Three women aged 51, 54 and 61 were killed when a van crashed into a bus halt at Bedigamuwa Junction in Narammala this morning.

Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter’s chief executive officer when he finds someone ’’foolish enough to take the job’’.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that 2,835 Indian fishermen have been released from Sri Lanka since 2014.

A 17-year-old novice monk of Hindagala Raja Maha Vihare in Peradeniya had been forced to take poison and pain killer drugs under death threat at dagger point and pushed into the nearby stream.

The police who are yet to make an arrest over the murder of Dinesh Schaffter, the director of Janashakthi Company, has questioned more than 30 persons including Schaffter’s wife so far and police said they would be able to arrest the killers soon b

Former Norwegian peace negotiator Erik Solheim has ruled out playing the role of mediator between Tamil political parties and the Government, to push for a political solution for the national issue. Solheim had talks with Tamil political parties and

The Chamber of Tourism and Industry asserts the need to develop domestic air travel services to effectively compete with its regional peers. It pointed out that putting....

The Cabinet of Ministers this week green lighted the draft of the new Monetary Law Act clearing the only remaining prior action required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to unlock its US$ 2.9 billion....

Twin baby nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) and four blue-and-yellow macaw chics (Ara ararauna) were born at the Dehiwala National Zoo, National Zoological Gardens Deputy Director Dinushika Manawadu said.

Jacqueline Fernandez appeared at Delhi’s Patiala House Court in connection with the conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar case.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe nor the government, have any intention whatsoever to differ the Local Government (LG) polls and as such it is up to the Election Commission (EC) to hold a free and fair election, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Bandula G

Due to high emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2) and dust particles from vehicles and factories, and with the recent weather conditions, the air quality in Kandy district has gotten worse, Environment Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

Sri Lankan bank has opened vostro account in India with State Bank of India to conduct bilateral trade in Indian rupee, Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said.

Underworld gangster Mohommad Najim Mohommad Imran alias Kanjipani Imran who was in remand prison was released on bail by Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawela today.

The Treasury should state whether it is possible to allocate the ten billion rupees needed for local government elections, UNP’s Navin Dissanayake said today.

The Education Ministry is advised to appoint a committee consisting of school teachers, student leaders, and school development society representatives, if it is necessary to check the school bags, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

The cabinet of ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to establish the proposed “office for the affairs of Sri Lankans living abroad” under the Presidential Secretariat.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Public Security to take necessary steps to introduce three new VISA categories for Colombo Port City.

An extraordinary Gazette notification was issued yesterday revoking the import restrictions on 10 items with effect from today, State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

A comprehensive program has been launched to make the IT sector a major foreign exchange earning industry in the country, Technology State Minister Kanaka Herath said.

The results of the recently conducted the grade five scholorship examination for 2022 are to be released within the next two months, Examinations Department Commissioner General L.M.D. Dharmasena said.

While establishing the northeast monsoon condition over the island, the low-pressure area over the South Bay of Bengal is likely to move slowly west-northwestward towards the coast of Sri Lanka during the next three days, the Meteorology Department s

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested nine Sri Lankans from the special camp for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees at Tamil Nadu’s (TN) Tiruchirappalli over their alleged involvement in drugs and arms smuggling to revive the LTTE.

The Chinese government announced yesterday that the first batch of more than three million meters of school uniform cloth for Sri Lanka has been freighted from Shanghai, China, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said.

Sri Lanka’s tea exporters joined the bandwagon in clarifying its stance on the issue revolving around repatriation and conversion of export proceeds, pointing out they have been abiding by the relevant rules and regulations.

Much of 2022 has been a wild ride for Sri Lanka but if there was a single segment, which for the most part withstood the economic adversities so far this year, that was corporate earnings.

Several places in the Colombo city were seen adorned with lights and decorations ahead of the Christmas. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said that they are planning to digitalize the migration process.

The Cabinet has decided to temporarily close the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.

A CCTV system is to be fixed in the cemetery and in the vicinity, Colombo Mayoress Rosy Senanayake said today.