South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has apologized to the nation in his first public comments since his abortive attempt to impose martial law threw the country into political chaos and led to calls for his impeachment.

The government has no plans to lay off the public service, but will focus instead on improving productivity, a minister said.

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte has been arrested by the police following an accident reportedly caused by driving under the influence of alcohol.

The resolution on the Vote on Account for the first four months of 2025 was passed in Parliament today (6) without a vote.

The controversial letter, issued by the Regional Director of Health Services in Matale, instructing medical specialists aged 60 and above to retire by December 31 was withdrawn following agitations by specialists.

An unknown disease with flu-like symptoms has killed at least 79 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the BBC.

The BYD Colombo Motor Show 2024 was launched in grand style once again at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre (BMICH). The event showcases the latest models of electric and fuel-efficient vehicles, catering to new car buyers. The exh

President of Sri Lanka Cricket Shammi Silva has officially assumed the Presidency of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

The ’’Ransalu’’ National Handloom Textile Exhibition and Trade Fair was inaugurated today at the BMICH, under the patronage of Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetthi. The exhibition features a variety of hand

Former chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has challenged Speaker Dr. Ashoka Ranwala to prove his degree if he had claimed so.

Sugath Wasantha de Silva who is visually impaired began his speech in Parliament thus becoming the first physically challenged MP to speak in Sri Lankan legislature in local political history.

Police launched investigations in search of a group of individuals who had robbed Rs. 900,000 and murdered a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) security officer, the Nuwara Eliya Police said.

A mill owner who had failed to release rice stocks to the market is included in the SJB’s national list, Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament today.

The ruling party in Parliament has decided to allow a member from the Opposition to head the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayke told Parliament today.

NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing more delays. The agency said Thursday that a planned mission to land on the moon in 2026 will now tak

A total of 55 vulnerable Sri Lankan workers have been evacuated from Lebanon, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beirut said.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has confirmed that it will submit the revised electricity tariff proposal to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today.

Thundershowers are likely in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces, as well as in the Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts, during the evening or night, the Meteorology Department said.

A 73-year-old woman was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen who arrived on a motorcycle at Bogahawewa in Padaviya last night.

The opposition flayed the government yesterday saying that a large budgetary allocation had been made to the Presidential Secretariat for the first quarter of next year despite pious pronouncements in the pre-election period to prune expenditure.

Officers from the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) raided a factory in the Hemmatagama area in Mawanella which had a stock of bottled drinking water.

Sri Lanka’s Local Assembler’s Association, has raised concerns over the government’s decision to resume imports of completely built units (CBUs) from February next year.

The World Bank Group this week affirmed that all ongoing World Bank-supported projects in Sri Lanka will continue uninterrupted under the country’s new government.

The medical fraternity has raised serious concerns over a letter issued by the Regional Director of Health Services in Matale, instructing specialists over the age of 60 to retire by December 31.

The Colombo Additional Magistrate questioned how the arrest and request to remand individuals who shared videos related to recent Maaveerar Naal commemorations can be justified without first investigating those who created and uploaded the videos.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today assumed duties as the Minister of Digital Economic Affairs.

A fire erupted at the Steuart hotel in the Colombo Fort area this evening, according to the fire brigade.

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