The local government elections originally scheduled for May 6 will have to be held on a staggered basis, as it is now certain that the election processes for over 200 out of 339 local government bodies have been challenged before the Court of Appeal,

US President Donald Trump yesterday announced authorization of a 90-day pause, and a substantially lowered reciprocal tariff during this period, of 10%, which will be effective immediately.

A group of men who undertook to perform rituals to dispel malefic effects that had befallen a family had fled with jewellery valued at Rs. 3.8 million.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is reported to have informed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the elections to the Provincial Councils will be conducted after the local authorities’ election, an informed source said.

In the wake of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, an official said Sri Lanka lacks the technology to detect earthquakes quickly.

Claiming that the government’s target of increasing the country’s export revenue by US $ 3 billion will be negatively affected by the US reciprocal tariff, Industries Minister Sunil Handunnetti said yesterday it is an unexpected shock.

Sri Lanka, facing 2 weather patterns of high heat and thunderstorms at the same time, is expected to continue for the month of April, an official from the Department of Meteorology said.

The government has not been transparent in dealing with MoUs that are to be signed today with India in the presence of visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an opposition MP alleged yesterday.

A writ petition filed challenging Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company’s decision to evict N. Seelanatha Holdings from the Lotus Tower premises was yesterday dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

One of the three main revenue-generating arms of the country and the competent authority regulating the liquor industry, the Excise Department of Sri Lanka has earned a record revenue of Rs.61 billion during the first quarter of

The Supreme Court yesterday rejected a bail application filed on behalf of Harsha Ilukpitiya, the former Controller General of Immigration and Emigration. He has been in remand custody for nearly six months due to contempt of

The government is expecting to have diplomatic level discussions with the United States to see the possibility of reducing the new reciprocal tariff system introduced by US President Donald Trump and to agree on trade and investment policy which will

India will be referred to as the Republic of Bharat on Commemorative plaques to be unveiled in Sri Lanka during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Daily Mirror learns.

An advanced security team from India has arrived in Colombo to coordinate with Sri Lankan security agencies ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka this week, the Daily Mirror learns.

Residents of Colombo are set to witness a rare celestial phenomenon on Monday, April 7, 2025, at exactly 12:12 p.m., when shadows will momentarily disappear.

Sri Lanka will not be able to implement further reductions in fuel prices at this time due to conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to the Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Krishantha Abeysinghe.

In the wake of four Sri Lankans being deported after they were caught in their attempt to cross the border into the United States, Sri Lanka is now in contact with the US authorities to make sure that the procedure laid down in the Extradition Treaty

A 30-year-old man jumped from the ITC Ratnadipa Luxury Hotel near Galle Face Green after leaving a suicide note, the police said.

In a mixed day for consumers, Sri Lanka saw fuel prices decrease while gas and tea costs increased overnight. The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) reduced petrol prices by Rs.10 per liter (92-octane to Rs. 299, 95-octane to Rs. 361) effective midni

In response to UK sanctions on three former war veterans, wartime Army Commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said that such action against former Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva was unjustifiable since he was a frontline commander in

Responding to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s assurance that those who were behind the Easter Sunday bombings would be exposed before April 21st this year, the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka expressed hope that he would keep his word.

In response to reports claiming that Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs, Eranga Gunasekara, who was named as a suspect in the case involving the setting fire to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence, the Ministry has denied the al

Sri Lanka has experienced a significant surge in HIV/AIDS cases in 2024 recording over 800 cases.

The railway security guards apprehended a person who allegedly committed fraud of online purchasing train tickets to be sold to tourists at exorbitant rates.

Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Hospital which is commonly known as the KDU hospital has been identified as a burden to the Treasury because it does not generate profits, according to a top level committee.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to raise the Indo- Lanka fishermens issue during his visit to Sri Lanka this week, an Indian official said.

The Government is looking towards introducing a new private public joint bus service, President Anura Kumra Dissanayake said over the weekend.

“National People’s Front (NPP) candidate Mahindadasa Ratnayake who contested the General Election from the Colombo District has been appointed as the head of the Sri Lankan mission in Cuba,” SJB MP Mujibur Rahman

A number of MoUs (Memoranda of Understanding) related to defence, energy connectivity and digitization will be signed during the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri Lanka, an official said yesterday.