A sixth-grade student from Palugasdamana Maha Vidyalaya tragically died after an iron pipe from a soccer goal net fell on his head while watching a cricket tournament at Thopawewa Vidyalaya in Polonnaruwa, according to police.

The Attorney General has informed the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court that the decision to discharge three suspects related to the abduction of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickremetunge’s driver has been temporarily suspended.

The new government has suspended the construction of the Ruwanpura expressway which is meant to link Kahathuduwa in the Western Province with Pelmadulla via Ratnapura in the Sabaragamuwa Province, due to financial constraints, an official said.

Opposition parties who met the chairman of the Election Commission and other members have informed them not to rush to fix a date for the Local Government election thus indicating that they are looking for a postponement of the election.

Water supply has been disconnected in a section of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s official Wijerama residence where security guards are stationed. The disconnection is reportedly due to unpaid water bills amounting to Rs. 429,000, officials c

A Shirdi Sai Baba Ashram, Meditation, and Community Service centre, dedicated to the teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba, will be inaugurated at Elston Estate, Puwakpitiya on March 9, 2025, organizers said.

Minister of Buddhasasana and Cultural Affairs Sunil Senavi keeps the sacred casket on the elephant just before the Nawam Perahera began parading the streets for the final day. Below three elephants at the perahera.

Sri Lanka and India reiterated their dedication to fostering regional stability and enhancing strategic collaboration between the two nations, Ministry of Defence said yesterday.

All political parties should get together in preserving Sri Lanka’s rich culture irrespective of their political ideologies, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Despite claims that various food varieties containing chemical food preservatives have resulted in the increase in childhood cancer, a medical specialist said yesterday food pattern or food varieties have no direct impact on childhood cancer.

The Legal Officers’ Association of the Attorney General’s Department yesterday firmly asserted that the Attorney General and officials involved in the relevant decision-making process have exercised their independent professional judgment in line

One of the three persons, who were allegedly attacked with a plate by Jaffna District Parliamentarian Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna at hotel Valampuri in Jaffna, has undergone surgery on his head, hospital sources said.

The Attorney General (AG) has not withdrawn his advice letter, sent on January 27, 2025, which discharged three suspects related to the abduction of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickremetunge’s driver and the disappearance of Lasantha’s field n

The economic loss of Sunday’s countywide blackout is believed to be running into billions of rupees, though the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is yet to put out the exact figure, an official said yesterday.

As part of animal exchange programmes, a pair of Himalayan brown bears (Ursus arctos isabellinus), a pair of spotted hyenas, and three pairs of slender-tailed meerkats were brought to Sri Lanka for public viewing yesterday.

The health authorities of the Nawalapitiya Urban Council expressed concern about any possible health hazard due to the carcasses of wild boar believed to have died of swine fever floating in a tributary of Mahaweli River.

An official from the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), who wished to remain anonymous, stated that a committee would be formed to investigate whether the power outage occurred due to a monkey scuffle.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), in a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, strongly emphasised that decisions of the Attorney General in criminal matters should not be subject to review by political authorities, including the Cabinet

The government announced a price of Rs. 120 per kilo for the Nadu variety and Rs. 125 per kilo for the Samba variety

The world’s first recorded twin elephants, who were born at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka on August 31, 2021, have now become a major tourist attraction.

A Beliatta-bound train from Maradana abruptly came to a halt at Koggala Railway Station last Thursday afternoon when the engine driver left the train, citing ill health.

The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) met Deputy Finance Minister Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando yesterday to demand a fixed allowance for extra duty payments and discuss specialist remuneration for Budget 2025. The meeting, arranged by Health M

The Chairman of National Salt Limited (NSL), Gayan Wellala, told the Daily Mirror that NSL will not rely on importing salt; instead, it will establish a new table salt plant, which is expected to produce five tonnes of salt per hour.

With the changing times Sri Lanka Police will also strictly commit to protect and uphold human rights of the citizens of the country and measures will be taken without hesitation to discipline wrongful officers who use force or torture to solve cr

Former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, (Rtd) Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi, has filed an anticipatory bail application before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court to pre-empt the possibility of his arrest by the CID in connection with a

In the wake of the Daily Mirror report over political appointments to diplomatic Missions, the Sri Lanka Foreign Service Association (SLFSA) expressed deep concern that several recent appointments to Head of Mission (HOM) positions have been made

The Attorney General’s (AG) legal opinion on discharging three suspects, which recently sparked outrage on social media and in mainstream media, was not related to the killing of Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunge.

The sister of the British tourist who died while on holiday in Sri Lanka has spoken out, revealing that her sister fell seriously ill at the hostel where she was staying. She went on to say, “She sadly and tragically passed away within hours of arr

In the wake of controversy over the release of three suspects implicated in the murder of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for a meeting with Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara and Attorney Gen

The government will take its first steps in its digitization programme by launching new three initiatives today, including GovPay, a system intended to completely digitize payments to government institutions.