A 20-year-old man has been arrested by Sri Lankan police for allegedly distributing videos and photos containing child sexual abuse material to foreign nationals through Facebook.

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) lashed out at the government for planning to close down state institutions or to privatise them.

Saturn’s transit to the Pisces Zodiac sign from Aquarius at 21.44 hours on March 29, 2025, being a major significant celestial event, has captured the attention of astrologers and individuals the world over.Added significance for people in Sri Lank

Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs, Eranga Gunasekara, a suspect in the investigation into the attack that destroyed UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence at Fifth Lane, Kollupitiya, on July 09, 2022, and for obstructing the Fire Brigad

The Veterinarians for Humane Management of Animal Population Association yesterday claimed that the Governor’s Office of Anuradhapura had decided to remove all stray dogs from the Anuradhapura city limits in view of the visit of Indian Prime Minist

In response to the UK sanction on the Sri Lankan officials including three former military leaders, former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda has accused the UK of hypocrisy, stating that while British colonial atrocities in Sr

Former President and leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Mahinda Rajapaksa has strongly criticized the United Kingdom for imposing sanctions on Sri Lanka’s former military leaders, questioning how the UK could penalize those who ended

The parliamentary group of the National People’s Power (NPP) yesterday handed over a motion to the Speaker in Parliament, which sought the removal of suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon from the office of IGP.

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Britain yesterday imposed sanctions on three former top Sri Lankan military Commanders and a former Tamil Tiger rebel commander allegedly linked to human rights abuses during the civil war, which ended in 2009.

Nine Sri Lankans who attempted to leave for Canada through a major human smuggling scam that charged Rs.4.5 million each to fix a forged visa, were halted by the immigration officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last evening, maki

A recent crash involving a Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft was caused by an error by the pilots, Minister of Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake said.

Due to the failure of charging the prescribed fees for the registration of 296 motorcycles falling under the engine capacity category of 201 to 450, the government has incurred a loss of Rs. 78.15 million, a statement from the parliamentary media uni

The Election Commission (EC) has dismissed requests from several political parties to reconsider the rejection of nominations for the upcoming Local Government elections.

Suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon now on remand at Dumbara Prisons in Pallekele has sought permission to obtain his meals from an outside source.

Parliamentary authorities have approved the removal of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s MP pension entitlement, effective next month, following his formal request, an official said yesterday.

Twenty seven shooting incidents have been reported during the period between January 1 and March 23 (yesterday) this year in which 22 persons have been killed, according to police sources.

The Castle Hospital for Women at Borella has taken steps to establish the first ever sperm bank in the country.

Complications in fulfilling the requirements to include stipulated percentages of female and youth representation in lists, as well as lack of supporting documents of the contestants have led to

Several political parties are to seek court intervention in Jaffna due to the confusion in accepting the nominations for the upcoming Local Government Elections 2025.

Sri Lanka’s Navy has conducted a shipwreck expedition to document the current state of numerous shipwrecks lying beneath the waves, off Colombo, the SL Navy said.

Sri Lanka has fallen to 133rd place in the World Happiness Report 2025, down from 128th in the 2024 edition.

A court order will be sought against the actions of non-registered safari jeep owners who are demanding entry to Yala National Park without proper registration or trackers, the Yala National Park, park warden, Manoj Vidyarathna said.

Vehicle Importers’ Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) President Prasad Manage yesterday claimed that an issue has arisen at the Sri Lanka Customs Department, as the Nissan X-Trail and Toyota Raize, classified as hybrid SUVs by Japan Customs, have bee

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP for the Colombo district Mujibur Rahman made a startling revelation about irregularities and malpractices at Lanka Sathosa,

There has been no violation of tender procedures in awarding the systems audit contract to a company of Presidential Advisor Duminda Hulangamuwa, Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday.

Claiming that the expected paddy harvest this year had diminished by 5 million metric tonnes, Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe said yesterday the government may have to import rice again to mee

A German woman who has obtained Sri Lankan citizenship has entered the race for the upcoming Local Government Elections in the Matale District, marking the first time a foreign national is contesting a local election in Sri Lanka.

Our sister paper Lankadeepa newspaper won the most popular people’s newspaper of the year award for the 19th consecutive year at ‘SLIM-KANTAR People’s Awards 2025’ held at Monarch Imperial, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte yesterday.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday denied that he had spent lavishly on tours to the UK using state funds in 2023.