Leopards which are roaming freely in the Ruwanpura and Kudagama areas near Hatton, instilling fear among the people living in those areas.

This astonishing image of a buzzing ball of cactus bees spinning over the hot sand on a Texas ranch has helped its creator to win the coveted Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. (Daily Mail)

Police today released a photograph of the main suspect wanted over the triple murder of a father and two of his sons who have been shot to death. The said they are seeking public assistance to arrest him over the heinous crime which took place on Oct

A total of 16 land plots will be allocated for 16 investors under a long-term lease basis for a period of 35 years, the government said.

The regulations under the Import and Export Control Act will be submitted for parliament approval in due course after Cabinet ....

Sri Lanka’s apparel sector is currently witnessing a significant decline in orders, a pattern which the industry fears may continue....

The Monetary Board, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, has promoted Mrs. K M A N Daulagala, Assistant Governor and the Secretary to the Monetary Board, to the post of Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) with effect f

The price of a 12.5kg domestic LAUGFS gas cylinder has been brought down by Rs. 500 from midnight today, LAUGFS Holdings said.

Ten rotties and a bottle of soft drink have been auctioned for Rs. 10,000 in Bakamunayaya, Matale in aid of the village funeral society.

A dead body was found floating in the sea near the Kollupitiya Railway Station today, Police said.

Vedda Chief Uruwarige Wannilaththo yesterday claimed that he had received death threats for speaking in support of detained IUSF Convener Wasantha Mudalige and said he had a right to speak for Mudalige as he was part of their community.

A group of 263 students of the Karapitiya medical faculty of the Ruhunu University were forbidden entry into the faculty for causing inconvenience to the freshers during a recent ceremony to welcome them.

A total of 10 MW of ground-mount Solar Universe solar power plant in Vavunathivu, Batticaloa, was opened this morning.

Cascading global crises have left 54 countries, including Sri Lanka – countries which are home to more than half of the world’s poorest people -- in dire need of debt relief, the UN said Tuesday.

Cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena said that with the shortage of material to print driving licenses a proposal has been made to the cabinet to introduce a digital driving license with a QR code.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today said it would launch street protests to force the government to conduct a general election.

In the wake of the recent violent incidents at Galle Face, on a group of protestors including children, the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has urged protesters not to use children as human shields in public protests.

Contradicting Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardane, President’s Media Division (PMD) said Sri Lanka will remain a middle-income country.

The Cabinet of Ministers have granted approval to increase the payment given to families of the disappeared from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 200,000.

Cabinet nod has been given to demote Sri Lanka to a lower income status, a step that is taken with the aim of having more access to financial assistance, loans and concessions.

The Court of Appeal today ordered to acquit former Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Saruwa Liyanage Sunil from a case filed against him for raping an underage girl in 2012.

Two more Hummer vehicles illegally imported into the country were found at the Sri Lanka customs yesterday during an emergency inspection by State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.

Two Australian men have been charged with bribing Sri Lankan officials to secure infrastructure contracts worth millions of dollars.

The travel and tour operators in India have pledged support to help Sri Lanka tourism move towards the positive growth trajectory and affirmed it would actively promote the island nation across all states.

The charges related to all services when issuing driving licences, including learner’s permits under the normal and one-day services, have been increased.

Sri Lanka and Japan entered into an agreement yesterday on the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) for Low Carbon Growth Partnership.

The eighteen caves conserved under the project to conserve 68 ancient caves in Mihintale that provided shelter to the meditating Buddhist monks and the devotees were offered to the Mahasangha on the full moon Poya day on Sunday. It coincided with the

Romanian Ambassador Victor Chiujdea said many leading multi-nationals are investing heavily in Romania and there will be many opportunities for skilled IT workers from Asian countries including Sri Lanka to get employment, according to a statement by

The Puttalam Police have launched investigations after a school girl died after she fell in her school in the Managunduwa area in Puttalam today.

Urgent measures will be taken to give the value of the vehicles to the people that have been impounded after being illegally imported into Sri Lanka, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.