Only one container out of the 56 containers listed as dangerous cargo on board the ‘Dali’ cargo vessel that collided with the Baltimore Bridge in US recently, intended for unloading at the Colombo port, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said ye

The Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe yesterday acquitted the former OIC of Mount-Lavinia Special Crime Investigation Bureau (SCIB) Inspector of Police Samaraweera Gunarathne from all the charges of bribery as the prosecution failed to pr

The report from the committee assigned to investigate into State Minister Sanath Nishantha’s recent accident on the Katunayake Expressway shows that 56 per cent of accidents on the expressway are caused by driver negligence.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has informed Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court that he will not provide a confidential statement before the Magistrate in connection with his controversial revelation regarding the Easter Sunday attacks.

Children attending school face a greater risk of road accidents in the densely populated city of Colombo compared to other areas of the country, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said, addressing an event organized at the Ministry for the offici

A former U.S. diplomat of Sri Lankan origin, Dr. Patrick Mendis, has been appointed as an advisor to the U.S. National Security Education Board by President Joe Biden.

In response to mounting concerns over reports of several police officers being in contact with leading drug lords, some of whom operate from overseas while others are imprisoned following recent crackdowns on underworld gangs, intelligence officers h

A Canadian tourist couple on a visit to Sigiriya came under attack by a wild elephant on their way to the summit of the Sigiriya rock to watch the sunrise in the early hours of last morning. The 36 year old woman received serious injuries in the atta

Chief Incumbent of Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara Ven.Walawahengunawewe Dhammarathana Thera boycotted the Poson Committee that met yesterday claiming that the government grant of Rs. 5 million allocated for Poson celebrations in Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara

Absence of MPs yesterday created a drama in Parliament leading to the suspension of sittings for more than two hours while the voting on the order under Value Added Tax (VAT) ACT was low. Sessions were suspended around 1 pm last afternoon until 4

Research conducted by the government has revealed that more than 60 percent of the voters in Sri Lanka are still undecided on whom they should vote for, UNP Assistant Leader Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said yesterday. Former Minister Kariyawasam told

Sri Lanka has recovered faster than expected from the economic crisis it faced two years ago, however, the World Bank yesterday cautioned that this momentum might be lost due to a possible slowdown in the reform efforts as the island nation gears up

Research reports suggest that hazardous chemicals or chemical mixtures, known as endocrine disruptive chemicals (EDCs), which interfere with the body’s hormonal functions, have been found concealed within everyday consumer products like water-repel

National Dangerous Drug Control Authority (NDDCA) has pointed out that the toffee that bursts in the mouth, popularized among schoolchildren by racketeers would cause damage to the tissues in the mouth and the stomach. Media spokesman for NDDCA an

In the absence of a mechanism to curb corruption at Sri Lanka Customs, the abolition of the Special Commodity Levy on imported goods can result in price hikes, according to the Essential Commodities Importers’ and Traders’ Association. The Ca

While admitting that the Central Environment Authority (CEA) was unaware that a Singapore cargo ship carrying hazardous material was heading to Sri Lanka from the US, State Minister of Environment Janaka Wakkumbura said yesterday that the CEA has alr

Melbourne, April 1 (9News) - A bank teller from Sri Lanka, working at the Melbourne branch of National Australia Bank,saved a woman who he said was “blinded by her love” from losing thousands of dollars to a “cunning” scammer.

Sets house ablaze, resulting in his father’s death

Five policemen have tendered an apology as per Sinhala tradition during a Supreme Court hearing involving the arrest of thre

India has no intention to reverse the agreement that ceded the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka despite the political debate in India that is primarily meant for domestic consumption in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Daily Mirror learns

For the fiscal year 2022/23 (April to March), tax concessions resulted in a total of LKR 978 billion in foregone revenue, the government reported on 31 March. The foreg

Sri Lanka is not yet aware of the nature of hazardous materials in the Singapore cargo ship Dali chartered by Maersk, which crashed into the Baltimore, US bridge on March 26, carrying 764 tons of hazardous materials as reported by

Ten distillery companies have defaulted taxes to the tune of Rs 6.9 billion in 2023 as per the report of Ways and Means

Importers of essential items such as big onions, potatoes and dried sprats have earned a total profit of Rs. 114 billion last year in an unfair manner, the report of the Ways and Means Committee which was tabled in Parliament revealed yester

Since there hasn’t been a price revision for Lanka Auto Diesel, it is not possible to consider a bus fare revision right now, but if the

All-Island Three-Wheeler Drivers’ Union (AITWDU) President Lalith Dharmasekera criticized the recent fuel price revision, saying the social group mostly affected by the economic crisis had been neglected in the process. He said the

A group of seven school children under 16 years of age including two school girls who held a drinking party in an abandoned building at Sappukade in Welimada were arrested by Welimada Police. Police sa

The Easter Sunday service was held at St Anthony’s Shrine Kochchikade in a calm atmosphere but under tight security. The same service in this church ended in carnage five years ago when a suicide bomber blew himself up killing around a hundred peo

A social worker and philanthropist of Malwatuhiripitiya area donated a consignment of equipment valued more than Rs.50,000 required by the Maternity Clinic of the Malwatuhiripitiya hospital in Gampaha.