The fourth day night procession in Kataragama Maha Devala Esala festival took place on Thursday (22) and the Veddah Community obstructed the procession that set off the main Wahalkada entrance of the Maha Devala performing an

Prof. Manjula Fernando who was appointed the chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka assumed duties. He was appointed on recommendations by the Constructional Council. Prof. M

Deshamanya Tissa Devendra passed away peacefully on 22nd June 2023. He is well respected for his decades in the Sri Lankan Civil Service and as a prominent author and regular contributor to the newspapers. Devendra

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a massive shortage of medical specialists, with medical professionals warning of a serious threat to the country’s health sector, the Daily Mirror exclusively learns.

missing Titan was carrying five people — a British adventurer, a French diver, a Pakistani father and son, and the founder of OceanGate Expeditions

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he was asked to step down on the day following his house being set on fire at the instigation of certain media outlets. Speaking during a ceremony held to mark the 40th anniversary of international democrats uni

The Supreme Court has granted leave to proceed against Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon and other police officers over the arrest made in respect of protesters at Lipton Circus and Colpetty in 2020, while they were staging

A large stock of heroin worth more than Rs. 640 million was seized by Customs officers of the Colombo Port Control Division while being smuggled into the country, Customs Media Spokesman Deputy Customs Director Sudatta Silva said. He said 16 kg and

The Attorney General yesterday gave an undertaking before Court of Appeal that former Attorney General Dappula de Livera will not be arrested in connection with a statement given to the media in his official capacity as A

We are standing on a ground filled with skeletal remains and a country the UN rated second in the world for unsolved enforced disappearances, an HR activist opined yesterday at the release of a report based on a lengthy probe on mass gra

Says SJB leader is actually playing with snakes

Claiming that financial issues and court decisions have been an obstacle to resolving the drug shortage, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said yesterday he would no longer function as the Health Minister if he could not address the drug

Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva strongly criticized the SriLankan cockpit crew claiming that they refused to cooperate to operate the scheduled flight even when a co-officer was sick.

Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday advised seven youths for advertising a fake alcohol dansal on TikTok on Poson Poya Day. Magistrate Prasanna Alwis while advising the seven youths for conducting a fake alcohol dansal on Poson Poya on TikTok asked th

LTL Holdings is the leading engineering company in the Power Sector of Sri Lanka specialising in the offering of services along the value chain of the industry in Sri Lanka and to other countries across the globe. Its specialized services are in manu

With a dramatic surge in shooting and criminal incidents in recent months, the Police have increased secret operations to thwart criminal activities triggered by rivalry among underworld gangs.

The airline said its flight schedule to South Korea is primarily based on supporting the travel needs of migrant workers

The Cabinet had opined that the burials should be allowed since it was in accordance with the guidelines set out by the WHO, but the so-called experts’ group did not allow the decision to be taken

He would not betray the voters of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) who have placed their confidence in him, by breaking away from the party

The Netherlands has taken a policy decision to hand back artefacts taken from the countries colonized by them

Two women aged 26 and 60 had died due to complications caused by an anaesthetic drug

The former parliamentarian is suspected to have obtained Rs.1 million from a lady teacher in Kandy, promising to marry her

Unfortunately Sri Lankan laws do not have provisions for a person to call for a divorce when a person finds out that his or her spouse has been in a homosexual relationship with others

Those who are found guilty of large scale corruption should be shot dead, a Member of Parliament told Parliament yesterday. SLPP MP Nalaka Kottegoda told the House that the time has come for the government to take radical action with regard to corr

Migrant workers have to face serious issues due to flight delays as their employers in the destination country have refused to accept them after failing to arrive on time

The proposal was presented by the Indian energy company Petronet LNG as an immediate solution to the power generation issue

Krrish Company had remitted the money to a HSBC bank account belonging to Nihal Hemasiri Perera and he had later given the money to Rajapaksa on two occasions

The writ petition filed by Pastor Jerome Fernando seeking an order preventing police from arresting him in connection with the controversial Sunday sermon was yesterday withdrawn by his lawyers before the Court of Appeal. The Attorney General had e

Police have initiated investigations regarding a clandestine relationship between a senior police officer in the Thanamalwila division and a woman suspected of drug trafficking and her involvement in a murder.

Discussions of a cabinet reshuffle have been underway in recent weeks between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the ruling parties