Sri Lankan Police women take part in a rehearsal for the 78th Independence Day parade in Colombo yesterday. This year’s Independence Day celebrations will be held under the theme “Building Sri Lanka”, under the patronage of

The Knuckles’ Riverston tourist zone, a designated World Heritage area, has been reopened to local and foreign tourists under strict restrictions following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, the Matale District Secretary,

Cyclone Ditwah still continues to affect vegetable prices as they are higher than the usual rates, which have been at this time of the year in the past, a senior trader attached to Manning Market said yesterday.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the government to address its grievances.

The appointment of a new Auditor General has been postponed as some members of the Constitutional Council (CC) had wanted more time to scrutinize President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s nominee for the post, informed sources

The government is encountering difficulties in funding its disaster response amid tight fiscal constraints, since the IMF stresses that spending must comply with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Daily Mirror learns.

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) reported receiving a total of 10,455 complaints related to children last year, including nine cases of child marriage and 79 teenage pregnancies, highlighting ongoing concerns about child welfare in Sri

Increased solar energy in the Sri Lankan atmosphere has reduced Northeast monsoon rains, a senior official from the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team that visited the United Kingdom to probe the authenticity of an invitation received by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe failed to record statements from officials of the University of Wolverhampto

Sri Lankan detainee Wishma Sandamali’s life could have been saved at three different times before she died at an immigration facility in Japan in 2021, a doctor said in a court hearing on Wednesday, according to the Japanese Jiji Press.

The government has allocated Rs. 100 million from the budget 2026 for the 78th Independence Day celebrations, Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils Aloka Bandara said yesterday.

Well-known model and former beauty queen Stephanie Siriwardhana has been appointed to the six-member Prison Observation Committee, Prison Media Spokesperson A.C. Gajanayake said, highlighting her background in social service activities.

Violence and sexual abuse against children still remain a key problem highlighting that Sri Lanka is yet to be on a path that ensure a safe future for children.

Lieutenant Koyan Chamitha of the Sri Lanka Navy’s elite Special Boat Squadron (SBS), the first Sri Lankan to complete the U.S. Navy SEAL basic training and earn the coveted SEAL Trident, passed away in the early hours of today at the Walisara Wardr

Patients were caught in the middle as disruptions to government hospital services continued for a fourth day amid ongoing tensions between doctors and health authorities.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Netthikumara informed court that, according to statements obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in relation to the investigation, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to London was not an official visi

Sri Lanka is working hard to protect its rubber products exports to the markets in the European Union to avoid any impact from the EU Deforestation Regulation which will come into effect next year, the Daily Mirror learns.

Claiming that the attention of the government has been drawn to the circulation of videos on social media, involving a leading school in Colombo, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday the

Given the impact of cyclone Ditwah, which caused US $ 4.1 billion damage, Sri Lanka is to seek redress from the European Union in its evaluation of the country’s eligibility for GSP+ trade facility under the new

The Cabinet approval has been granted to move ahead with plans to restore the Calido beach, the Kalutara lagoon and the mouth of the Kalu Ganga following severe coastal erosion triggered by flood

The Department of Meteorology says dry weather conditions are expected to prevail across most parts of the country.

The Sri Lanka Police have sounded a severe alarm regarding a disturbing trend where dangerous narcotics are being disguised as popular confectionery items to target schoolchildren.

Nearly 30 per cent of Sri Lanka’s adult population is affected by mental health problems, Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Madhushani Dias said.

Criminal behaviour among young people aged between 16 and 22 has increased significantly over the past 10 years in Sri Lanka, Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Tharaka Fernando said.

Professor Chandana Jayaratne, head of the Department of Physics at the University of Colombo and Chairman of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, has stated that videos purporting to show Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) are regu

A quick-thinking bus driver averted a potential tragedy early yesterday morning, saving 80 passengers on board a bus on the Hatton–Colombo main road after it suffered a complete brake failure on a steep descent.

Sri Lanka’s prison system is operating at more than three and a half times its intended capacity, creating a critical and unsustainable crisis, the country’s Commissioner of Prisons (Rehabilitation) stated yesterday.

The death toll from Cyclone Ditwah has surged to 649 people, with an additional 173 individuals still missing, according to the latest report from Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam has strongly criticised the police for issuing summons to MP Namal Rajapaksa that was impossible to comply with, citing serious procedural lapses and alleged political motivation