The government has not taken any decision to ban vehicle imports or restrict other imports, Deputy Minister of Finance Anil Jayantha said today.

Few opposition political parties yesterday urged the government to act diligently and manage the sliding of the rupee to save the economy.

A total number of 144 cybercrime cases are under investigation this year, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala revealed in Parliament yesterday.

The Mangrove Guardian Project, funded by ChildFund Sri Lanka and implemented by Save a Life, was officially launched at the Chankanai Divisional Secretariat with the participation of senior government officials, stakeholders, and members of the Arali

The concept of creating a ’Tobacco-Free Generation’ (TFG) through legislation that bans tobacco sales to people born after a specified year is facing increasing scrutiny globally, with critics pointing to legal, economic and practical challenges

The Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) has raised concerns over the impact of the government’s recently imposed 50 percent surcharge on Customs Import Duties for most imported motor vehicles, claiming that the measure might have bee

As the nation grapples with a volatile cocktail of fiscal mismanagement, soaring inflation, an escalating energy crisis, high taxation, and the looming threat of El Nino, economic forecasters are revising their growth projections for 2026. In this we

The elections to the Provincial Councils cannot be conducted this year because of current developments in the country, an official said.

The Ampara District Special Coordinating Committee meeting is scheduled to be held this afternoon (22) at the auditorium of the Ampara District Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

More than 92,000 applications have been received for the recruitment of 1,989 vacancies for the post of Health Assistant (Junior) Grade III in government hospitals and healthcare institutions, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media stated.

The Opposition today called for a party leaders’ meeting to discuss the current economic crisis and decide what Parliament could do about it, while the ruling party said there is no such necessity.

President Donald Trump has said the US will be sending an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country.

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for six districts following adverse weather conditions prevailing across the country.

The Department of Irrigation has issued a minor flood warning in the low-lying areas of the Kelani River valley within the Divisional Secretariat Divisions of Ruwanwella, Seethawaka, Dompe, Dehiovita, Eheliyagoda, Yatiyantota and Bulathkohupitiya.

Nearly one hundred thousand vehicle number plates printed during 2023 and 2024, but not yet collected by vehicle owners, are currently piled up within its premises, the Department of Motor Transport (DMT) announced.

The South-West monsoon is gradually becoming established over the island, with more than 300 mm of heavy rainfall recorded in the Gampaha and Kegalle districts this morning, Director of the Meteorology Department Merril Mendis said.

Heavy rainfall experienced in the early hours of May 22 around the Katunayake International Airport caused significant disruption to flight operations, the Airport Duty Officer said.

Sri Lanka’s rupee has once again come under severe pressure, sliding rapidly to around Rs. 354 against the US dollar this morning, raising fresh concerns about the country’s fragile external sector and declining foreign reserve position.

In a major shift within Sri Lanka’s diplomatic postings, the Daily Mirror learns that Sri Lanka’s current Ambassador to the United States Mahinda Samarasinghe will return back to the country in July after ending his term. It is learnt that Samara

The ongoing depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee against the US dollar could trigger a shortage of medicines in both the public and private sectors, Medical and Civil Rights Doctors’ Trade Union Alliance Chairman Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa warned.

An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after family and friends of a young man thought to have died from the virus were prevented from taking his body away

Heavy rainfall pounding the Kalu Ganga Basin has triggered a warning of possible minor flooding in several low-lying areas of Ratnapura District within the next few hours, authorities said.

The Meteorology Department says the South-West monsoon is gradually getting established over the island, with prevailing rainy conditions over the south-western parts expected to continue during the next few hours.

The Dialog Schools Rugby League tournament is now in full flow with the completion of the fourth round matches last week and now reaching the tail-end stage of the league segment before it shifts to the Cup segment.

Head of the Sri Lanka Cricket’s Transformation Committee, Eran Wickremaratne, buried accusations against his religious conviction and at the same time asked a responsible media to show proof that his Christian beliefs stood in the way of others and

Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people.

Cricket in Sri Lanka is on the pathway for an unprecedented overhaul into the realms of accountability, decency and responsibility, the new Transformation Committee of the sport declared at its first meeting of journalists today nearly a month after

Sri Lanka A women pulled off a thrilling three wicket win with three balls to spare against the visiting New Zealand A women in the first of the three match T20 series at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium today to take a 1-0 lead.

A subcommittee has been appointed to carry out a detailed investigation into the environmental impact of the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant, following concerns raised during discussions at the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agricult