A fresh investigation on the Easter Sunday attacks with international assistance will begin soon, State Minister of Defence Pramitha Bandara Tennekoon told Parliament today.

The Attorney General today informed the Supreme Court that the provisions relating to Bureau of Rehabilitation Act will be subject to judicial review and government intends to introduce certain amendments to the proposed bill at the committee stage i

The Global Trust Network (GTN) institute in Japan assured Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara of providing more than 1,000 foreign jobs in the fields of caregiving sector for Sri Lankan workers.

LITRO Gas Lanka Ltd has decided to reduce the selling price of the domestic gas cylinder from October 5, LITRO Lanka Chairman Muditha Peiris said.

Trading at the Colombo bourse has been halted for the rest of the day.

Concerns were raised in Parliament by both government and opposition MPs over conducting of Law College examinations only in the English language.

Arrangements have been made to open the mini Animal Zone, Animal Conservation and Migratory Bird Rescue Centre belonging to the second phase of Hambantota Ridiyagama Safari Park tomorrow.

Former Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Chair Prof. Charitha Herath accuses President and Prime Minister for making way for corruption, by excluding his appointment to the committee.

The Saraswati Pooja was held yesterday at Mayurapathi Sri Badrakali Amman Kovil, Colombo 6. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene informed Parliament on the appointment of new members to the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Committee on Public Accounts (COPA).

A group of New South Wales (NSW) Parliamentarians have assured the Sri Lankan expatriates living in Sydney that they will table Sri Lanka’s Human Rights violation report at their next parliament session.

The Excise tax revenue targeted for the year 2022 is plummeting as the sale of alcoholic beverages have significantly dropped owing to the recent excessive pricing on the booze, the Department of Excise complained yesterday.

Ahead of the vote on the latest resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC ),Sri Lanka is only confident of six countries voting along with it against the move, Daily Mirror learns .

A special discussion took place last evening between President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Rev. Dr. Harold Anthony Perera, Bishop of Kurunegala and the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka.

More countries have signed the resolution on Sri Lanka in Geneva as co-sponsors, Daily Mirror learns. The resolution has now been signed by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ir

Heavy rains exceeding 100 mm is expected in Sabaragamuwa Province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, the Department of Meteorology said today.

Three persons including leading underworld kingpin Kothalawala Liyanage Harsha Chaturanga Perera alias ’’Pethiyagoda Sanka’’ have been arrested by the STF during a raid in Mulleriyawa over numerous crimes.

A protest followed by fire dancing organized by the ’’ Diyatha Api Aragale’’ was held on Sunday, against the increased utility bills, at the Battaramulla Diyatha Uyana. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said that he is working hard to free the children from years of continuous memorization of subject knowledge and the stress of facing exams.

In what could be a rare bright spot emerging from an otherwise gloomy external sector, foreigners have continued their purchasing of rupee treasuries, stretching the streak into its fifth....

Sri Lanka’s official unemployment rate increased in the second quarter ended in June as the unprecedented economic crisis pushed many out of work amid sky-high interest rates, import restrictions, soaring.....

People will only benefit from lowering diesel prices, not the price of petrol, several other organizations, including the All Ceylon Inter-Provincial School Van Transporters Association said.

The All-Island Three-Wheeler Drivers’ Union (AITWDU) today said that they are unable to reduce the taxi fares due to mythe recent price reduction of petrol.

The prices of several brands of liquor and cigarettes have been increased with effect from midnight yesterday (October 1).

King Charles is to meet the British-based Sri Lankan community in his first public engagement.

Lanka Private Bus Owners Association President Gemunu Wijeratne said that everything from public transport depends on diesel and the inflation rate which is now at 70% could be brought down if diesel prices are reduced.

Whilst stating that it is not possible to convert Sri Lanka’s primary deficit to a surplus within three years, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP and Chairman of Public Finance Committee Dr. Harsha de Silva said he had invited all members of Parliamen

The government has taken measures to waive duties imposed on five imported raw materials for locally produced sanitary napkins in order to make hygiene products more affordable in view of ensuring hygiene among women and school girls. In addition, it

The Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance (SLTA) has launched a Destination Marketing campaign to drive winter bookings and increase the visibility of the country through a number of different mechanisms.

There is no truth in the reports spread through social media that the salary of government employees will be curtailed from next month, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.