A suspected human trafficking racket has been exposed after a number of women stranded in Abu Dhabi in the UAE contacted a celebrity couple in Sri Lanka and appealed for help, Daily Mirror learns.

It has been decided to carry out raids to apprehend persons involved in human trafficking and smuggling throughout the country and to punish them irrespective of their ranks and files, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said.

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow initiated a banking cooperation between People’s Bank in Sri Lanka and National Investment Industrial Bank in Russia (NIIB) to devising a platform for Russian tourists to make payments in Sri Lanka seamlessly in S

The CID conducting investigations into a massive financial fraud relating to Thilini Priyamali today informed the court that the ongoing investigations have revealed Thilini Priyamali had allegedly misappropriated more than 1.3 billion rupees of f

The Emigration and Immigration Department has increased the levy for issuing passports and foreign travel documents from tomorrow

People were seen purchasing vegetables at Bodhiraja Mawatha in Colombo Fort today despite exorbitant prices. Pix by Nisal Baduge

The government has change the rate of the CESS levy imposed on over 600 items with effect from yesterday (15).

The Transport and Highways Ministry today launched their pilot program to issue light vehicle driving licenses for the hearing impaired in the Gampaha district.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandana Wickremaratne and four other police officers today tendered their unconditional regret to the Supreme Court for their failure to adhere with a Supreme Court’s order.

Pictured here are the members of Health Service Staff Union placing their signatures on a banner during a protest in front of the Colombo National Hospital today demanding immediate solutions to the burning issues they are facing. This was organized

The budget presented by Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was similar to a concept paper than a budget as the government has failed to explain the gravity of the economic crisis, Parliamentarian Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said today.

Several suspects including owner of Thico Group Private Ltd Thilini Priyamali, Ven. Borelle Sirisumana Thera and businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena further remanded till November 30 by Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court for alleged financial fraud incid

The Tusker Muthuraja, which was a gift by the government of Thailand to Sri Lanka, was ordered to be handed over to the Dehiwala Zoological Garden due to ill treatment meted out on the animal by the mahout in charge.

NASA’s towering next-generation moon rocket blasted off from Florida early on Wednesday on its debut flight, a crewless voyage inaugurating the U.S. space agency’s Artemis exploration program 50 years after the final Apollo moon mission.

The National Council Sub Committee on Economic Stability has determined that Sri Lanka has been too late to seek IMF assistance.

Consumers are seen buying eggs from an egg vendor in Fort at exorbitant prices. The latest price of an egg being sold at Rs. 50. As per the farmers, there is an acute shortage of eggs in the market due to multifold increase in poultry food and other

Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera said yesterday that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) does not follow the instructions given by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) for providing relief on the electricity bills to places of worship.

The Agriculture Ministry has decided to release the entire shipload of urea fertilizer required for paddy cultivation this season starting today through all Agrarian Service Centers.

The case against Colombo district former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra for her alleged involvement in the abduction of a youth using a Defender was today fixed for trial by Colombo High Court.

A school Principal and two policemen held in remand custody for allegedly torturing several Grade Five students at Millaniya Primary School in Horana were today granted bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

Ceylon Tea exports for the month of October totalled 19 MnKgs, a dip of 5.34 MnKgs when compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, which is a 22 percent year-on-year (YoY) decline.

The four Sri Lankan nationals, convicted for their role in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, but released by the Supreme Court recently, will be deported to their country of origin, according to Indian Union Home Ministry sourc

Former US President Donald Trump has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: ’’America’s comeback starts right now.’’

All government payments will be made online with effect from March 1, 2024, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

The Polgahawela-Ratmalana office train derailed near the Slave Island railway station a few minutes ago, the Railways Department said.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has returned to court a day before he asks it to review his bail conditions.

A national program for providing a mid-day meal for schoolchildren will kick off in January, covering entire schools in the country, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Staging strong defence against those who sought preferential tax treatment on foreign exchange earning companies, Central Bank Governor, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe yesterday questioned whether the decades-long practice of taxing the exporters and other

The members of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) today indulged in a protest in front of the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) in Colombo demanding the release of IUSF Convenor Wasantha Mudalige and Galwewa Siridhamma Thera who

Any attempt to legalize the cultivation of cannabis (ganja) by naming it as ’’Triloka Patra’’ is the beginning of the downfall which will completely pulverise the already-crippled nation, Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera said.