The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has named a 17-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) surpassed 15,000, hitting a record of 15,027 during mid-morning trading.

Some 50 elephants have died due to unauthorised connection of the CEB’s electricity supply to fences or wires so far in 2024, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

The Ministry of Education announced that the second stage of the third term for the 2024 academic year in all government and government-approved private schools will commence on January 2, 2025.

Hard-hitting New Zealand batsman Bevon Jacobs earned a maiden call-up Monday for their T20 series against Sri Lanka, which marks the start of Mitchell Santner’s tenure as white-ball captain.

Some seven schools in Colombo including Royal is running without principals currently, the Education Ministry said yesterday.

Construction work of five high-rise buildings have been ground to a standstill because of the economic crisis that hit the country in 2022, and the Ministry of Urban Development is now at a loss to decide how to resume them since the project companie

In the wake of the recent revelation of politicians receiving money from the President’s Fund, many have questioned whether such disbursed funds can be refunded.

A female student and another woman were killed after being struck by an express train at the Anuradhapura New Town Railway Station.

Special security measures will be enacted by the Police and tri forces for all churches across the country holding Christmas services.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is set to add one of its overhauled and upgraded Kfir multirole combat aircraft to its fleet within the first three months of next year, the Daily Mirror learns.

In response to widespread concerns regarding the alleged presence of Israeli soldier Gal Ferenbook in Colombo, police said that they have not received any verified information on the matter.

Dubai has been chosen as a neutral venue for India to play their matches at next year’s Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced.

Controversy surrounds the illegal clearance of a plantation belonging to the Forest Conservation Department in the Lunugamwehera range adjacent to the Yala National Park.

Despite Elon Musk’s Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, being granted licence to operate in Sri Lanka, the organization is yet to apply for the import of devices to be used in connecting to the service, a top source said.

The Western Province Education Zonal Ministry has issued a circular prohibiting private tutoring classes for students by school teachers.

The Education Ministry has instructed all government schools not to organise various programmes on Sundays, as they may disrupt Sunday school activities.

The Democratic People’s Front (DPF), a prominent member of the Tamil Progressive Alliance and a key partner of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya coalition, appointed Barath Arulsamy as the party’s new Vice President.

The former government’s collective hard work and determination in steering the nation from crisis to growth are now yielding strong, tangible results, former State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said.

An island-wide traffic operation will be launched tomorrow to inspect passenger buses during the festive season, the Police Media Division said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited his mother who is receiving treatment at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on Friday night (20). The President is sitting by his mother inquiring into her health.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy hospital ship ‘Peace Ark’ arrived in Colombo on a formal visit yesterday.

A total of 2,243 people have died in road accidents this year, police said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructure.

A nine-year-old child and four adults have been killed after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg.

People have the complete right to convince others that something true is false or something false is true, as it is a democratic right, NPP MP Nilanthi Kottahachchi said today.

Three people have died and at least 30 others injured in an accident that occurred this morning (21) when a bus veered off the road on the Hatton-Kandy main road.

The Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company (Private) Limited has announced extended operating hours for the festive season.

The Department of Meteorology in a press release mentioned that Sri Lanka experiences more than 90% of its major disasters due to meteorological phenomena, with dozens of incidents occurring annually as a result of torrential rainfall.

Basketball players seen enjoying the game in Colombo on December 20, 2024, ahead of the World Basketball Day celebrations on December 21.PIx by Pradeep Pathirana