Amidst controversial reports about USAID funding in Sri Lanka with the implication of names of certain politicians, the government is to conduct an inquiry into the matter, a top source said yesterday.

Short power cuts are expected to be imposed in several districts of the island at least till Friday, February 14, till the Norochcholai Power plant is repaired and connected back to the main grid, sources from the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to

Sri Lanka was once again plunged into utter chaos yesterday morning when an islandwide power outage hit the districts at around 10.45 am, disrupting the lives of its citizens and causing millions of losses to businesses and industries that were opera

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), in a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, strongly emphasised that decisions of the Attorney General in criminal matters should not be subject to review by political authorities, including the Cabinet

Despite past criticism of politicisation of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, the National People’s Power (NPP) government is in the process of making political appointments to head key Sri Lankan missions abroad, Daily Mirror learns.

A senior defence official, conducting a probe into the Easter Sunday attack told the Daily Mirror that according to Azad Maulana, former Coordinating Secretary to Pillayan has alleged as to how Pillayan arranged the Easter Sunday attack from the Batt

The Attorney General has provided his legal opinion to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) regarding the possibility of releasing three individuals,

The Minister of Women and Child Affairs has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification limiting the number of adoption orders that may be made by all courts in Sri Lanka for foreign applicants during the calendar year 2025 to 100.

Sri Lanka’s public transport sector is to be modernised with the introduction of 1,000 new buses including low-floor and super luxury buses to the fleet of Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), Deputy Minister of Transport Dr. Prasanna Gunasena said

A constitutional bar stands in the way of the government’s move to prune perks and benefits of former Presidents as observed by the committee appointed to look into it, an informed source said.

In what appeared to be a reason among many that stands in the way of attracting Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), it was revealed that investment approval in Sri Lanka requires clearance from 82 institutions, and it takes over two and half years.

With congestion in the release of import containers at Colombo still showing no sign of easing off any time soon, there is fear whether it will trigger an impact on essential food items being imported.

The National People’s Power (NPP) is in the process of appointing committees to play advisory and supervisory roles for each ministry, a party official said.

The government has taken no decision to revoke the Adani Wind Power projects in Mannar but has informed Indian officials that the tariff rates offered by the Indian conglomerate are too high whilst other companies have quoted far lower tariffs, the D

Amidst several contradictory statements coming from the NPP government ministers over the ongoing rice shortage in the country, it has come to light that the government finds itself in a quandary since it has no accurate data on last year’s paddy p

Hot on the heels of signing an agreement with China’s Sinopec for an oil refinery in Hambantota, the government is planning to establish a similar facility in Trincomalee with the help of India if willing, a Minister said yesterday.

The US-based petroleum products distributor ‘Shell-RM Parks’ which entered Sri Lanka’s retail market by running dealer-operated filling stations is now involved in a dilemma since some dealers are non-cooperative, and the Ceylon Petroleum Corpo

In one of his latest series of public addresses, apparently ahead of the pending elections to the local authorities, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake renewed his pledge for the curtailment of perks and benefits to the former Presidents.

Against the backdrop of the passport crisis worsening by the day, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed the Attorney General to intervene in hearing the court case regarding the e-passport tender floated during the time of the last governm

Some children interested in the fading art of sculpture enjoy a creation made by an artist at the EDEX Expo 2025 International Job Fair and Education Exhibition held at BMICH.

Despite past criticisms, the government led by the National People’s Power (NPP) has taken steps to elevate Sino-Lanka ties to the next level in terms of economic, investment cooperation in particular as it inked a deal with Sinopec for an investme

The government is grappling with a shortage of vehicles for the use of its MPs who don’t hold ministerial responsibilities, and at a loss whether to import double -cabs for them or find them from a different source, a minister said yesterday.

In what appeared to be a sign that the current passport crisis will have a solution in sight, the Attorney General has given green light for the government to initiate the process of calling for tenders for e-passports despite the ongoing court case,

In the wake of reports about term test papers getting leaked, the Education Ministry mulls the introduction of certain restrictions on school teachers involved in giving private tuition, an official said.

A concerning trend of young Sri Lankan women being abandoned by foreign husbands shortly after marriage has come to light following a recent submission made by a lawyer before a Colombo court.

The ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ campaign launched by the government is hitting headlines especially in the electronic media, with videos of buses and three wheel drivers being stopped by police, advising them to remove the additional accessories on their v

Controversy swirls around the unauthorized construction of Israeli religious centres at different locations in the country with an opposition MP raising concerns that the presence of Israeli intelligence service called ‘Mossad’ will pose a threat

In response to a question about the seriousness of attention on the proposed resumption of talks on the Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) between India and Sri Lanka, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha affirmed y

The step taken by the Ambalantota Trader Association in the Hambantota District to distribute red rice at the control price of Rs.220 a kilo triggered a long queue and a huge rush in the town.

In recent days, news media outlets have been commenting about an increased number of respiratory infections in China, due to a virus, that many would not have heard much about.