President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has declared a wide range of public services as essential services under the Essential Public Services Act, No. 61 of 1979, in view of the post-disaster situation caused by the cyclone.

Opposition MP Dayasiri Jayasekara strongly criticised the government over the continued delay in holding Provincial Council elections, claiming the administration is avoiding polls due to fear of political defeat rather than financial difficulties.

In an Ebola outbreak, hours matter. Yet the response to the deadly and fast-spreading epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is weeks if not months behind - and missing thousands of people who may be at risk.

The Supreme Court ruled that a bank is legally entitled to institute action directly against a guarantor without first proceeding against the principal debtor, provided the guarantor has expressly waived that right in the guarantee agreement.

Pope Leo this week repudiated a major teaching used by the Catholic Church since at ​least the fifth century to evaluate when countries might be justified in waging wars, in a move experts said could have long-reaching impact ‌for global powers.

Applications have been called to recruit 400 public officers as Digital Champions for the Public Impact Champions Network (PIC-NET), an institutional pilot initiative aimed at optimising public services through digitalisation.

Israel has hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for only the second since the start of a ceasefire last month.

Sri Lanka Police urged the public to fully cooperate with law enforcement officers during vehicle inspections and residential searches, warning that attempts to evade police checkpoints or obstruct official duties could result in legal action and the

Climate change is no longer a distant threat, but a present and growing reality affecting countries across the world, including Sri Lanka. Its impacts are already being felt through extreme weather events, changing rainfall patterns, increasing press

Highlighting that ‘menstruation’ of women had become a major social and health issue, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today that reducing taxes on sanitary products and thereby reducing prices will help resolve the issue.

Waves of Israeli strikes have hit southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, according to the Israeli military.

A major railway accident was narrowly averted when a train driver and a wildlife officer acted swiftly to prevent a collision with a wild elephant crossing the tracks between Habarana and Palugaswewa.

Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels in the next five years, with Arctic temperature anomalies expected to continue to be higher than the global mean, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Orga

The Department of Wildlife Conservation has spent nearly Rs. 2,835.1 million on the construction and maintenance of elephant fences between 2021 and 2024, according to the 2024 audit report.

Police Media Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wutler says authorities are continuing efforts to repatriate 89 suspects wanted under Red Notices who are currently hiding in foreign countries in connection with serious crimina

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Welikada Police Station to be remanded in custody over allegations of soliciting an LKR 300,000 bribe per passport to return the travel documents of a group of Chinese na

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has targeted an American air base in the region, after fresh US strikes on southern Iran.

Oil prices have jumped after the US carried out new attacks on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city.

A 70ft statue of Lionel Messi in India is set to be taken down after it was spotted ’’swaying in the wind’’.

An albino buffalo that went viral for its striking resemblance to President Donald Trump was spared from slaughter at the annual Islamic feast of sacrifice on Wednesday — and rehomed in a zoo.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi in a politically significant interaction that came barely weeks after the actor-turned-politician took office and nearly 12 years after their last known m

D.V. Chanaka, a Parliamentarian of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), claimed that those who initially pledged to hold Provincial Council elections soon after coming to power are now absent from the election campaign.

The Meteorology Department has issued a weather forecast for sea areas around the island for the next 24 hours from 2.00 p.m. today (28).

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has issued a special public alert warning motorists about an ongoing cyber scam involving fraudulent SMS and WhatsApp messages claiming that traffic violations had been detected through CCTV ca

A series of programmes have been organised across prison institutions islandwide to mark the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, which falls on May 30, 2026.

A total of 464 Vesak Dansals have been registered within the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) area as of May 27, Chief Public Health Inspector of the Colombo Municipal Council, Dehan Withanage said.

A squad of Thai police went undercover in drag to arrest a suspected methamphetamine smuggler.