Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says he and his party will continue to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The Uttara Devi intercity express train had derailed this morning between Thambuttegama and Senerathgama rileay stations, the Railways Department said.

Following a concept of the Colombo Mayoress, Rosy Senanayake, and the expertise and guidance of the Librarian of Colombo Public Library, Waruni Gangabadarachchi, an abundant yield of vegetable was obtained from the library compound. A vegetable culti

The Railway Department will operate a special express train service on every Saturday from today to facilitate the tourists and pilgrims travelling to Anuradhapura from Colombo Fort.

A 15-year old boy from Colombo drowned while bathing in the seas of Galle Face last evening.

The ’’Kedella Art of Living 2022’’ exhibitions organized by Asia Exhibitions and Conventions (Pvt) Ltd will be held until tomorrow (9), scheduled from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) Colo

Education Ministry is expected to annul the concept of National Schools, which generates many issues, and instead the concept of leading schools, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Whilst stating that Sri Lanka is among the 10 countries with highest climate risk, Presidential Advisor on Climate Change Ruwan Wijewardene yesterday said the country will come up with long-term plans to minimise risks of climate change, President’

Sri Lanka faces hardships in the current economic context; however, the island nation has been successful in braving through the challenges and remaining a favourite destination among the travellers across the world.

Bringing Sri Lanka under fresh spotlight is Cape Weligama, as it has been voted as one of the top three best resorts in the rest of Asia by Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2022.

A scholarship award ceremony conducted yesterday by the senior management of the Citizens Development Business Finance PLC under the theme ’CDB Sisudiri Season 14’. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Sri Lanka will see visitors from the Russian Federation resume their travel to the island nation once again, with efforts underway to increase flights between Russia and Colombo.

The Examinations Department has decided to postpone the 2022 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) Examination and grade five scholarship examination.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s office today denied reports circulating on social media, linking the former president and his family members to the owner of Thico Group Private Ltd Thilini Priyamali who has been remanded over allegedly misappr

The Second Reading debate on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill, scheduled on October 20 and the 21 as per the decision of Party leaders, Parliament media unit said today.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) today denied reports that notorious drug kingpin Nadun Chinthaka Wickramarathna alias Harak Kata, who was in the custody of Dubai Police was released due to the Defence Ministry’s delay in submitting the file from here

A prisoner at Agunakolapalassa prison who was sentenced to death in 2001 after being convicted of a murder, has died after 10 days in hospital due to burn injuries, Prison spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said.

The Colombo Lotus Tower and Singapore Go Bungy company has signed a contract to start bungee jumping for the first time in Sri Lanka, which would be the world’s highest bungee jump after it is launched.

The Lotus Tower Management said they have earned over Rs.72.3 million for the last twenty days since September 15, Lotus Tower Head of Management, Prasad Samarasinghe said.

In view of Supreme Court’s decision to grant leave to proceed with the Fundamental Rights petitions filed regarding economic crisis in the country, the Court has ordered the Auditor General to conduct an audit and submit a report on Monetary Board

Opposition MP Campika Ranawaka was today unanimously elected Chairman of the Committee on Economic stabilization today.

Sri Lanka was working towards fulfilling the pledges made to the UNHRC where steps were being taken to release the remaining LTTE detainees and scrapping of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) was in the final stage, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawarde

While explaining India’s vote on the resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, Indra Mani Pandey, the country’s permanent representative in Geneva, said that the progress made so far by the Sri Lankan g

The Supreme Court today granted leave to proceed with fundamental rights petitions filed seeking an order to take legal action against those responsible for financial irregularities and mismanagement of the economy.

The summit gives Britain an opportunity to shape a new European forum from the inside after Brexit, and could shift some of the spotlight away from financial and political turmoil at home.

Sri Lanka Army is to celebrate its 73rd Anniversary on October 10th in a grand gesture and a series of programmes had been organised to mark the event. A special ceremony to commemorate the fallen war heroes was held under the auspices of the Command

Sri Lanka became among the ten friendliest countries in the world at the 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards, the Condé Nast Traveller official website said.

The Sapugaskanda oil refinery is to be closed from today as the crude oil shipment had to be delayed because there was no way of making a payment for it, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara said today.

An 18-year-old youth believed to be an accomplice of notorious criminal and drug trafficker Kudu Anju, has been arrested with 6 kg of heroin and 19 rounds of 9mm ammunition by the Tangalle Division Crimes Unit.

The Madras High Court denied default bail to a few Sri Lankans who were part of an LTTE operation to steal Rs 40 crore from the bank account of a dead woman in Mumbai by fabricating documents.