The government intends to hold the long-delayed Provincial Council Elections within the first six months of 2026, said Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Rathnayake.

A full hartal (shutdown) protest was held yesterday in the Northern and Eastern provinces, following a call by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) demanding the withdrawal of military presence from these areas.

The no-confidence motion brought against the Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekera cannot be debated and will not be included in the Order Paper and is likely to become a non-event, an informed source said yesterday.

In a shocking turn of events, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been pushed into an uncomfortable spot with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery Or Corruption (CIABOC) preparing to file action against Energy Minister Kumara Jayak

Minister of Commerce and Trade, Food Security, and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe said the government plans to import 40,000 metric tons of rice to address any possible rice shortage created by large-scale

Sri Lanka should enhance trade facilitation and create a more conducive business environment by reducing non-tariff barriers, US Ambassador Julie Chung said.

A 45-year-old security guard employed at Bandaranaike International Airport, believed to have ties to underworld gangs, was arrested on Friday (15) after police discovered a large cache of weapons and ammunition at a house in

The government will reimburse only the refundable deposits placed by the Adani Group for the Mannar Wind Power project, Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody said yesterday.

As the Indian Ocean continues to grow in importance as a critical corridor for global trade, maritime security and geopolitical activity, Sri Lanka’s strategic location places it firmly within this dynamic maritime environment.

A programme aimed at sensitizing drivers and passengers on the enforcement and practical use of seat belts was held today at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) exit of the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway. The event was conducted under the p

A 67-year-old man with a fondness for chocolates was brutally assaulted to death in Peradeniya after allegedly stealing a small slab of chocolate from a shop. Police said two men carried out the fatal attack. The owner of the shop and one of his empl

Three major national hospitals in Sri Lanka have been operating without permanent directors for more than six months, health sector sources said.

Several leprous patients have been reported from Egodauyana area in Moratuwa for the last six months much to the concern of the health authorities.

A tourism project first proposed under the 2010/2015 Mahinda Rajapaksa government in 2010 — and opposed at the time by the then opposition citing different concerns — has now been approved by the NPP government, offering to

There is no satellite registered under the name of Sri Lanka in the records of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency responsible for global coordination of information and communication

Sri Lankan business magnate Ishara Nanayakkara has entered South Asia’s billionaire ranks with an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion, making him the country’s wealthiest individual. Accordingly, Nanayakkara has emerged as Sri

The Cabinet is still in the process of evaluating $ 3.7 billion investment by Sinopec to establish a fuel refinery in Hambantota, Daily Mirror learns.

Much focus is expected to be made on National Youth Conference 2025, which is to be held today in Colombo, as a result of intense allegations by the opposition that youth clubs, which are formed under the National Youth Council, are heavily politicis

The Daily Mirror was awarded the ‘Most Popular English newspaper 2025’ at the Global Business Excellence Awards held at the BMICH last evening.

Around four elephants have been killed while two individuals trampled to death by wild elephants over the last three days in the Anurdhapura District, Wildlife Authorities said yesterday.

The government will introduce e-passports to the public during the first quarter of next year, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said yesterday.

The Final Randoli Perahera of the historic Kandy Esala Perahera was held last night.

In yet another violent incident signalling the growing threat of organised crime in Sri Lanka, one youth was killed and four others injured in a shocking shooting at the Sahaspura housing complex in Borella on Thursday night.

The credibility of answers provided by the government to oral questions in Parliament is now compromised with two contradictory answers provided to the query regarding Supreme SAT investments in Sri Lanka.

Elephant deaths in Sri Lanka are climbing at an alarming rate, with new figures showing dozens killed in just the first seven months of this year.

The Director General of Sri Lanka Customs yesterday informed the Court of Appeal that it has agreed to release 991 BYD electric vehicles, which had been detained by Customs, subject to several conditions.

With pumpkin farmers grappling with an oversupply this season, Cargills PLC said it had launched a timely initiative to purchase the excess harvest at fair prices, providing much-needed relief to smallholder farmers

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) which is a long standing state institution responsible for carrying out main functions in the power sector was pushed towards its end as the Electricity Amendment Bill which converts it into a number of state compan

Amidst growing concern of foreigners illegally engaged in businesses in Sri Lanka, majority of businesses involving Israelis are owned by Sri Lankans, authorities revealed.

A complaint has been lodged by an Inspector of Police attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), claiming that he was verbally abused and threatened by Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne, also known as “Harak Kata”—a well-known organiz