Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today ordered former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay, who is being detained and questioned under a Detention Order in connection with the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, to provide the

While saying that Sri Lanka is currently in El Niño conditions, Additional Director General of the Department of Meteorology Ajith Wijemanne said Sri Lanka faces a 63% probability of a strong El Niño and a 33% probability of a weak El Niño.

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay, who launched a hunger strike while in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over the Easter Sunday terror attack investigations, has decided to end his fast on the a

Sri Lanka must strengthen its National Preventive Mechanism and take concrete action to address persistent risks faced by people deprived of liberty, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) said after its second visit to the country, citin

The Government is set to strengthen dog population control and tighten measures to eradicate rabies after the Cabinet of Ministers approved the publication of the Rabies Eradication and Dog Registration Bill ahead of its presentation to Parliament, t

Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan have explored opportunities to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector, with Kazakhstan expressing its willingness to support Sri Lanka’s refined fuel requirements during high-level bilateral talks held on Tuesday.

The President of the Medical and Civil Rights Doctors’ Trade Union Alliance, Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, has alleged that shortages of medicines and surgical equipment in government hospitals and the private healthcare sector have led to patients facing e

A total of 2,343 dengue cases has been reported in the City of Colombo as of yesterday. Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar said yesterday.

An individual who held a dansala in Saliyawewa area to serve quids of betel containing tobacco on Poson Full Moon Poya day ended up in courts.

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing alleged irregularities in coal procurement has questioned former Energy Minister Engineer Kumara Jayakody for nearly two hours and recorded his statement yesterday (30).

Sri Lanka’s actual dengue infections this year may have already exceeded 100,000, despite the official case count standing at just over 53,000, the Public Health Inspectors’ (PHI) Union said.

Sri Lanka’s private sector currently has more than 400,000 job vacancies, compelling local industries to recruit foreign workers from countries such as India and China due to a shortage of both skilled and unskilled labour, Minister of

The deadline for public officials and other individuals required by law to submit their annual declarations of assets and liabilities without incurring penalties expires today (30), the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (

New Democratic Front (NDF) MP who is a member of Committee on Finance (COPF) Ravi Karunanayake in a letter addressed to the Chairman of COPF Harsha de Silva urged him to hold the Central Bank Supervision Unit and its Financial Investigation Unit answ

Though it was reported yesterday that rains have enhanced in some parts of the country, including the catchment areas, the Department of Meteorology yesterday ruled out disaster in the coming days.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has clarified that it neither authorised any Attorney-at-Law to make representations on its behalf nor decided to intervene on behalf of Attorney-at-Law Rakitha Rajapakshe during

In the wake of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s revelation that Sri Lanka lost nearly US$ 1 billion in foreign exchange due to fraud involving the banking system, Parliament’s Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) is set to

A retired professional engineer in her late 60s has lost more than Rs. 9 million after falling victim to an online investment scam promoted through WhatsApp, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said.

In connection with an incident involving the alleged demand and receipt of a bribe of Rs. 120 million from the wife of a notorious organised criminal to facilitate arrangements for him, Attorney-at-Law Rakitha Nirmala Rajapaksha, Samagi Jana Balawega

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act No. 11 of 2026, which was certified on June 3, 2026, has introduced several significant changes to Sri Lanka’s tax framework. Here are some of the key amendments.

Sri Lanka is currently seeing both dengue fever and seasonal influenza circulating at the same time, and doctors are urging the public not to try and self-diagnose at home.

A series of financial frauds has been uncovered following the arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with the death of a woman found inside a car in Teldeniya.

After Sri Lanka lost US$ 2.5 million to cyber hackers, the Finance Ministry is now working with the relevant Australian authorities to settle the outstanding amount according to an agreed repayment schedule, a top source said

The Lanka Spa Association and International Human Rights Law Association have lodged separate complaints with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, alleging that the rights and privacy of a group of spa therapists arrested

The Colombo High Court today upheld the sentence imposed by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court on Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera, who was convicted of making statements insulting Islam

As Daily Mirror reported on May 5, 2026 (under the ‘title Sri Lanka’s new VAT rules could have negative outcome on tourism, telecom, IT sectors’ written by Panduka Keerthinanda), government Gazette amendments expanding VAT

The government has decided to retain the current Rs. 60 million annual turnover threshold for Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL), postponing a previously proposed reduction to Rs. 36 million that

The Government has denied allegations regarding the ill-treatment and torture of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay while under the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

An appeal has been made to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV seeking humanitarian intervention regarding the detention of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay, who is currently being held

Pandemonium broke out in Parliament yesterday forcing Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne to suspend the sessions for around 15 minutes after some opposition MPs staged a protest inside the chambers and made an effort to grab the