Sri Lanka will continue to oppose the 51/1 resolution of the draft resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to be held tomorrow, Cabinet Spokesman Vijitha Herath said yesterd

Almost every major political party will face elimination and pass into history if they do not field ideal candidates in their lists to contest the upcoming General Election, as the public is determined to vote against the corrupt political culture, t

An independent political group has announced a candidate list for the upcoming General Election, featuring 17 women out of 21 candidates.

One in three families saw changes in mental health during and after the economic crisis

While highlighting that there is a move to sling mud at former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene yesterday said that Mr. Wickremesinghe has not asked for foreign chefs, foreign food and additional security.

While there has been a decrease in elephant deaths this year, a total of 277 elephants have been killed up to October due to both natural and man-made causes, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. As many as 488 elephants were killed

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Nilantha Jayawardena yesterday apologised to the Supreme Court for the inconvenience caused by his failure to pay the full compensation owed to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks on time. However

Concerns have been raised over the tragic death of a 24-year-old woman at the Wijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital in Seeduwa, with her family members alleging that a vaccine may have been linked to her death.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara has appointed a special committee to look into complaints and objections that have been made by various people and parties against some candidates which the party is slated to fie

Over 9,000 incidents related to cybercrime activities have been reported between August and September this year, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said.

Refuting reports that security personnel assigned to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe had been removed, police clarified that 163 officers remain assigned to his protection.

The World Bank and the government signed the Second Resilience, Stability, and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO) for $200 million, and this is the second operation in a two-part series that began in 2022. The first ope

The Director General (DG) of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today gave an undertaking to resign from office by 3 p.m. yesterday after the Supreme Court granted leave to proceed with three Fundamental Right

Model and actress Piyumi Hansamali has been questioned by the Illegal Assets division of police yesterday.

The personal assistant to Nuwara Eliya District DIG who is suspected to have entered a hotel in Nuwara Eliya town, and threatened and assaulted the owner is to be transferred to the Kandy Police Division and a formal investigation of the incident hel

Majority of presidential candidates are yet to submit their campaign expenditure reports to date, the Election Commission (EC) disclosed over the weekend.

Whilst stressing that the probe on Easter Sunday attacks should not be aimed at confirming pre-conceived conclusions, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday pledged a fair and open probe on the Easter Sunday attacks.

Law enforcement agencies running operations in and outside the airport made a couple of detections of counterfeit cigarettes worth over Rs.11.1 million during the weekend and arrested two females and one male.

A team of students from Dharmapala College, St. Sebastian’s College and Elizabeth Moir School achieved international recognition by winning the Zhang Heng Award for Engineering Design at the 6th Global Challenge Robotics Competition 2024, held in A

A teledrama actor Edirisinghe Arachchige Asanka who had in his possession a stock of the illegal intoxicant Methamphetamine (ICE) and attempted to escape arrest by offering a bribe of Rs.1 million to the police was taken into custody by Thanamalwila

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar, said that India’s economic support is critical to realise his vision of a prosperous Sri Lanka and meeting the aspirations of the p

The Department of Census and Statistics in its recent report on the labour force survey for the quarter 1 of 2024 reveals only 25.9 per cent of jobs consider A level and above qualifications for employment. Whereas 43.7 per cent of jobs require kn

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) initiated talks with the People’s United Freedom Alliance (PUFA) led by former Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to explore the possibility of reaching an electoral understanding to contest the General Election, o

Nearly 2,000 weapons issued for life protection of various individuals, including politicians, are to be recalled by the Defence Ministry.

Fish kills and algal bloom are among the many water quality problems facing Diyawanna Oya, a government official said yesterday.

Claiming that the National People’s Power (NPP) is finalising its nomination lists at district level for the upcoming General Election, NPP General Secretary Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe said yesterday the NPP is preparing a mechanism to avoid competiti

United National Party (UNP)- led alliance are in the process of finalising arrangements to contest the General Election under the gas cylinder while a final decision is also pending on contesting the Nuwara Eliya District under the elephant symbol

A 25-year-old woman from Sucharithagama, Anuradhapura, was arrested by prison authorities after attempting to smuggle a psychoactive drug into the Anuradhapura prison, concealed in a lunch parcel intended for her remanded husband.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the visiting High-Level International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation held talks for the second day yesterday where the two parties have discussed the way forward and measures to overcome delays pertaining to the

A spokesman for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday refuted claims made by Cabinet Spokesman Vijitha Herath, stating that Wickremesinghe never sought Presidential immunity in connection with the controversial bond scam legal proceedings.