President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has emphasized the imperative need for a new agricultural revolution that is not against nature and pointed out that people should coexist with nature rather than act against it.

Two trains collided between Ragama and Peralanda railway stations due to signal failure this morning on the main line, the Railway Control Room said.

Several trains that were scheduled to reach Colombo Fort were delayed due to signal failures on several railway lines, including the main line, the Railways Department said.

Sri Lanka’s national players will be given a dose of booster vaccine once they arrive after the World Cup from the UAE. This was revealed by Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the chairman of the medical panel of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board.

Colombo International Airport Hotels Pvt. Ltd (CIAH) has inked an agreement with Board of Investment (BOI) to construct Sri Lanka’s first ever airport hotel within the Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. premises in Katunayake.

Provincial council election or any other election should not be the priority at this moment as the country is facing a host of other issues, UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywardana said yesterday.

Refuting the claims made by Government allies recently on the Kerawalapitiya Power Plant, Power and Energy Minister Gamini Lokuge said yesterday the politicians should not provoke people when the country was at a critical juncture but they should act

Saturday’s nail-biting defeat at the hands of South Africa has placed Sri Lanka in a must-win situation against unbeaten England in their fourth Super 12 game to be played at the Sharjah Cricket ground this evening.

The rejection to accept a consignment of organic fertilizer contaminated with hazardous substances shipped to Sri Lanka by the Quingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co. Ltd. of China was purely a trade issue between the said company and the Ministry of Agric

Small parties will be forced to take up arms if a new electoral system makes it impossible for them to be elected to bodies such as Parliament, Provincial Councils and local bodies and work for their people, Member of Parliament Mano Ganesan said ove

A total of 18 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (30) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 13,743.

Sri Lanka is to kick off the program for third coronavirus vaccine doses from tomorrow (01).

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are considering launching a cruise service between Colombo and Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Tourism Ministry said.

The Special Task Force of Police (STF) has arrested a doctor who worked at the Panadura Base Hospital for selling drug pills worth over Rs. 3 million at a private medical center at Palliyamulla in Panadura.

A stamp, coins and currency notes exhibition organized by the Sri Lanka Independent Philatelic Association was launched at the Public Library Colombo on Friday. The exhibition is to conclude today. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

With relaxing of internal border controls and other restrictions, health authorities have urged people to act with a sense of responsibility.

Direct flights between Sri Lanka and France resumed today after 6 years, the Tourism Ministry said.

Sri Lanka Navy’s Gayanthika Abeyrathna has set two new Sri Lanka records in women’s 1500m and 5000m at the 99th National Athletics Championships held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.

The public transport services between the provinces commenced after inter-provincial travel restrictions were lifted at 4 am today.

Sri Lanka is on high alert over a new coronavirus variant named A.30, which can evade Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had an hour-long meeting with Pope Francis at Vatican City and invited him to visit India. The meeting between PM Modi and the pope was scheduled for only 20 minutes, it went on for nearly an hour.

David Miller and Kagiso Rabada played aggressive unbeaten late cameos as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in a tense Twenty20 World Cup clash on Saturday.

The first batch of Bangladeshi tourists arrived at the Katunayake Airport this afternoon

Five Indonesian women, victims of an illegal sex trafficking ring, were taken into police custody after a brothel was raided in Mount Lavinia today

Large scale drugs trafficker Ruwan Chamila Prarasanna alias Dematagoda Ruwan, the elder brother of Dematagoda Chaminda, has smuggled over Rs. 7 billion worth of heroin to Sri Lanka by sea between 2017-2019, police said.

Due to the current low pressure area persisting in the vicinity of the country, heavy showers of more than 100 mm could be expected in the Northern, North-central, North-western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva in the and Western provinces and in Trincoma

Moratuwa Police have arrested 18 people, including 10 women for allegedly assaulting and obstructing duties of two policemen in Moratuwa.

The Health Ministry today issued a new set of guidelines to be followed by the people from November 01 to 15 when engaged in public and work-related activities.

Health guidelines have been issued to commence tuition classes from November 10 only for O/L and A/L graded, the Health Ministry said.

The Education Ministry is to commence the academic activities of the GCE O/Level and A/Level grades from November 8.