Saudi Arabia has said Wednesday will be a national holiday as, on the Jeddah Corniche by the Red Sea, in the heart of the capital Riyadh and in towns and villages across the country, its seismic 2-1 World Cup win over Lionel Messi’s Argentina was c

The Association for the Protection of Native Language Rights today held a protest march from the Keselwatta police station to the law college, demanding rights to appear for the law college examination in all three national languages. Pix by Pradeep

The government has decided to dispatch 50 fuel bowsers daily to meet the kerosene needs of the fishing community, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.

The Union for Saving Engineering Corporation protested in front of the State Engineering Corporation, premises demanding the government pay the employee’s salaries and at the same time secure their jobs. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Saudi Arabia defeated footballing giants Argentina during the pair’s first match at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday, in an upset praised throughout the Arab world.

An earthquake of 7.0 magnitude has struck the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, near the south-west region of Malango.

There is an increase in the viral flu infection among children with similar or influenza-like infectious illnesses, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) consultant pediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

The staff members of five schools in Kataragama yesterday staged a token strike compelling the police not to arrest the teacher in charge of discipline in Sellakataragama Maha Vidyalaya upon a false complaint lodged by a woman that her son studying i

Second reading of the budget was approved by a majority of 37 votes in Parliament with 121 members voting in favour while 84 voted against.

The doctor who sent out a public warning on malnutrition among children in Suriyawewa today filed a Fundamental Rights in Supreme Court challenging the Health Ministry Secretary’s decision to interdict him from service by violating his Fundamental

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, the accused of an alleged sexual assault on a Sydney woman he met on a dating app has been pictured for the first time since leaving custody on bail. Danushka Gunathilaka was granted bail on Thursday in his

Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe is adopting an extreme of economic stratergy of contracting the economy just as his predecessor Ajith Nivaard Cabraal adopted an extreme of an another stratergy, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura

The death toll of the human elephant conflict has been increasing in an alarming manner in the Anuradhapura wildlife zone and at least 33 people and 70 wild elephants have been killed in the human elephant conflict for the first ten months of this ye

Two more brokers wanted over the alleged human trafficking to Dubai and Oman have been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today.

The Ministry of Sports and the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has handed over US$100,000 to Sri Lanka sprinter Yupun Abeykoon who is the fastest man in South Asia to develop his athletics.

The government has not taken any decision on restructuring domestic debts as yet and that it was waiting for discussions with bilateral creditors to be completed on debt restructuring, state minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said today.

An international force is behind Sri Lanka’s economy and this force is still active, Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament today. Speaking during the second reading debate in the House, the local agents of these forces are still

A total of 14.5 metric tons of hybrid seeds of maize, which are sufficient for 2,900 farmers, was handed over to the Agriculture Ministry today, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka accused of raping a Sydney woman he met on a dating app has been pictured for the first time since leaving custody on bail.

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and two others were today granted bail by Colombo High Court in connection with GI Pipes Case filed by Bribery Commission.

Emirates has announced plans to add one more daily direct flight between Dubai and Colombo from December 1, 2022 to cater to the seasonal increase in the demand for travel.

An officer attached to Sri Lankan mission in the Oman who has been involved in human trafficking racket has been suspended and will be brought back to Sri Lanka, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkatra told Parliament today.

The government has approved free entry into all national parks, botanical gardens, and leisure parks in view of the 75th Independence Day, which falls on February 4, 2023.

The circular issued allowing government offices to report to work in an easy and decent dress is not applicable to school teachers, the Public Administration and Home Affairs Ministry said.

This handout image from NASA released on yesterday (21), shows a view of the spacecraft, the Earth and the Moon captured by a camera on Orion’s solar array wing. - Orion was making its outbound powered flyby of the Moon as part of the Artemis I mis

Five days after launching from the Kennedy Space Center, NASA’s Orion spacecraft reached the moon Monday, passing within 81 miles of the lunar surface and marking the completion of a key step in the space agency’s Artemis campaign to return astro

Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa who arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday morning to a grand welcome at the VIP lounge of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) is yet to pay the bill for using the VIP services as well as for the food which wa

Some groups of SLPP are to vote against the budget 2023 today while some opposition parties are to make the final decision today.

Sri Lanka’s national consumer prices eased in October, signalling that the relentless increase in consumer inflation may have finally turned a corner after climbing for 14 consecutive months.

The Tourism Alliance has released a comprehensive report analyzing international traveller demand for Sri Lanka utilizing search data.