DNA tests have revealed that Pulasthini Mahendran, alias Sarah Jasmine, the wife of Katuwapitiya Church bomber, had died during the suicide bomb explosion in a safe house in Sainthamaruthu on April 26, 2019, days after the Easter Sunday bomb attacks,

Two contempt of court cases filed by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara and National People’s Power Parliamentarian Vijitha Herath against the Treasury Secretary are to be heard today (30) before a Supreme Court

Representatives of Amnesty International drew the attention of the NPP to the 2022 annual report of their organization on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) employees have decided to continue to halt refilling and distribution of fuel fr

Joseph Michael Perera the 17th Speaker of Sri Lankan Parliament passed away at the age of 81. He passed away at his residence in Ja-Ela last afternoon.

Competitiveness will increase when there are several players in the market and thus pave the way for frequent price reductions

The Right to Information Commission (RTI) concluding a hearing of an appeal made by a ‘Tamil Mirror’ journalist requesting information about the LTTE members surrendered to the army yesterday reserved the judgement pending written submission by b

Several fuel filling stations, said that they could not afford to incur losses because of the Government’s claim to reduce the price by a large margin

We know that there is a discussion around support from the IMF that has been discussed

Their father Sumedha Jayaratne is an airman attached to Diyathalawa air force base

Interim order staying proceedings against DIG Tennakoon, extended until May 19

Parents do not have to waste their time coming to the ministry for their student enrollments

Children who present flu symptoms should be kept home. If the illness persists, a medical professional should be consulted to rule out other infections

Sri Lankan singer, musician, music director, composer, and playback singer Sanath Nandasiri passed away last morning. He was 81. The President of the Sri Lanka Singers’ Association Janaka Wickramasinghe told the Daily Mirror that Nandasiri passed

57 bank accounts suspended

Singapore Airlines’ Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner landed for the first time at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday. The 787 entered service in October 2011 with the Japanese carrier All Nippon Airlines. “The aircraft is going to

Sinopec, Australia’s United Petroleum, RM Parks of United States will be awarded filling stations

Appeals to friends and well-wishers to give him whatever amount possible

A team of specialist surgeons from Sri Lanka and India who performed the surgery said it was the first in the medical history of Sri Lanka to have successfully transplanted three organs through one surgery

People will be able to enjoy some concessions by the end of the year

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said homosexuality is an offence under the Penal Code, and the government will most probably take action to repeal this provision. President Wickremesinghe said this in response to a question on queer rights during a

We expected to donate school requisites to a school in a remote area attended by children from low income families

With reference to our page 1 story headlined ‘Pastor Diplomat arrested for gold smuggling ‘ in last Saturday’s edition, it should read as ‘Pastor Diplomat involved in gold smuggling’. We regret the error.

Two employees from the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) had died after entering a man hole where they were connectinhg a newly constructed sewerage line at Kotahena yesterday. Police said two of the three persons who were repairing the pipeline met

The Urban Development Authority (UDA) is to conduct a feasibility study with a view of revisiting the project undertaken by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to relocate the President’s House to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, an offic

UNP Assistant Leader Akila Viraj Kariyawasam during the weekend hinted at an early Presidential election. Mr. Kariyawasam came out with the remark during a public meeting in Kurunegala. “Many are willin

A 30-year-old woman, an agricultural research officer in Tangalle had been hacked to death over a dispute related to her work last morning. Police said the victim

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that it is essential for Sri Lanka’s future to ensure that the issues of the Asia Pacific, especially that of Taiwan, does not spill over into the Indian Ocean.

Search and rescue efforts are continuing in Mississippi after a deadly tornado hit the US state. At least 25 people have died in the state, and one in Alabama, with dozens more left injured by Friday’s tornado.