Colombo — There are serious doubts whether a proper investigation will be carried out into the murder of national rugby player Wasim Thajudeen, despite recent revelations emerging from the inquiry into the killing of underworld figure Anura Vidanag

Sri Lanka is facing increasing challenges with drug addiction and prison overcrowding. Authorities are struggling to provide effective rehabilitation for the growing number of people affected by substance abuse.

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has urged the public not to join unknown WhatsApp groups, avoid engaging in financial transactions with strangers, and refrain from purchasing goods from unverified sources.

A teacher of a leading school in Monaragala town who received injuries due to an assault by a student yesterday was admitted to the Monaragala general hospital.

Health authorities in Sri Lanka say they are closely monitoring the situation in India, where a spike in influenza cases—particularly the H3N2 strain—has been reported across northern regions, including the Delhi metropolitan area.

Most major trade unions in Sri Lanka maintain political party affiliations, contributing to a politicised labour environment, a key U. S. report observes.

The father of an eight-year-old boy has lodged a complaint with the Kollupitiya Police, alleging negligence by a leading swimming club in Colombo after his son fell into a pool and suffered severe brain damage.

A communique sent out by Colombo Swimming Club to its members said the club had given emergency care to the child who is in critical condition after drowning in the pool on Sunday.

Sri Lanka around 50 people die every day from alcohol-related causes, leading to nearly 20,000 preventable deaths each year, according to the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC).

In a bizarre statement, Industries Minister Sunil Handunnetti said yesterday that Sri Lanka had ‘won the Nobel Prize for tea’ after entering the Guinness World Records for producing the world’s most expensive tea.Addressing the media, Handunnet

Serious concerns have been raised following the circulation of a post claiming the launch of an “LGBTQIA+ Sexual Wellbeing Clinic” at the National Hospital in Kandy.

Pregnancy of underage girls and the rate of child mothers have been increasing in alarming proportions in the Anuradhapura area, creating a serious social issue, much to the anxiety of the authorities.

Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, shocked the Catholic community in Sri Lanka over the weekend with the revelation of an unusual and controversial incident involving a same-sex wedding conducted in a church.

The U.S. State Department recently released its 2025 Investment Climate Statements for each country. The statement on Sri Lanka is, once again, an eye-opener.

Sri Lanka has detected the highly dangerous synthetic stimulant drug ‘Mephedrone’ for the first time, and a foreigner has been arrested.

Sri Lanka informed the International Atomic Energy Authority at its General Conference in Vienna that the country is currently exploring nuclear power as a reliable, low-carbon energy source to diversify its energy mix and address the dual challen

Following Parliament’s High Posts Committee’s demonstration and its commitment to accountability by halting the nomination of H.M.V.B. Vijitha Bandara Herath to a diplomatic posting, citing grave allegations ranging from falsification of offic

Women’s jobs are more at risk from artificial intelligence (AI) than men’s, according to a new United Nations report. Nearly 28 per cent of women’s roles globally could be threatened by AI, compared with 21 per cent of men’s.

Nelson Mervin Wickramaratne, the father of Nadun Chinthaka, commonly known as Harak Kata claims that his son suspects that he is being unjustly held in detention under PTA to prevent him from revealing details of senior police officers and politician

Only two out of five people are computer-literate in Sri Lanka in 2024, with 64.1 per cent of Sri Lankans unable to use a computer, according to statistics released by the Department of Census and Statistics. The Department said the

A young woman has filed a complaint against one of her lovers, alleging that he had secretly recorded a video of her upper body and shared it with another man with whom she was also romantically involved. The complaint was

Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna was seen agitated over the decision to promote LGBTQ tourism in Sri Lanka, while calling it is absurd for the government to act against corporal punishment while promoting LGBTQ. He

Sri Lanka Tourism has officially endorsed a project initiated by rights organisation EQUAL GROUND to promote and develop LGBTIQ tourism in the country.

Government is compelled to control social media with a view to preventing hate speech, insults and provocations through amending the Online Safety Act and by introducing new regulations, Minister of Public Security Ananda

Some countries in the Middle East have taken a keen interest in investment in the expansion of the Sapugaskanda refinery, and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), which has now called for Expressions of Interest (EOI), will

Daily Mirror story titled ‘Sri Lanka Navy struggles to meet modern maritime standards’ published on August 15 came into limelight in Parliament yesterday when SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa referred to it in order to highlight an issue pertaining to sup

Sea Consortium Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the local agent of the MV X-Press Pearl, has informed the Supreme Court through an affidavit that its directors and principal executive officers, on their own, lack the ability and resources to raise a sum of USD 250 m

Police officers on duty in Parliament face difficulties as the public toilet in the Parliament Complex is padlocked at night, Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna said yesterday.

Sri Lanka sees approximately 15 new breast cancer cases daily, with around three women dying from the disease each day, health authorities revealed yesterday.

Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake yesterday proposed that students who complete their Advanced Level examinations be granted Rs. 5,000 to engage in recreational activities such as watching a movie or visiting the beach.