A group of NPP politicians have received a santhosham from a leading businessman for allowing a solar power project on a land in the reserved forest area in Polonnaruwa, opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake alleged in Parliament yesterday.

The Ministry of Health is considering imposing penalties on school canteens that fail to comply with newly introduced healthy food guidelines aimed at promoting safe and nutritious eating habits among students, Daily Mirror learns.

The opposition in Parliament yesterday questioned whether President Anura Kumara Dissanayake wanted people to applaud a verdict which was given against sitting MP Chaminda Wijesiri who was charged with a traffic offence.

The High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and the Maldives yesterday announced that it had officially relocated its Chancery to a newly renovated facility on Srimath R. G. Senanayake Mawatha in Colombo 7.

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing an active Southwest Monsoon with less vigour due to El Niño conditions, a senior official from the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

A tractor had fallen into the Vienna canal at Arawatta in Gemunupura in Mahiyangana on Monday evening, and the driver drowned. His body was recovered yesterday afternoon from the Diyabana Oya, about two kilometres away from the scene of the incident.

A trader who had in his possession a stock of aphrodisiacs called “Madana Modaka” was arrested by Galnewa Police last morning during a raid in Galnewa town.

The Old Senanayakians Group of 86 of D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo, has announced a special musical evening featuring renowned Sri Lankan artist Nalin Perera and his popular band The Marians.

DIG Traffic and Road Safety Division W.P.J.Senadeera stressed that the issue of plastic insurance cards for vehicles is now obsolete and that the police officers on traffic duty should not inconvenience the drivers by asking for the insurance certifi

The Supreme Court yesterday granted special leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling that dismissed a challenge to the parliamentary eligibility of Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala.

The principal of a school in Koslanda in Bandarawela who had been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a ten year old schoolgirl was produced before Bandarawela Magistrate Gemunu Chandrasekara and remanded till July 10,’’The 56 year old susp

The Global Sri Lankan Forum (GSLF) has called on the President to urgently intervene on humanitarian grounds regarding the rapidly deteriorating health condition of the former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Major General (Retired)

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S. Paul Kapur arrived in Colombo on a three-day visit from June 21 to June 24.

The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed a writ application filed by Daya Group Limited and Daya Apparel Export (Pvt) Ltd challenging People’s Bank’s move to auction mortgaged properties under its parate execution powers,

The Burgher Association said it hosts a special sell-out memorial concert, “A Tribute to Maxi,” this Sunday, June 21, 2026, at the Dutch Burgher Union Hall in Colombo to honour its late Founder President and local music legend Maxi

United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) has embarked on a mission to facilitate mental health enhancement and psychosocial support for frontline responders of Ditwah and other state workers.

The Ministry of Health and Media has appointed new directors to 17 major healthcare institutions and health service bodies, including the Castle Street Hospital for Women and the National Eye Hospital.

A group of seven treasure hunters who dug up a treasure in Kotagala forest reserve in Dambagalla was arrested by Dambagalla Police in the early hours of last morning.

A consignment of 7.5 kilos of Kush smuggled into the country by an air passenger was seized last morning by officials of the Anti-Narcotic Bureau and the Katunayake Airport Customs when the passenger attempted to pass

The Health Ministry has issued a revised list of foods prohibited for sale in school canteens, aimed at promoting a healthier generation of children and reducing the growing risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, hyperten

Labour Minister and Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says there is no possibility of increasing prices for vehicles that had already been imported to the country by May 15.

The Annual General Meeting of the Old Boys’ Association of Sri Sumangala College, Panadura, is scheduled to commence at 8.00 a.m. on June 20, 2026 at the College Main Hall.

Repair work on the damaged railway line between Nanu Oya and Ambewela on the Upcountry Line, which was affected by Cyclone Ditwah, has been completed, the Railway Department said.

A growing sedentary lifestyle among young people is increasingly being linked to a higher risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a condition medical experts describe as a “silent killer” due to its sudden and often undetected onset.

In the wake of a global fertilizer shortage triggered by the Middle East crisis, Sri Lanka has secured a monthly import of 220 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate from India, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has no intention of defending Ibrahim whose sons engaged in suicide attacks in Sri Lanka and is accused of proving financial support to Zahran who led the attacks, Spokesman for Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm

The twin graves of two young men who drowned in the Thawalgoda canal in Kosgama about a month ago and buried in the Pranagama cemetery at Kosgama had been dug up by a group of exorcists to perform demonic rites to cure a patient possessed by an evil

A father and son narrowly escaped death after a herd of three wild elephants broke into their home in Sisirawatta, Dambulla, in the early hours of yesterday, tearing down three walls and consuming a stock of stored paddy.

Amid the increasing number of road accidents and fatalities, the National Council for Road Safety said that the mandatory use of seat belts by motorists and passengers will be strictly enforced from June 20, 2026.

Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has directed the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) and other relevant institutions to carry out a probe on illegal online advertising by betting centres, it was revealed yesterday.