti Arachchi over his sexist remarks against MP Rohini Kaviratne and his defiance to tender an apology

Patients were inconvenienced as a result of trade union action undertaken by hospital nurses and professionals of supplementary medicines.

An artifact , believed to be a royal emblem of the second century , was discovered during archaeological excavation at the site of historic Deegawapi Dagoba in Ampara.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said today in Parliament that the copies of the draft of the proposed new constitution would be made available to all the MPs for discussion .

The Navy launched an operation in search of victims who went missing after a ferry capsized in Kinniya , Trincomalee.

A number of Catholic priests congregated in front of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in solidarity with Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando who arrived in there to give a statement. He gave a statement for five hours and left the CID.

Three persons were arrested for the possession of ten Elephant Pearls (Gajamuthu) after a raid carried out by the police STF (Special Task Force) in Eragama, Kalmunai.

Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena who is the Chairman of the Select Committee of Parliament to Identify Appropriate Reforms of the Election Laws and the Electoral System and to Recommend Necessary Amendments, said that impartial election campai

Upcountry vegetables were short in supply at the Peliyagoda wholesale market today (November 22) since the harvests dropped due to lack of fertilizer for cultivation. Vegetable growers in Nuwara-Eliya

Aeroflot , the Russian national carrier , recommenced flight operations between Colombo and Moscow twice a week.

Two suspects were arrested with 7,990 gelatin sticks smuggled in from India and stored in a house in Mannar, the police said.

A documentary film featuring the rich Buddhist heritage in Pakistan was screened at Temple Trees on November 16 as a follow up on bilateral discussions between Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

An explosion, suspected to be caused by a gas leak, occurred at the McDonald’s outlet located on the ground floor of the Racecourse building in Colombo, the police said.

Jalani Premadasa , the wife of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, took steps to donate computers among three schools in Thanthirimale , Anuradhpura under her programme ‘ Project She’.

President of the international football governing body - FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) - Gianni Infantino, called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Anuradha

People braved rainy weather in queuing up to get their booster shots against Covid-19 at the vaccination centre at Viharamahadevi Park today (November 19). Sri Lanka has started administration of Pfizer shots as boosters for people over 60. (

Vistara Airlines resumed its flight operations to the Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) from New Delhi today (November 19, 2021). The airline commenced its operations to Colombo in 2019, but had to suspend operations due to the pandemi

“Sandahiruseya” the latest Dagoba of Sri Lanka built in memory of fallen war heroes in Anuradhpura

Religeous observences were made in Dewram Vihare in Panmipitiya , Colombo in view of Poya Day which also marked the end of Katina pinkama. However, there was less participation of Buddhist devotees due to the pandemic