With Dengue cases soaring due to heavy rainfall, health authorities advise people not to take anti-inflammatory painkillers like ibuprofen or aspirin for dengue fever as they can cause bleeding problems if you have dengue. Consulta

​The 29-year-old main suspect who had brought the 16-year old school girl to a hotel in Kalutara and whose naked body was later found near the railway line, has been detained for further questioning following his arrest in Hikkaduwa early last morn

The naval and fishing communities are advised not to venture into the sea until further notice due to a depression in the south-east Bay of Bengal and as the area will gradually develop into a cycl

​The court case which was filed before a Court in Singapore seeking compensation from the shipping company for the environmental damage caused to Sri Lanka by the X-Press Pearl ship tr

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed him to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the Omani businessman who was assaulted in

Sri Lanka will reply for the GSP (Generalized Scheme of Preferences) + trade facility for the European Union market under the revised criterion for the period between 2024 and 2034, a Minister said yesterday.

Claiming that plans were afoot to set on fire some 100 houses of politicians including SJB MPs and political leaders on May 10 last year, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said yesterday these plans

Strike was to be launched over the appointment of new Deputy General Manager

Kurunegala Mayor Thushara Sanjeewa Vitharana (SLPP), has been sacked from office and membership of the council over allegations of corruption against him by the North Western Province Governor Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda.

Associated Press photographer in Sri Lanka Eranga Jayawardena and Mumbai based Rafiq Maqbool have been nominated as finalists in the prestigious Pulitzer award for breaking news photography in 2023 for their coverage of the May/June 2022 incidents in

A group of 41 Sri Lankan illegal immigrants arrested and deported by Australian authorities arrived in Sri Lanka last morning by air. They had voyaged by sea on board multi-day fishing trawlers only to be arrested in their attempt to enter Australi

A strong government with a public mandate could pull the country out of its economic quagmire

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) working committee which met yesterday decided to vest powers with party leader Sajith P

DNA tests will be carried out on the blood samples detected from the vehicle used by Dinesh Schaffter

The ceremony will be held on May 19 at the Battaramulla War Heroes Memorial

SJB calls for appointment of a permanent chairman to the Public Finance Committee

A stock of gold weighing seven kilos valued at Rs. 152.5 million smuggled into the country by a passenger was seized by the Police

The inter tropical convergence and the increased temperature in the sea will give rise to current atmospheric disturbances and cyclonic storms in Sri Lanka, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday. “The disturbances

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) will review a formal complaint received in recent weeks about the X -Press Pearl disaster. Though the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka does not directly see the environment as a matter of fundamental rig

Says arrival of Arahath Mahinda has been a turning point of the country’s civilization

Two Chinese who attempted to fly a camera drone illegally from the road in front of Malwatta temple in Kandy yesterday w

The Fundamental Rights petition filed seeking an order directing the authorities to take legal action against the main culprits responsible for the current economic crisis in the country was yesterday fixed for July 5 by the Supreme Court

President to replace four provincial governors appointed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Stresses EU and Sri Lanka enjoy deep and constructive partnership built over the years

The petitioners had cited officers of the Criminal Investigations Department as respondents

Our demand forecast has been proven by actual demand for January to April and reduced demand forecasted by CEB for the rest of the year

The Health Ministry has so far detected 13 eye patients who developed complications due to the use of ‘Predn

Members of the Kew Lane United Youth Society organised a sau (sago drink) dansala for Vesak in Slave Island junction

The Kap Planting ceremony at the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devala was held on Saturday morning with the participation of Basnayake Nilame Dishan Gunasekara. Basnayake Nilame said the Esala festival would commence on June 18 and last till July 03. He s