At least 17 students at the primary section of the Pelwatta Vidyalaya in Buttala were admitted to the Wellawaya base hospital this morning due to suspected food poisoning, police said.

SJB MP Kabir Hashim was unanimously appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts a short while ago, Communications Department of Parliament said.

The Supreme Court has ordered three police officers attached to Ambalangoda Police Station to pay a total of Rs.500,000 to a 58-year-old woman from their personal funds for her wrongful arrest based on a fabricated false case.

The prices of 12.5kg domestic LITRO gas cylinders will be reduced by Rs.271 from midnight today, LITRO Lanka Chairman Muditha Peiris said.

The National Zoological Garden in Dehiwala recorded the highest income on World Children’s Day, which fell on October 1, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Ministry said.

A Victorian fairytale castle overlooking the Devon coastline has gone on the market for an undisclosed sum. Watermouth Castle, near Ilfracombe, has been run by the same owners for 45 years and is billed as one of the top tourist destinations in the c

The Cabinet nod has been granted to submit the draft Appropriation Bill for 2023 to parliament with an estimated total expenditure....

Sri Lanka hopes to increase tourist arrivals for 2022 by at least five fold from the number achieved in 2021, the Sri Lanka Tourism....

Former Sri Lanka cricketer and ICC Match Referee Roshan Mahanama says he has no plans to enter politics.

Sri Lanka should follow the Indian tax system when it comes to granting tax concessions to foreign investors, main opposition Samagi....

The All Island School Games 2022 were officially launched at the Education Ministry with the main sponsors Nestomalt this evening. The All-Island School Games were not held for the last two years due to the COVID pandemic in the country. The Gampaha

Fresh hurdles have emerged in the way of the enactment of 22nd Amendment to the Constitution after Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) which commands the majority support in Parliament objected to it in its present form, Daily Mirror learns .

The Voluntary Compensation Applicants’ Union of the State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka today staged a protest in front of the Engineering Corporation drew the attention of the President, the Prime Minister and the subject minister to speed

The price of one kilogram of wheat flour has been increased by Rs. 13 from last night (3), the All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association (ACBOA) said.

The police fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the protesting university students in Kelaniya today who were protesting against the incumbent government. The protesters demanded the release of protesters arrested under the Prevention of

The government would not hesitate to introduce additional laws and regulations if and when necessary despite the withdrawal of regulations issued to set up 8 High Security Zones (HSZ) in Colombo to restraint recurrence of what the government called

Three young men who released naked video scenes of a 17-year-old schoolgirl on social media were arrested by the Monaragala police.

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have won the Nobel Prize for physics for their achievements in quantum mechanics, the organizing committee announced in Stockholm on Tuesday.

SLPP MP Wimalaweera Dissanayake said yesterday that like himself, former President’s son MP Namal Rajapaksa is also suffering from malnutrition.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today denied in Parliament the allegation made by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP S. M. Marikkar that the President met Arjuna Mahendran, the former CB Governor who was accused of bond scam and had lunch with him in Sin

State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya today reaffirmed that the salaries of public sector employees would not be slashed this month as reported in social media.

On the occasion of World Elders Day, Ragama 181b Thewatta Grama Niladari Seva Piyasa distributed dry food packs for low-income elderly citizens in the area. The event held at the Lourdes stadium in Ragama. Pix Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced today that those who possess personal firearms or had firearms on private security agencies to renew their licences between October 1 and December 31, 2022.

The prices of all types of mobile phones and accessories would go up again soon after the introduction of the Social Security Contribution Tax, All Ceylon Communication Owners’ Association (ACCOA) said.

The government approved the compulsory retirement age of employees serving in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to be revised to 60 years.

A seven-member National Sports Selection Committee chaired by Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva has been appointed by the Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe.

The milk powder companies have taken steps to increase the prices of local milk powder after the introduction of the Social Security Contribution Tax and the high cost of ingredients.

SJB MP Harsha de Silva said he would resign from the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) to pave the way for former COPE Chair Prof. Charitha Herath, who was removed from the Committee.

Iceland President Guoni Th. Johannesson has assured to strengthen the bond of friendship between Iceland and Sri Lanka.

A high profile visit of a Sri Lankan delegation to China was discussed when the Foreign Ministers of the two countries met on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly.