The Colombo Fort Magistrate today issued an order dismissing a private plaint filed against SSP Roshan Dias and ASP Nalin Dilruk over a criminal accusation that they wrongfully prevented and obstructed a peaceful protest near Galle Face on October

Discussions are in progress with British Council and other international academic institutions to get their assistance to implement the activity-based oral English for grade one students from the first term starting from March next year, Education Mi

An exhibition and sale are currently held at the Public Library of Colombo. People can purchase items such as school supplies, clothing, household items, stamps, and many others. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

The Civil Aviation Authority has paid a bill of Rs.60,000 to Sri Lankan Airlines Catering Services for the refreshments served at the Gold Route Service during the arrival of former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa last Sunday, after the Daily Mirror

As per the 2023 budget proposal, the Immigration and Emigration Department has decided to increase the fees of visas, and other charges with effect from December 1.

The Colombo High Court today served indictments on five accused including the Captain of the fire-ravaged container ship MV X-Press Perl and four other directors of the Local Agent of X-Press Perl vessel for causing damages to the country’s oceanic

Five people belonging to a family from Killinochi district, Sri Lanka, reached the Indian waters at Dhanuskodi first islet at around 5 a.m. on Thursday.

The United Kingdom is providing GBP 880,000 (USD 1,043,395) to strengthen the food and nutrition security of marginalised fishers in nine Fisheries Districts in the country.

The Central Bank forewarned that it would be compelled to bring in administrative controls such as deposits and lending rate caps unless the markets adjust their interest rates to reflect the easing inflation and improvement in money market liquidity

Subsequent to his revelation in the Parliament about forging the security sticker pasted on liquor bottles, Opposition MP Buddhika Pathirana yesterday said several hundred thousand liquor bottles with forged security stickers have already entered the

Former President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said his party colleague Chandrika Kumaratunga is seeing things in the night and is imagining things.

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga set the stage for another controversy as she said the Easter Sunday terrorist attack was something orchestrated to enable former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to come to power in 2019.

The ’New Wings’ movement staged a silent protest today in front of the Elections Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte demanding to end the corrupt regime. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

In the wake of Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) decision to suspend the membership of nine members, Ports, Aviation and Shipping Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said that they would not leave the party even if they hit or cha

D.A. Rajapaksa commemorative oration was held at the New Town Hall, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha Colombo 7, today. The event was organized by the Rajapaksa Memorial Educational, Cultural, and Social Services Foundation. The event was attended by Presi

In honor of World Postal Day, the Post Master General declared the opening of a subpost office in Gampaha. A stamp exhibition was also held by the Bureau of Stamps at the Sumedha College Gampaha main hall. The exhibition will be held until Saturday (

The Supreme Court in a judgment delivered on Wednesday (23) has held that the category of special promotion which granted discretionary power to IGP in a scheme of recruitment adopted in 2020 is violative of the fundamental rights of the Police Offic

The sale of the first ticket of the 5,000th lottery draw of the ‘Mahajana Sampatha’ was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe this morning (24). The ‘Mahajana Sampatha’ lottery Draw took place at the Parliament premises, President Media

President Ranil Wickremesighe should seek a fresh mandate if he wants to make fresh policy decisions with regard to security or any other matter, MP Channa Jayasumana told Parliament today.

The government has relaxed the restrictions imposed on several items through a Gazette Extraordinary.

Batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa has been released from Sri Lanka’s squad for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, upon a request made by the player.

The Central Bank Governor Dr.Nandalal Weerasinghe today rubbished the claims that he is receiving a salary of Rs.2.5 million along with a pension from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Police in India have blamed rats for destroying nearly 200kg (440lbs) of cannabis seized from pedlars and kept in police stations.

Foreign Affairs State Minister Tharaka Balasuriya has advised aspiring migrant workers not to travel with visit visas hoping to find employment in the Middle Eastern countries.

Former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been banned for two domestic matches for knocking a phone out of an Everton fan’s hand.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would participate in the All Party Conference (APC) proposed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe today, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa told Parliament today.

The Supreme Court today permitted the petitioners to personally add former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as a respondent in the Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the legality of the Presidential Pardon granted to former Parliamentarian Du

As of yesterday, the Supreme Court has the power to award the death penalty to anyone for possession of five grams of crystal methamphetamine, which is known as ‘ice’, Justice and Prisons Affairs State Minister Anuradha Jayaratne said.

A teacher who has got frustrated for not getting a permanent appointment had consumed 25 pills of Panadol and is in a critical state, MP Dayasiri Jayasekera informed Parliament.