The United National Party (UNP) and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) are trying to work out arrangements to contest the upcoming local government elections under a common symbol, said UNP General Secretary, Thalatha Athukorala.

Around 40 government sites are found with outdated technology, weak passwords and vulnerable to cyber-attacks, and they will come under the monitoring and protection of the National Cyber Security Operations Centre, under an initiative of Sri Lanka C

The Jaffna Magistrate Court gave the go-ahead for unemployed graduates of the Northern Province to demonstrate when President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visits Jaffna.

The government has made significant changes to the 77th Independence Day celebrations where the usual mechanized column of the Army and usual Independence fly- past of the Air Force will not be held this time, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Air

Other than importing vehicles that are between five and seven years old from their manufacturing dates, importing vehicles under three years old will increase auction values in Japan due to their effect on import costs, the Japan-Sri Lanka Business C

Rice importation is no longer necessary as adequate stocks are expected from the Maha harvest which is shortly due, officials of Finance Ministry had informed Committee on Public Finance (COPF), a statement from Parliament communication unit said yes

General Secretary of the Professionals’ Alliance for the Protection of Rights of the Public Ravindra Jayasinghe who is also a executive committee member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna said the monthly rent payable for the parliamentarians’ of

British Governor of Ceylon (1871- 1875) Sir William Gregory’s great, great granddaughter Belenda Hund who was in Sri Lanka with her husband on a visit said she was pleased to see the President’s House in Nuwara-Eliya built by her great, great gra

In light of the foggy conditions prevailing in many parts of the country, Consultant Respiratory Physician Dr. Neranjan Dissanayake urged the public not to panic, noting that such phenomena is not abnormal and usually transient.

A horse from the Sri Lanka Police Mounted division turns in the opposite direction during rehearsals of the February 4 Independence Day celebration.

In line with widespread expectations, the Central Bank kept its Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) — its new key policy rate — at 8.00 percent at its first policy meeting of the year.

While defending the legality of the Sri Lanka Navy’s conduct amid strong protests with Sri Lanka over an incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) Sampath Thuyacontha said that Sri Lanka will continue to se

The Sri Lanka Customs today denied allegations that the recently released 323 containers belonged to Expolanka Holdings Limited, which is headed by Western Province Governor Hanif Yusoof.

Western Province Governor Hanif Yusuf today denied any knowledge of 323 containers which were said to have been cleared from the Port without subjecting them to inspection.

Johann Peries summits the tallest mountain in Antarctica - Mount Vinson - at 4,892 metres, to become the first Sri Lankan to achieve the feat, sources said.

The Attorney General has filed criminal proceedings in the High Court against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa in connection with the alleged misappropriation of Rs.70 million belonging to the Krrish company.

SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa has expressed confidence in the judiciary following the Attorney General’s decision to file an indictment against him in connection with the Krrish Company case. Taking to X, Rajapaksa claimed the indictment is part of a pol

In response to reports about a goat-eating dog being killed by hanging, the Justice Ministry said that the Mediation Board did not issue an order to that effect, but facilitated the mutually agreeable solution, which involved handing over the dog to

A constitutional bar stands in the way of the government’s move to prune perks and benefits of former Presidents as observed by the committee appointed to look into it, an informed source said.

The woman arrested on suspicion of strangling a dog to death was produced before the Mankulam Magistrate and remanded till February 3.

While ordering the release of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on bail in connection with a money laundering case involving a 31.5-perch property with a house valued at Rs. 34 million in Ratmalana, Colombo Add

An extraordinary gazette notification was issued regarding the import of vehicles yesterday by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, exercising the powers granted to him as the Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption said it has filed three cases against former Civil Aviation Minister Piyankara Jayaratne. The cases were filed at the Colombo High Court on January 8. One of the charges accuses

In the wake of debate on the proposed curtailment of perks and privileges of former Heads of State, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila added to further controversy in this regard when he said their pensions could not be reduced or s

Former Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakshe has called for the preservation of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s body for public display after his demise.

While stressing that both India and Sri Lanka are civilisational partners, sharing history, language, religion and ethos while stories of both countries have intertwined and futures are interlinked, Acting High Commissioner of India Dr. Satyanjal Pan

A group of young men including a garment employee who abducted a 21 year old young woman attending the nurses training course at the Hali-ela Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau Branch were arrested and the young woman was saved by Hali-ela police ye

The Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) yesterday claimed that a mediation board in Oddusuddan in Mullaitivu District has issued a verdict to hang a dog which had bit a goat, in order to resolve a conflict between two groups of people.

Pandemonium broke loose when a wild elephant roamed into Thanamalwila - Kiwl Ara main road and ran along the road yesterday morning. Villagers said a herd of wild elephants raided the villages and ruined cultivated land and that a rogue elephant that

Authorities at SriLankan Airlines had paid US $ 9 million (Rs.2.6 billion ) a month for three years as lease for three aircraft despite them being grounded due to lack of engine spare parts, a minister said.