The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued a restraining order preventing the General Secretary of Ceylon Teachers’ Union, Joseph Stalin, Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thero, and eight others from organizing a demonstration today that could cause in

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has cracked down on a large-scale online financial fraud network operating from Negombo, targeting multiple foreign countries and local residents.

A 61-year-old Malaysian national died last evening while swimming in the sea off the Unawatuna beach, police said.

Under the restructuring plan of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), the CPC-owned refinery will be established as a separate government-owned and operated entity, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

All Sri Lankans living in Kenya are safe, with the Sri Lankan High Commission in Nairobi closely monitoring the situation, an official said.

A fatal accident on Tuesday night resulted in the deaths of three people and left two others injured when a lorry collided with a parked bus on the A9 road in Mankulam, according to police.

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is experiencing a downturn, with the export performance in the recent months not being at the expected levels.

Teachers, principals, teacher instructors, and Piriven teachers are set to stage a one-day sick leave campaign today (26th) to protest against unresolved salary discrepancies and other demands.

Sri Lanka is likely to secure a grace period to settle its debts to bilateral creditors - India and China and the Paris Club of Nations - when signing the restructuring agreements with them today, an informed source said.

The party formed by ex-LTTE militants is in the political amalgam that seeks to field a common Tamil presidential candidate at the upcoming elections, Daily Mirror learns.

A sailor sustained fatal wounds and a Navy Dora damaged due to the aggressive maneuvering of a poaching Indian bottom trawler during a pre-dawn operation by the Sri Lanka Navy to seize the intruding vessel in the seas off Delft Island in Jaffna yeste

The government has not decided to grant permission to the state officials or any other individuals to import vehicles tax-free or allocate foreign exchange for them, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

The Indian High Commission facilitated a two-week training programme on Media Management for Sri Lankan journalists and media professionals in Hyderabad, India together with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

Two Intervenient-Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking an order to rescind the interim order issued by the Supreme Court preventing the President from submitting any other nomination to fill the vacancies in the SC other than th

The officials from the Ministry of Health and the Department of Animal Production and Health convened an emergency meeting today (25) at the Ministry of Health to address the current bird flu situation.

The President approved the required financial allocations to compensate and assist disaster-affected individuals in repairing their damaged houses.

Frank Duckworth, one of the inventors of the Duckworth-Lewis (later Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) method to determine results in rain-affected cricket matches, died on June 21 at the age of 84.

Anti-tax protesters in the Kenyan capital Nairobi have pushed their way into the complex where parliament sits.

A special sitting of Parliament will be held on July 2, 2024, the Parliament’s media unit said today.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena appointed four new district secretaries for the Colombo, Kalutara, Jaffna, and Kilinochchi districts.

An agitation organized by the Sri Lanka Movement for the Freedom of Palestine was held today in front of the Labour Department demanding to stop military attacks on Palestine and not to send workers to countries where there are war situations.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) observed that Members of Parliament should not interfere with the functions of the judiciary or the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) by making statements under the protection of Parliamentary Privileges.

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has formally requested the Speaker to summon key officials of the Judicial Service Association (JSA) to the Committee on Privileges.

The Cabinet Paper presented to introduce digital technology to all Piriven education for modernization and development was approved by the Cabinet, said Cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardane.

David Warner’s international career is officially over, as Australia’s T20 World Cup run comes to an end.

The sub-committee has recommended increasing the allowances for rescrutinising answer scripts of the G.C.E. Ordinary Level and Grade 5 scholarship examinations, the Education Minstry said.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organiser Tissa Attanayake said today that though he does not agree with the party on certain matters, he will not act irresponsibly.

The Sri Lankan government has committed to providing full support for the upcoming Bora community’s spiritual conference and annual convention.

Cabinet approval was granted to making preparations to develop the Hingurakgoda airport as a fully-fledged airport, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

A total of 946 people belonging to 432 families have been affected by the drought, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.