The next revision of water tariffs will take place on June 30, Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Susil Ranasinghe said.

Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa is scheduled to leave for the Maldives on May 12 to participate in the 21st Asia Media Summit, one of the region’s leading gatherings focused on media, broadcasting, and digital communication.

Heavy rainfall experienced across the country could lead to rising water levels in reservoirs and increased spill operations in the coming days, the Irrigation Department warned.

An American and a French national who have returned to their home countries having left a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have tested positive, authorities say.

The Director General of Health Services has suspended the services of two doctors over the death of an infant at the Trincomalee District General Hospital.

The Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic, and Ocean Resources said that restrictions previously affecting Sri Lankan fish exports to the United States have been removed, following official approval granted by U.S. authorities for the export of Sri Lankan b

Authorities have temporarily suspended all sand mining permits in the Mannar District following concerns over the manner in which permits were being issued in the district.

Three opposition political parties, namely the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), Illangei Tamil Arasu Kachchi (IATAK) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) today told the government not to waste time with the select committee appointed to look into am

A special ceremony to distribute new computer systems to 100 Registrar officials serving in Divisional Secretariats was held at the Registrar General’s Department auditorium, as part of the government’s ‘One Registry’ program aimed at digital

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for five districts following adverse weather conditions prevailing across the country.

A tyre of a ​Turkish Airlines (THYAO.IS), opens new tab plane caught fire after ‌it landed on Monday in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the ​airport for an hour.

Buttala Police have arrested four women after a video showing three young women riding dangerously on a motorcycle without safety helmets went viral on social media.

A landslide has blocked a section of the Hatton-Colombo Main Road in the Diyagala area, following the severe weather conditions currently affecting the country.

The Ministry of Trade in Sri Lanka and Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry had discussed with Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in making the Pakistan Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement more effective and realistic.

The Power tariff hike will drive investors away while it has been act of subjecting them to extrusion, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

Oil prices rose in Monday morning trade in Asia after President Donald Trump said Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war was ’’totally unacceptable’’.

The National Election Commission Chief R.M.A.L.Ratnayake yesterday said the deadline to submit claims and objections regarding the 2026 electoral register has been set until the 5th of June 2026.

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from a prison in Bangkok after spending eight months of a one-year sentence there over a corruption-related charge.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said he will comply with the summons issued by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and appear before the Commission on the scheduled date.

An 18 percent increase in electricity tariffs for consumers with a monthly electricity consumption of more than 180 units has come into effect from today.

The Irrigation Department says that spill gates of 12 major reservoirs and six medium-sized reservoirs have been opened due to the prevailing rainy weather conditions across the country.

The Meteorology Department says the low-level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka is likely to develop into a low-pressure area within the next 36 hours, with prevailing showery conditions expected to continue over the next few days.

“Hand hygiene is the most critical preventive measure,” health experts warned as authorities keep a close eye to contain an enteroviral meningitis outbreak reported among schoolchildren in the Deniyaya Education Zone.

In the wake of various posts shared in social media about a clash at the Pelawatte Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) headquarters, its General Secretary Tilvin Silva refuted claims as ludicrous attempts by the bankrupt opposition.

Some leading companies from the Middle East which is now caught in the Israeli/ US war with Iran are among the parties that have shown interests in investing in the Mattala international airport, according to a Minister.

Manoj Suranga Liyanage, a notorious organized criminal and drug trafficker known as ’’Batuwatte Chamara,’’ was brought back to Sri Lanka on Sunday night (May 10) following his arrest in Azerbaijan.

The All Ceylon Communication Owners Association says it regrets the government’s decision to increase electricity tariffs, warning that the move has forced communication centres to raise service charges.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigators have identified the company allegedly used to conceal the hackers linked to the disappearance of $2.5 million from Sri Lankan Treasury funds, which were transferred to multiple bank accounts in tw

President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war as ’’totally unacceptable’’.

MullenLowe Group Sri Lanka Executive Chairman Thayalan Bartlett has been recognised in Campaign Asia-Pacific’s inaugural 50 Over Fifty 2026 list, becoming the only Sri Lankan named among a select group of senior marketing, media and communications