The Acting Inspector General of Police has issued new directives for officers on traffic duty regarding procedures for stopping vehicles at night.

Sri Lanka faces the risk of its entire wild boar population being wiped out due to African swine fever which has already killed around 100 of them as observed by the wildlife authorities, an official said yesterday.

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dies at age of 92 , Indian media reported yesterday. Dr. Singh who is an economist was the Governor of Reserve Bank of India till the late 1980s and was appointed as the Minister of Finance in 1991 by the

The Vavuniya Hospital performed life-saving surgery to remove a wooden rod in the neck of a man who was admitted to hospital in a critical condition.

Amidst debates on claiming credit for debt restructuring, Minister of Labour Prof. Anil Jayantha said yesterday that fundamental agreements on restructuring 99 percent of the total external debts had been reached during the previous government and th

The target set by the former government of attracting 2 million tourists to visit Sri Lanka in 2023 has been achieved and we would like to thank the tourism industry for the achievement, former Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando said yesterday.

The government is formulating a mechanism to provide relief to depositors who had to pay 10 percent withholding tax whereas they earn less than Rs. 150,000 deposit interest a month, Minister of Labour Anil Jayantha said yesterday.

A gem merchant in Nivithigala has found a Blue Sapphire in the shape of Sri Lanka. The gem merchant Rohan Wasantha Dissanayake of Nivithigala said he bought it from a gem miner in Karavita area.

Pastor Jerome Fernando recently shared a nostalgic Facebook post recalling the role of the ‘Cardinal’ brand in his childhood Christmas traditions.

Making a fresh approach towards the stagnating tax issue of staggering Rs.5.8 billion defaulted by the local liquor giant W. M. Mendis and Co. Ltd. the newly appointed Excise Chief has proposed a way-out to settle 50% of the arrears to reactivate its

The government is yet to assign vehicles to the MPs of the new Parliament though it has taken a policy decision to do so.

An organized group is once again deceiving the public on a large scale, as evidenced by a sharp increase in financial fraud complaints during the Christmas and New Year season, Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) Chief Information Se

Legal action has been taken against nearly 9,000 drivers, including 251 for driving under the influence of liquor, for traffic violations and reckless driving within a 24-hour period that ended yesterday, police said.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna had decided to go to court over reducing the strength of security provided to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Christmas gifts are continuing to come Sri Lanka’s way, with Moody’s Ratings (Moody’s) upgrading the island nation’s long-term foreign currency issuer rating to Caa1 from Ca. The outlook is stable. Previously, the rating was on review for upg

Special security measures have been introduced in response to multiple complaints from residents regarding frequent robberies, including vehicle thefts, along Chandrika Kumaratunga Mawatha, which runs from Malabe to Ambathale in Colombo.

A nine-year-old boy reportedly died after undergoing surgery at the Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital raising concerns over potential medical negligence.

Sri Lanka has recorded a staggering 375 elephant deaths in the past eleven and a half months due to a plethora of causes, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

Adding further controversy to the misuse of the President’s Fund, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera yesterday said some of its members also sought assistance from the President’s funds prior to 2010, Opposition MP Dayasiri Jayas

The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that it would disclose details about Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s planned official visit to China in mid-January “in a timely manner.”

Despite Elon Musk’s Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, being granted licence to operate in Sri Lanka, the organization is yet to apply for the import of devices to be used in connecting to the service, a top source said.

Some seven schools in Colombo including Royal is running without principals currently, the Education Ministry said yesterday.

In the wake of the recent revelation of politicians receiving money from the President’s Fund, many have questioned whether such disbursed funds can be refunded.

Construction work of five high-rise buildings have been ground to a standstill because of the economic crisis that hit the country in 2022, and the Ministry of Urban Development is now at a loss to decide how to resume them since the project companie

Special security measures will be enacted by the Police and tri forces for all churches across the country holding Christmas services.

In a fresh bid to curb the crime wave and to restructure the Sri Lanka Police, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said that Special Crimes Divisions, similar to the Colombo Crimes Division, will be established in each province to address the ri

The Frontline Socialist Party (FLSP) yesterday called on the government to deport Israeli military personnel currently in Sri Lanka without valid visas.

A suspect who collapsed unconscious in the Chilaw Police cell was pronounced dead after admission to hospital on Thursday night.

Sri Lanka has since held 11 rounds of talks with the sub-commission

Amidst irregularities in rice supply and shortages in some places, the government, upon request by importers, has decided to extend the deadline till January 10, 2025 for imports, a top source said. The previous deadline ended yesterday.